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 "title": "Thales Launches SkyDefender: ForceShield + SAMP-T NG + SMART-L MM, Orchestrated by SkyView C2 with cortAIx AI Acceleration",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/thales-skydefender-multi-layer-air-missile-defence-forceshield-samp-t-ng-smart-l-mm-skyview-c2-cortaix-ai/",
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 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-03-11T01:48:00.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:53:08.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrussels, 11 March 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Thales on 11 March launched SkyDefender on the eve of BEDEX Brussels — a multi-layer, multi-domain integrated air and missile defence architecture spanning the full engagement spectrum from C-UAS through long-range and space-based detection\n * Component layers: ForceShield (short-range C-UAS), SAMP-T NG with Ground Fire 300 radar (medium-range, 150 km envelope), SMART-L MM and UHF radars (long-range detection to 5,000 km), geostationary earl",
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  "space-isr",
  "iamd-air-missile-defense"
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