Group : Optronic Systems
Status : Active
Also Known As : TArgeting Long-range Identification Optronic System
Origin : France
Contractor : Thales
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : November 2018
Total Production : ?

The TArgeting Long-range Identification Optronic System (TALIOS) is an advanced sensor designed to provide target information acquisition and target tracking in support of the Rafale multi-role fighter aircraft. The Talios pod featuring a two-way data-link has been designed by Thales to work along the Damocles targeting pod on the Rafale aircraft. The high resolution sensor system is capable of scanning a wide area to search for targets in reconnaissance mode and thereafter moving to target acquisition and tracking modes. It is capable of generating a 3D mapping. The system is fitted with onboard artificial intelligence (AI) to allow automatic target recognition and target acquisition. Besides, the pod supports deep strike with long-range bombs and missiles, air-to-air target identification, close air support (CAS) and Non-Traditional Information, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (NTISR). The Talios pod development was announced in 2015 and is expected to enter service before the end of 2018 along with the French Armed Forces Rafale F3R standard.