Facts and Figures

Thales UK Key Facts

• Each year, Thales registers more than 300 patents
• Thales Maintains 95% of Network Rail's telecommunications infrastructure at 2,500 train stations
• A prominent retailer commissioned Thales to develop a ‘heat-sensing people counter' for use in its 400 stores
• 90% of all UK credit card transactions are secured by Thales
• Over 120,000 Thales Chip & PIN terminals have been installed across Europe
• Thales UK has earned 79 Queen's Awards for Technology and Export
• 90% of our sales are sourced from the UK
• 7% of our revenue is reinvested in R & D
• Thales has invested more than £2bn in the UK within the last 10 years
• Thales is the second largest defence systems supplier
• Thales embodies many famous companies, including Racal, Shorts Missiles, Pilkington Optronics, Redifon MEL, Thomson Marconi Sonar, Thorn Missile Electronics, Avimo, Helio and others
• Thales has a history of supplying defence technology to the Royal Navy that stretches back more than 50 years
• Thales has developed an Unmanned Air Vehicle that can be assembled and operational in just two hours
• Thales provides the RAF with a complete synthetic training environment for Tornado GR4 pilots