Drone warfare
Ensuring consistency on the whole Drone ecosystem
Recent conflicts highlight the transformative role of Unmanned Systems in modern warfare, showcasing their vast potential for surveillance and frontline force protection through widespread drone deployment.
OUR STRENGTHS IN THE DRONE DOMAIN
As a key player in drone warfare for decades, across all domains—Air, Land, and Naval, Thales collaborates with various industry partners to offer swiftly deployable drone systems tailored for each mission, ensuring seamless integration and the autonomy required for modern combat.
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Coherent portfolio of drone solutions
Thales and its partners provide a coherent portfolio of integrated drone solutions within combat systems, covering the full range from nano drones to Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drones, necessary at tactical levels up to joint brigade levels.
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System Architect & Integrator
Thales has the ability to select the drones best adapted to the mission (target location, loitering munition, environment, range,
cost,...) and control many types of drones, from various manufacturers, inside a single C2 within a system-of-system.
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Combat proven Unmanned Systems
With decades of expertise, Thales has delivered combat-proven Unmanned Systems, supporting key programs like MMCM for the French and British Navies, Peregrine and Watchkeeper for the Royal Navy, or Spy’Ranger for the French land Forces. Trusted worldwide, Thales ensures operational superiority and mission success in the most challenging environments.
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A leader in communications, C2, sensors & effectors
As a leader in secure communications, advanced C2, high-performance sensors, and precision effectors, Thales delivers integrated capabilities that empower successful drone operations and ensure superiority across every domain of modern drone warfare.
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AI-Integrated drones
Thales leverages cortAIx AI expertise to boost drones’ trajectory Tactical Mission Planner, swarm formation, multi-system maritime surveillance, smart task sharing between human teams and swarms, geolocation, navigation in contested zones, and obstacle detection.
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Cybersecured by design
As a leader in cybersecurity, Thales safeguards connected battlespaces, ensuring resilient drone operations and secure mission data against evolving cyber threats—empowering armed forces to dominate the information domain.
From equipment supplier to system-of-systems architect
As a system architect and integrator, Thales proposes to be the facilitator of an open, integrated, and standardized drone ecosystem. We partner with leading platform manufacturers to deliver fully integrated systems – from sensor to mission system and effector. We are delivering a true system of systems approach from our unique market position.
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Against the exponential growth in unmanned platforms for maritime applications, Thales has set its goal to deliver this exciting and dynamic to our customers as an integrated capability. With Thales advances drone warfare with cutting-edge sensors, high-reliability avionics, and cybersecured data links. Its robust, universal, and open command & control solutions ensure seamless integration and resilience, while remotely operated munitions deliver decisive operational advantage in every battlespace.
OUR CAPABILITIES FOR DRONE WARFARE
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HIGHLIGHT IN DRONE WARFARE
- Drone warfare
- Defence
- Naval
The Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with Maritime Unmanned System (REPMUS)
At the latest REPMUS exercise hosted by the Portuguese Navy and sponsored by British and French navies, Thales demonstrated its latest innovations to support concept development and experimentation with unmanned systems.
LATEST NEWS
- Defence
DSEI 2025: Thales and Autonomous Devices team up to develop drone-based electronic warfare solution for naval and land forces
- Defence
DSEI 2025: Thales and HII partner to develop advanced autonomous undersea mine countermeasure capabilities
- Defence
Thales and Skydweller join forces to develop an innovative aerial surveillance solution, combining Skydweller’s zero carbon footprint extreme endurance and Thales’ SMART RADAR based on Artificial Intelligence
- Defence
Thales unveils mini electronic warfare payload for drones
- Defence
Thales and Turgis Gaillard are developing a 100% French airborne surveillance solution based on the AAROK MALE drone and the AirMaster S radar
- Defence
Thales to provide a cyber-secured and AI-powered autonomous mine countermeasures system to the Republic of Singapore Navy
- Defence
Thales Delivers the World’s First Autonomous Mine Hunting System to the Royal Navy
- Defence
World first: Thales delivers first autonomous drone system for mine countermeasures to the French Navy
- Defence
Thales demonstrates its capacity to deploy drone swarms with unparalleled levels of autonomy using AI
OUR MAIN SOLUTIONS IN THE DRONE DOMAIN
Naval Drone Warfare
Gaining naval advantage through the use of Unmanned Maritime Systems
- Drone warfare
- Defence
- Naval
Unmanned Operations
Integrating drones and robots on the battlefield to multiply engagement efficiency
- Drone warfare
- Joint fire support
- Unmanned operations
Mini UAS for ISR missions
Fixed wing contact drones designed for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaisance (ISR)
- Drone warfare
- Joint fire support
- Unmanned operations
PathMaster: unmanned mine countermeasures solutions
Ensuring safe and uncrewed navigation in mine-contested waters
- Naval
- Defence
- Mine warfare
Loitering Munitions
Multi-purpose loitering munitions for high-intensity combat
- Drone warfare
- Joint fire support
- Unmanned operations
