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

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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
european in collaborative combat
#1
worldwide in radar, sonar and optronics technologies
#1
worldwide in naval combat management systems
#1
european in soldiers systems

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

  • Defence

Thales and AIO forge a new era of strategic cooperation – supporting Egypt in building its technological future with confidence and autonomy

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  • Defence

Thales enhances armed forces readiness by integrating drones into live training

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  • Defence

Thales wins two PERSEUS awards for its innovations in electronic warfare and artificial intelligence

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  • Investor relations

Dassault Aviation and cortAIx sign a strategic partnership for a sovereign AI serving the air combat of the future

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  • Defence

Strategic partnership between CNN MCO, Thales and CS Group to modernise three amphibious helicopter carriers of the French Navy, under the project management of the Fleet Support Service

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  • Group

Thales and the UAE Cyber Security Council join forces to develop a Cyber Centre of Excellence

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  • Defence

Tawazun Signs Agreement with Thales to Boost Local Optronics Maintenance

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  • Defence

Thales launches its post-quantum MISTRAL encryptor, ready to secure sensitive communications across Europe

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  • Defence

Thales unveils space surveillance radar AURORE - unique in Europe

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