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Ireland signs Thales contract for Naval Service's first sonar array

Ireland's Department of Defence signed a contract with Thales DMS France for the Naval Service's first towed sonar array, to monitor the EEZ and protect subsea cables and pipelines, operational by 2027.

Verified Editor-read Government of Ireland, Department of Defence press release, 15 June 2025

What it does not test. Does not disclose the contract's value, reported elsewhere as about EUR 60 million.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-20. How the record is made

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