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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  • Mine Warfare

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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

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Production Ramp-Up : Thales's Ground Fire Radar now in continuous series production for the new SAMP/T NG system

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  • Defence

Thales consolidates its status as a world leader in anti-submarine warfare with its 100th CAPTAS sonar order

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  • Defence

Thales is a major contributor to the success of SAMP/T NG selected by the Danish Ministry of Defence

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  • Defence

Thales and BAE Systems announce new phase of collaboration to deliver next-generation submarine sonar capability for the UK

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  • Defence

DSEI 2025: Thales unveils DCM5: a sovereign cryptography solution to combat the quantum threat for global defence and government

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  • Defence

DSEI 2025: Thales wins with Malaysia its first export contract for its land-based High-Frequency XL radio systems

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  • Defence

DSEI 2025: Thales and Autonomous Devices team up to develop drone-based electronic warfare solution for naval and land forces

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DSEI 2025: Thales and HII partner to develop advanced autonomous undersea mine countermeasure capabilities

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Thales ready to deliver high performance mission and combat systems to the Royal Navy for the Type 31 Frigate programme

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