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 "slug": "ireland-acquisition-order-france-dga-five-thales-long-range-deployable-radars-deliveries-2027-recognised-air-picture-end-2028-mcentee",
 "title": "Ireland Signs an Acquisition Order With France's DGA for Five Thales Long-Range Deployable Radars",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/ireland-acquisition-order-france-dga-five-thales-long-range-deployable-radars-deliveries-2027-recognised-air-picture-end-2028-mcentee/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/ireland-acquisition-order-france-dga-five-thales-long-range-deployable-radars-deliveries-2027-recognised-air-picture-end-2028-mcentee/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-09-18T20:01:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-09-22T20:01:49.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDublin, 18 September 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Ireland's Department of Defence said on 18 September it had signed an Acquisition Order with the Direction générale de l'armement, the procurement arm of the French armed forces ministry, for \"five deployable Thales long-range radar systems, commencing next year, with the full capability in place by the end of 2028\"\n * Helen McEntee, the defence minister: the order keeps Ireland \"on track to deliver a complete Recognised Air Picture of Iri",
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 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "air-space"
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 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "france",
  "mbda",
  "nato",
  "thales"
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