Australia

For over 40 years, Thales in Australia has been a trusted partner, providing indispensable products, services and support to Australian government and businesses. Thales supports customers Australia wide across: Defence, Aerospace, Cyber and Digital. It develops products and solutions that help make the world safer, greener and more inclusive.

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Our commitments

Key figures

4,800+
Staff across 35 sites
$1.6bn
Worth of exports in the last 10 years
1,500+
Australian SMEs in our supply chain

The latest news from Thales in Australia

  • Cyber sovereignty

Thales opens sovereign cyber SOC in Australia’s capital to protect Government and Critical Infrastructure clients

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  • Asia-Pacific

Australia’s StrikeMaster conducts successful Naval Strike Missile test firing in Norway

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  • Asia-Pacific

How Thales Australia Transforms Airspace Through Integrated Drone and Urban Air Mobility Solutions

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  • Asia-Pacific

How Thales in Australia Delivers Comprehensive Avionics Solutions for the Nation and Beyond

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  • Asia-Pacific

How Thales in Australia Transforms Aviation Safety Through Advanced Air Traffic Management Solutions

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  • Asia-Pacific

Transforming Aviation Training Through Innovation

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  • Research & innovation

Thales in Australia Accelerates Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise to Strengthen National Defence

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  • Sustainability at Thales

Safeguarding the nation: How Thales in Australia plays a key role in national security, resilience and prosperity

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  • Asia-Pacific

Defending a Maritime Nation: Thales’ Strategic Role in Securing Australia’s Sovereignty

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INDO PACIFIC 2025

The Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition is the region's premier commercial maritime and naval defence exposition.

EVENTS

  • INDO PACIFIC 2025

  • International Astronautical Congress (IAC)

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Our fields of expertise

Thales in Australia is a trusted partner of those we rely on to keep us safe.

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Our commitment to veterans

Thales in Australia is immensely proud of those who have served in the Defence Forces and we are committed to the continued and sustainable support of veterans and their families, including employment opportunities and support for veteran focused charities.

Solutions Highlights

Bushmaster

Multi-Role Protected Vehicle

  • Protected vehicles
  • Mounted combat
  • Defence

Assault Rifles

High quality, mission flexibility for defence and law enforcement

  • Weapon systems
  • Soldier
  • Joint fire support

Munitions, Energetics and Chemicals

Advanced manufacturing capability for munitions, energetics and chemicals

  • Weapon systems
  • Joint fire support
  • Dismounted combat

Air Force Readiness

Assuring air forces’ operational readiness and sustainability

  • Force readiness
  • Train & sustain
  • Defence

Land Force Readiness

Assuring land forces’ operational readiness and sustainability

  • Train & sustain
  • Force readiness
  • Defence

Naval Force Readiness

Preparing and maintaining fleet and crew for naval missions

  • Force readiness
  • Defence
  • Naval

Air Traffic Control

Boost ATC efficiency and flexibility

  • Civil Aviation
  • Airspace management
  • Advanced air mobility

UAS Traffic Management

Unlock safe and scalable drone operations

  • Civil Aviation
  • Airports
  • Airspace management

UAS100 long-range drone

For ground surveillance and inspection

  • Surveillance and intelligence
  • Civil Aviation
  • Civil UAVs

Local case studies

Digital identity solutions

Queensland residents in Australia embrace digital driver licences powered and protected by Thales

Discover the Queensland Digital Licence App, powered by Thales. A secure, user-friendly identity solution aligned with international standards, enhancing privacy and data protection across local and global jurisdictions.

Commitments

Thales has considerable heritage in Australia having operated here for over 130 years; most notably as a major supplier to Australia’s Defence Force. With this long-standing heritage comes an unrivalled understanding of Australia’s unique landscape and how to achieve the very best for our country and its people.

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