Thales

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Thales, also known as Thales S.A., is a publicly owned company headquartered in France. Founded in 2000, with approximately 70,830 employees, it reported $25.0B in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in IT services and IT consulting, and it designs, develops, and manufactures electrical systems, devices, and equipment for the aerospace, defense, transportation, and security sectors.

2025 Revenue

Founded

2000

Headcount

62,671

Headquarters

France

Primary Segment

Defense and Space Manufacturing

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Publicly Owned

Deployments

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Thales recently signed a tender offer agreement with Exail Technologies, outlining the terms of its planned acquisition of the drone maker, a move set to expand its position in the drone warfare market following an earlier announcement this month. Previously, on July 31, 2026, the NATO Support & Procurement Agency (NSPA) selected Thales to deliver a next-generation deployable TACAN navigation system to the Spanish Air & Space Force. On the same day, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) selected Thales to develop Singapore's NexGen Air Traffic Management System (ATMS) and air traffic control radars, a system scheduled to enter operational service by 2030 and designed to handle up to one million aircraft movements annually. Also on July 31, Thales's Gorgonzola site secured a multi-million euro NATO contract for the Spanish Ministry of Defence to develop a mobile tactical communications system, marking the first order of its kind from NATO.

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Thales offers 3 products in the enterprise tech and pro AV industries. Thales's product portfolio comprises of enterprise and telecoms software, digital signage and professional display and enterprise security.

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Thales's revenues were $25.0B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Thales's revenue into 3 different product categories.

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Aug

7th

2026

08:50

Events, Events and Conferences

Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit Las Vegas 2026

How We Can Help You can rely on Thales to help protect and secure access to your most sensitive data and software wherever it is created, shared or stored. 2026 Data Threat Report AI is the New Insider Threat Discover the 2026 Thales Data Threat Report — your essential guide to the latest global data security trends, emerging tech risks, and actionable insights to strengthen enterprise-wide defenses and drive strategic security collaboration.

Thales Cloud Security

Aug

6th

2026

13:57

Emerging Tech

Aussie Rocket Motor Launches Successfully

The first successful test flight of a fully Australian-designed and manufactured advanced solid rocket motor has taken place at the Koonibba Test Range near Ceduna, South Australia. This milestone marks another significant step towards Australia's sovereign guided weapons capability, demonstrating the ability of Australian industry to design, manufacture, integrate and test rocket motor technologies relevant to future tactical missile systems.

Mirage News

Aug

6th

2026

11:25

Emerging Tech, Procurement and Sales, Tenders and Contracts, Supply Chain and Procurement

₹3.25 lakh crore defense deal: France proposes to build 94 Rafale jets in India

France delivered a detailed technical and commercial bid directly to India's Ministry of Defence, moving to secure a mega-deal for 114 Rafale fighter aircraft valued at ₹3.25 lakh crore ($39 billion). The formal submission responds directly to the Indian Air Force’s May Request for Proposal, setting into motion an extensive review process as military leadership works to arrest a steadily shrinking squadron count.

MSN India

Aug

6th

2026

10:31

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Regulations and Policies

France Delays Around 20 Rafale Deliveries Until 2033–2034 to Secure F5

(DEFENCE SECURITY ASIA) — France will defer approximately 20 Rafale fighter deliveries from 2031–2032 until 2033–2034, prioritising direct production at the transformative F5 standard while accepting a potentially consequential near-term reduction in fleet renewal during intensifying European and Middle Eastern security demands.

Defence Security Asia

Aug

6th

2026

07:53

New Offerings, B2B Tag, New Offerings

Thales Builds Cryptographic Security for the Age of AI and Post-Quantum Computing

According to the 2026 Thales Data Threat Report , the threat of Harvest Now, Decrypt Later (HNDL) attacks was the top-cited risk, with 61% of organisations in India and 59% globally reporting that they are prototyping and evaluating post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms to prepare for the quantum era.

CXOToday

Aug

6th

2026

06:30

B2B Tag

External Key Management for Microsoft Azure Digital Sovereignty

Quantum Quantum Are You Post-Quantum Ready? Although post-quantum is projected to be a few years away, an enterprise must start planning today to be post-quantum ready. Take this free risk assessment to learn if your organization is at risk of a post-quantum breach.

Thales Cloud Security

Aug

6th

2026

06:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Regulatory Compliance

How HKVAX Strengthened Digital Asset Security with Thales Luna HSMs

As regulated digital asset platforms face increasing cybersecurity threats and evolving compliance requirements, protecting cryptographic keys has become a foundational security priority. This case study explores how HKVAX integrated Thales Luna Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) into its digital asset custody architecture to strengthen key management, support regulatory compliance, and improve operational resilience.

Thales Cloud Security

Aug

6th

2026

04:44

Emerging Tech, Partnerships and Alliances, Partnerships

Australia Flight-Tests First Domestic Solid Rocket Motor, Proving Propellant Independence

Australia completed the first-ever flight test of a fully Australian solid rocket motor on August 6, 2026, when the Koonibba Rising 3.0 lifted off from the Koonibba Test Range near Ceduna, South Australia — proving that Australian engineers can not only build and launch a military-grade propulsion system, but formulate the HTPB-based composite propellant chemistry that Western technology-transfer restrictions have long governed as a critical strategic asset.

Tech Times

Aug

6th

2026

02:24

B2B Tag, Events and Conferences, New Offerings

Thales - Cybersecurity Solutions Solving the Enterprise Passwordless Challenge: A Thales and Microsoft Solution for FIDO Lifecycle Management

As organizations accelerate their move toward phishing-resistant, passwordless authentication, managing FIDO hardware security keys at scale has become a major operational challenge—especially for highly regulated sectors such as banking and large enterprises.\n\nJoin Thales and Microsoft

BrightTALK

Aug

6th

2026

01:36

Partnerships and Alliances, Funding Activities, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Regulations and Policies, Funding, Partnerships, Facility Expansion

France’s Military Drone Production Shifts from Policy Ambition to Industrial Implementation

Paris: France’s push to enlist its car industry to produce military drones is moving to industrial implementation, as partnerships between automakers, car-part suppliers and defence firms turn lessons from the war in Ukraine into working assembly lines.

Raksha-Anirveda

Aug

5th

2026

20:40

New Offerings, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, New Offerings

Australian advanced solid rocket motor passes first flight test

The milestone is a significant achievement for Australia’s Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance enterprise, with rocket motors among the most strategically important and technically challenging components of modern missile systems.

Australian Aviation

Aug

5th

2026

14:53

Procurement and Sales, B2B Tag, Partnerships, Supply Chain and Procurement, Facility Expansion

From Car Factories to Drone Factories: France’s Manufacturing Push Reflects a Global Shift

French automakers are entering drone production as governments look to build resilient manufacturing capacity for autonomous systems. (image copyright Thales, 2026) France’s latest effort to expand domestic drone production may say less about drones than about factories.

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Thales's customers primarily consist of engineering Services, enterprise and telecoms software and airlines and Aviation companies. Examples of Thales's customers include Lufthansa, ZTE and L&T Technology Services. Examples of Thales's suppliers include Cognacq-Jay Image and Net Display Systems.

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