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 GM200 MM/C radars to strengthen Belgium’s Blue Dome with a mobile, networked air-surveillance and target-tracking capability

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LMT Defence and Thales Italia join forces to advance counter-drone technologies

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Thales and Netcompany enter strategic collaboration within AI, technology and defence across Europe

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ELT Group and Thales announce the establishment of a Joint Venture in naval Electronic Warfare for the export market

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Thales join industry collaboration to shape the future Hybrid Navy

News in Brief
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Thales launches a containerized highly mobile naval mission system

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HII and Thales Successfully Demonstrate Expeditionary PathMaster's Ability to Deliver an End-to-End Autonomous Mine Countermeasure Mission

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Thales advances its hybrid fleet vision for anti-submarine warfare with three key innovations at Euronaval 2026

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Thales and the French SME Arkeocean partner to develop a robotic mine countermeasure solution for naval forces

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