Thales

Company Overview

Thales is a manufacturer of high technology solutions. It provides technologies under different market segments, including defense and security, digital identity and security, aerospace, space, transport, and market-specific solutions. It operates under the umbrella of large organizations, including government agencies, administrations, institutions, cities, and businesses. The products are applied in various applications, including defense, security, air and rail transport, banking, and telecommunications. Thales concentrates on investing in digital innovations such as connectivity, big data, AI, cybersecurity, and quantum technologies, which are the heart of societal development. In 2025, it allocated $5.1 billion in R&D activities.

Thales provides UGVs under its defense and security segment. It is working on the safe, smooth integration of UGVs with command-and-control systems for battlefield operations. Thales provides various technological support for UGVs, including command, control, and intelligence; real-time connectivity and cloud networking via land communications, tactical networks, satellite communications, broadband PMR, infrastructure networks, and defense clouds; country and force protection; fire support; and augmented soldiers.

Thales provides mounted combat for all its UGVs. These mounted combats enable detecting and neutralizing the threat within seconds by leveraging accurate time information generated by networking combat vehicles and combined arms units, along with the sensors and effectors they carry.

It also provides a complete range of vehicle optronics solutions encompassing three key capabilities: targeting and surveillance (including sighting systems, cooled and uncooled thermal imagers, lasers, and sensor packs); driver vision enhancement (DVE)/local situational awareness (LSA); and protection (including laser warning systems [LWS], missile warning systems [MWS], grenade launchers and shot detection).

Financial Highlights (FY 2025)

Company's Business Segments

• Aerospace : The Aerospace segment combines the Avionics, Space Global Business Units. They develop on-board systems and services for Private sector customers like Aircraft manufacturers, Airlines, satellite operators and Government or Defense customers like National governments, Space agencies, Semi-public organizations.
• Defence : The Defense segment combines the Secure Communications and Information Systems, Land and Air Systems, Defense Mission Systems, Global Business Units. They develop equipment, systems, services for armed forces and the protection of networks and infrastructure, mainly for a government or defense customer base.
• Cyber & Digital : The Cyber & Digital sector includes cybersecurity and digital identity activities for businesses and administrations. They develop global products focused on Data Security and Premium Services, so as Physical Identities and their Digital Counterparts for Payment, Mobile Network Access, Government-issued Identities.
• Other : The Other segment includes Space, Transport, Cybersecurity Solutions.