Defence

Addressing a growing range of threats, Thales supports nations and their armed forces to make the right decisions at the right time through advanced technologies, solutions and services – in the land, sea, and air domains. From cybersecurity to AI, we are constantly innovating to enable forces to achieve the operational superiority.

OUR FIELDS OF EXPERTISE IN DEFENCE

"ReArm Europe is as much about producing more as it is about ensuring long-term operational effectiveness"

How is Thales driving production and innovation to build a more resilient Europe? Thierry Weulersse, VP of Thales’ “ReArm Europe” taskforce, shares the key challenges.

As a trusted partner, Thales enables armed forces to generate and collect data, collaborate and be connected – over land, sea, and air. From AI to unmanned systems, our commitment to innovation ensures the development of the most advanced and cybersecure solutions, giving armed forces the edge to cover the full decision chain, from threat detection to neutralisation, and from mission preparation to post-analysis.

CRITICAL CAPABILITIES FOR DEFENCE FORCES

Addressing today’s challenges

Collaborative Combat
Connectivity

KEY FIGURES FOR THE DEFENCE DOMAIN

Why the Armed Forces have confidence in Thales to build a future we can all trust

70+
armed forces around the world rely on Thales solutions
#1
worldwide in advanced air defence
#1
worldwide in sonar technologies

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES APPLIED TO DEFENCE

Critical system design entails expertise in increasingly sophisticated technologies, in particular, detection, analysis and decision-making technologies.

OUR LATEST DEFENCE NEWS

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Thales will deliver hundreds of next generation protected vehicles Bushmasters to the Australian armed forces

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Thales Expands Tactical Communications for the Malaysian Armed Forces

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Denmark has selected the European SAMP/T NG, the most advanced mobile ground-to-air defence system to ensure the airspace protection

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Thales secures military navigation in electronic warfare environments with the TopStar Smart Receiver

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Thales launches Expeditionary PathMaster, a proven-at-sea system boosted by AI, to conduct full mine countermeasures missions anywhere in the world

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Thales’s radio management system selected by Pilatus for a PC-7 military aircraft fleet operated in Europe

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Thales launches SkyDefender: the integral air and missile defence dome with Artificial Intelligence

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Naval Group and Thales join forces for a sovereign AI in France

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LS²: launch of a strategic partnership to ensure the operational readiness of Belgian land force vehicles

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