United Kingdom

For over 140 years, Thales in the UK has helped create the security and stability that makes sustainable progress possible. Thales supports customers UK wide across: Defence, Cyber Security and Digital Identity and Space. As a global technology company, Thales is helping to create a greener, safer and more inclusive society. Our products and services contribute to the national resilience of the UK, building a future we can all trust.

Key figures

7,800+
employees in the UK
4500+
engineers in the UK
140
years of heritage across the UK

Latest news from Thales in the UK

  • Advanced technologies

The hard part of quantum is not the physics: it is building something that survives the real world

Insight
  • Europe

A stronger fleet, a safer ocean: why the Hybrid Navy demands a different kind of industry

Insight
  • Europe

You can't build Britain's future workforce from the sidelines: why technical education reform is only the beginning

Insight
  • Europe

Thales in the UK showcases live demonstration of a new remote launcher capability

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  • Europe

Thales Ready to Deliver Autonomous Capabilities through Project NYX

News in Brief
  • Europe

Collaboration at speed: what Thales engineers in Belfast learned from United Autosports

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  • Europe

Thales in the UK demonstrates drone tracking and interception technology at live demonstration

News in Brief
  • Europe

Thales in the UK to integrate Lightweight Multirole Missile for the Spanish Navy

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  • Europe

Thales in the UK attends the Responsible AI Summit 2026

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Our Fields of Expertise

UK TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY

Our new UK Technology Strategy: Built Around What the Country Needs

Threats facing the UK are evolving faster than traditional procurement cycles can keep pace with. Our new technology strategy sets out how Thales UK closes that gap.

  • The National Digital Exploitation Centre (NDEC) has been a key economic development and growth catalyst project in South Wales.
    © Thales

  • Thales brings decades of expertise across defence, security and identity markets, as well as in the disciplines of systems engineering and simulation, to support the UK Digital Twin Centre. © Thales

  • Thales is at the forefront of building trust and digital resilience! As the Carrier Strike Group sails globally, our support enhances security and operational effectiveness in every mission. © UK MOD - Crown copyright 2020

  • Thales provides a wide range of opportunities for individuals at various stages of their STEM careers. We give people the chance to explore varied career paths in a rewarding, inclusive environment. © Luca Sage / CAPA - Thales

  • We have 16 sites across the UK, spanning all the way from the South West to Glasgow. © Thales

  • The CortAIx centre in the UK brings together cutting-edge technology, skilled talent, and advanced research. © Thales

    Research & Innovation

    Taking innovation to the next level using AI

    At the core of Thales's AI innovation is CortAIx, our global AI accelerator that advances mission-critical AI capabilities from sense to effect

    Events

    • DVD

    • Thales Tech Summit

    • Combined Naval Event 2026

    • Cyber UK

    Thales Tech Summit

    On 14 and 15 September, Thales launches its UK technology strategy at the Tech Summit in London: two days bringing customers, partners and colleagues together to show how technology ambition becomes usable capability for defence, security and critical national infrastructure.

    Become part of our team and help shape the Thales journey.

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