The long life cycle of systems and equipment, in operational service under mostly harsh conditions, makes a regular deep maintenance mandatory, particularly for exposed equipment.

At regular intervals overhauls need to be undertaken and Thales Services offers custom made overhaul programs to its customers.

Thales Services can work out an optimum solution together with the individual system user. All elements required to achieve a cost-effective overhaul program will be take into account and various solutions will of course be traded

Overhaul requires extensive facilities, supplies and skills.

Depending on the size of the system population, the available infrastructure and personnel, an overhaul can be carried out in country, e.g. together with local industry, or in at Thales in The Netherlands or.

Equipment surveys, supply chain management, tooling and test equipment, manpower, training etc. can be included in an overhaul program.