/en en /en/worldwide/group/magazine/suppliers-invaluable-partners-thales <p>Roque Carmona, À×»ðÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Group Purchasing Director, explains what the challenges and developments in À×»ðÌåÓý¹ÙÍø's purchasing policy are.</p> 18 Jan 2021 2738025 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2023-04/BandeauGroupeAbout2018_0.jpg /en/group/journalist/magazine/loop <p>The last few decades have seen phenomenal advancements in military capabilities. Intelligence-gathering that could take weeks can be done in seconds. The precision of strategic missiles is now available in single munitions. Tech that once took a convoy to move is now on a tablet in a soldier’s pouch. To stay as close as possible to the armed forces we serve, we at À×»ðÌåÓý¹ÙÍø need to know how technology fits with the OODA loop – the observe–orient–decide–act cycle.</p> 21 Oct 2020 2737526 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2023-04/BandeauGroupeAbout2018_0.jpg