Thales border management system

Thales Border Management System

Enhancing border intelligence for smarter detection and safer prevention

  • Biometric devices
  • Border control
  • Public Security

Thales BMS empowers border authorities with a secure, fast and flexible platform to manage national borders at every entry point – air, land and sea.

  1. Optimized traveler flow

    Reduces border congestion and improves throughput with pre-enrolment and automated checks – helping authorities manage high volumes without increasing staffing needs.

  2. Trusted identity validation

    Delivers fast and accurate identity confirmation using biometric and document verification – supporting compliance, fraud prevention and secure admission policies.

  3. One system for all borders

    Applies central rules uniformly across all border types – ensuring fairness, auditability, and alignment with national security objectives and international obligations.

A Modular Platform for Border Control

Thales Border Management System (BMS) is a national border control system that connects all control points to a central back-end. It manages biometric enrolment, document verification, risk analysis and decision support ensuring compliance with various international and national border management frameworks and standards.

Our border expertise in numbers.

+30
BMS projects delivered worldwide
10+
integrations with external registers (EES, VIS, Interpol, etc.)
3000+
biometric touchpoints deployed

Thales BMS replaces fragmented controls with one integrated solution – linking every checkpoint to the same data, rules and decision logic. The result: smoother operations, faster clearances and stronger security nationwide.

Position paper

Securing the borders of tomorrow

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Identity verification at immigration border at the airport

Trusted border control solutions

Advanced biometric technologies for efficient, secure and connected borders

  • Biometric devices
  • Border control
  • Passenger experience & security
Passport verification - AT10K eGate

ABC eGates for air, land and sea border crossings

Introducing the future of border crossings

  • Biometric devices
  • Border control
  • Passenger experience & security
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Thales border kiosk

Fast, secure and self-service pre-enrolment for border clearance

  • Biometric devices
  • Border control
  • Public Security
Thales Fly to Gate

Thales Fly to Gate

Delivering a seamless biometric journey and improving operations efficiency

  • Passenger experience & security
  • Public Security
  • National security

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Thales selected by Cayman Islands Airports Authority to modernize and upgrade its air traffic control infrastructure

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  • Civil Aviation

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  • Group

Bahrain Airport Company Renews Partnership with Thales to Support Smart and Secure Airport Operations

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  • Civil Aviation

Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement and Thales collaborated to Advance Air Traffic Flow Management Innovation in the UAE

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  • Public Security

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