Overview
In civil markets, Thales has supplied much of the country's air traffic control systems as well as signalling systems for the mainline rail network and supervision and communication systems for the Athens metro.
Thales has teamed with local industry partners on numerous defence, aerospace and ground transportation projects.
Thales is playing an active role in the development of the Greek defence industry through a network of local SMEs and participates in European Programs in cooperation with Greek Universities and Research Centers.
In addition, Thales is an active member of a number of local industry organisations, including SEV (Hellenic Federation of Enterprises), HASDIG (Hellenic Aerospace & Defence Industries Group), SEKPY (Association of Hellenic Defence Manufacturers) and EVIDITE (Greek Space Association) and member of si-Cluster (Space Cluster). The company is also an accredited supplier of defence systems to the Greek Ministry of Defence.
In transport, Thales is working with Greek companies of civil works and engineering (Engineering Procurement Construction).
Defence
Thales is a long-standing partner of the Hellenic Air Force, Hellenic Navy and Hellenic Army.
Aerospace
Since the 1990s, Thales has supplied numerous systems to the Greek civil aviation authorities, including primary radars, secondary surveillance radars, communication and Air Navigation Aids (navaids) systems.
Transportation
In 2014, Thales won a contract to supply signalling and telecommunication systems for the new rail line between Kiato and Rododafni.
Digital Identity and Security
In early 2019, Thales acquired the international security company, Gemalto and have combined it with existing digital assets to create a new leader in digital security.
Thales delivers identity and biometric solutions to governments, public authorities and private entities in the fields of civil identity and public security.
Security
Thales is contributing to cybersecurity in Greece via Pandora, an R&D Defence project and consortium which aims to build the EU’s cyberdefence capacity.
Space
In Space, Thales Alenia Space also supplies one of Greece’s primary communications satellites, Hellasat 3, which entered into service in 2017.
