About Us

Thales Italia offers technical solutions aimed to the air traffic management sector, with capabilities in landing, navigation and surveillance systems; to the defence sector, with capabilities in military communications and electronic war; to the transports sector, with capabilities in rail signalling; in the security sector, with capabilities in protection and supervision of critical infrastructures. Thales Italia has 500 employees in Italy, distributed across six sites, the principal centers located in Rome, Florence, Chieti and Milan.  To meet the needs of every customer, Thales Italia boasts a solid portfolio of dual-use products and technologies, aimed at both civil and military markets. Its strong talent for innovatino is fed above all by numerous, profitable collaborations with the best Italian universities and research centers, which allow it to detect and anticipate the challenges of the market.

Its strong talent for innovation is fed above all by numerous, profitable collaborations with the best Italian universities and research centres, which allow it to detect and anticipate the challenges of the market. Thales Italia is fully owned by the Thales Group. Thales is a global leader in new technologies for the aerospace, space, defence, security and transportation markets. The Group has an annual turnover of about € 13 billion, with 61,000 employees in 56 countries. With 25,000 engineers and researchers, Thales guarantees unparalleled experience in designing, developing and creating solutions, systems and services which meet the most complex security requirements. Thales has an international dimension, conducting business throughout the world and with the ability to involve its own customers as local partners.

The “Space Alliance” : Thales Alenia Space 

Thales Group is also present in Italy in the Space sector, with the Thales Alenia Space (67% Thales Group and 33% Finmeccanica) and Telespazio (67% Finmeccanica and 33% Thales Group) joint ventures. Thales Alenia Space is a global point of reference for telecommunication, navigation, meteorology, optical observation and earth radar, defence and security, science and infrastructure systems for the International Space Station. It has 2,200 employees in Italy. Thales Alenia Space holds a central position in the field of the most important high-performance satellite technologies in both the civilian and defence sectors.