India

Present in India since 1953, Thales is committed to the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, building advanced cutting-edge technologies in the country. Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices in Delhi, Bengaluru, Gurugram and Mumbai, among others.

Key figures

A snapshot of our long-standing presence in India.

70+
Years of presence in India
>70%
workforce in India are engineers
2
Engineering Competence Centres
>2000
indirect jobs created in India
75
suppliers in India
>1bn €
procurement from India (last 5 yrs)

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Make in India for India and for the World

We have been developing advanced technologies in India via engineering & academic partnerships and investing in local industrial supplier ecosystem.

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Advanced engineering capabilities in India

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Supporting our customers

We have been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by bringing in high-end tech and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital markets.

Defence

As a member of the Dassault Aviation Rafale team, we provide advanced equipment including RBE2 AESA radar, Spectra electronic warfare suite, optronics, communication, navigation & identification suite, key cockpit display systems, and others. Our other references with the Indian armed forces include, but not limited to, Radars & Avionics for IAF, EWS & SONAR systems for Navy, and Optronics & radars for Army.

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Civil aviation

We have significantly contributed to the growth of aviation sector in India. We have provided navigational aids to Airports Authority of India and are providing avionics and IFE systems for many Indian civil aircraft, including Air India. We have deployed Fly-to-Gate biometric solution for DigiYatra at seven airports in India and are also implementing our Airport Operation Control Centre at eight airports.

Cyber & Digital

Thales is committed to supporting India’s digital transformation. From payment to enterprise security, our technologies authenticate people, transactions and objects and protect data. Our references include cyber security solutions for different sectors, biometric products for UIDAI Aadhaar Enrolment and Authentication, passport readers, banking payment cards, digital banking solutions and more.

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Latest News For India

Know more about latest developments related with Thales in India

  • Civil Aviation

Thales signs two strategic contracts with India’s largest airline, IndiGo: 11-year avionics maintenance for 1,200+ aircraft & 5-year fleet-wide Electronic Flight Bag roll-out

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  • India

Thales appoints Ankur Kanaglekar as Vice-President India

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  • Civil Aviation

Thales Unveils State-of-the-Art Inflight Entertainment & Services Lab at its Engineering Competence Centre in Bengaluru

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  • Civil Aviation

Thales celebrates opening of new avionics MRO centre in Gurugram, India

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  • Defence

Make in India: BEL delivers 7,000th transmit/receive module to Thales for Rafale RBE2 Radar

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  • Defence

Thales and Bharat Dynamics Ltd Agree on Initial Supply of Man Portable Air Defence systems to India

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  • Space

Thales Alenia Space and NIBE sign a satellite supply contract for NIBE’s Earth observation constellation project

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  • Defence

Thales to present advanced defence and aerospace innovations at Aero India 2025, reinforcing its 'Make in India' commitment

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  • Enterprise

Adani Airport Holdings Limited and Thales Forge Strategic Partnership to Improve Airport Operations and Passenger Experience in India

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Careers at Thales in India and abroad

We master technology at the service of humanity caring for balance and enabling our people to succeed. We continue to hire talented engineers to support our strong growth in our core markets: Aerospace, Defence, and Cyber & Digital. For our Engineering Competence Centres, we seek hardware engineers, software engineers, systems architects, experts in digital technologies and project managers.

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Events in India

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