Thales has a strong willingness to formulate and implement partnerships based on technical and marketing complementarities.
- In 2002, Thales with its Turkish partner created the joint-venture Yaltes. Yaltes locally provides technologies, system integration solutions and system lifecycle support in the fields of Maritime Warfare Management Systems, Integrated Platform Control & Monitoring Systems for Vessels, and Network-supported Abilities. In 2011, Thales took over Yaltes.
- Thales and ASELSAN signed a cooperation agreement in 2015 to continue the joint development of a Missile Launcher System. The cooperation between the two companies was initiated in 2010 and first stage firings of an integrated Missile Launcher System and LMM were demonstrated in 2014.
- Thales and the Turkish industry have been working closely together on several programs, including 3D Radar Modernization, Helmet Mounted Sight Display with Aselsan, Genesis with Havelsan and Göktürk with TAI.
Joint-venture
Granit Thales Electronics: a joint venture formed by Thales and SKTB Granit in 2012, under a defense-industry partnership, for the development of Air Defence radars.