Thales

Thales is a defense electronics company in aerospace and defense industries. It came into being with the merger of Alcatel, Dassault Electronic and Thomson CSF and inherited the latter company’s naval activity, which it has developed in recent years. Thales now operates in 50 countries and has become a leading player in the defense industry.

FRANCE 30/05/2018

Interior minister notes further delays with PNIJ 

French interior minister Gerard Collomb issued a decree on May [...]

FRANCE 30/05/2018

PNIJ: French government ordered to compensate Elektron 

The administrative court of appeal in Paris recently upheld a ruling that there were irregularities in the award of legal [...]

EUROPE 30/05/2018

Windward monitors high seas for Frontex 

Intelligence Online understands that the Israeli firm Windward has recently [...]

QATAR 16/05/2018

Cyber-contest between France and US in Doha 

According to our sources, the Qatari armed forces wish to [...]

FRANCE 02/05/2018

Poupard and Thales in Honeymoon period 

Guillaume Poupard, the managing director of the French computer security [...]

FRANCE SAUDI ARABIA 02/05/2018

Lawsuit sheds light on ODAS' relationships in Riyadh 

Sidelined from future Franco-Saudi defence deals, the French military exports agency is being sued by an angry former consultant. [...]

FRANCE RUSSIA 19/04/2018

Tanguy Darbois keeps Russian doors open for Paris 

Georgian-born consultant Tanguy Darbois is keeping the former Soviet zone warm for French companies, despite the ongoing international tensions. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA FRANCE 11/04/2018

Turbulence ahead for Thales in Riyadh 

French defence group Thales has been experiencing some difficulty of late in Riyadh. The arrival of former Airbus Group executive [...]

CANADA 11/04/2018

Arms dealer Ed Banayoti partners with MetOcean 

Canadian-Egyptian billionaire Edward Banayoti, who heads the defence wholesaler Defence [...]

SAUDI ARABIA 11/04/2018

GAMI, SAMI: the new defence procurement decision-makers 

Saudi Arabia's new military procurement architecture is gradually getting established. [...]

Spotlight SAUDI ARABIA 28/03/2018

Mohammed bin Salman shakes up defence procurement 

Mohammed bin Salman has used his recent tour of foreign capitals to establish Saudi Arabia's new way of doing business. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 28/03/2018

Scandinavian defence industry keeps foot in UAE with Milrem 

Thanks to its acquisition of the Estonian company Milrem, Finland's Patria can continue to sell materiel to the UAE and get closer to Qatar. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 21/03/2018

Billionnaire Khalifa Bin Butti Al Muhairi's big cyber-security ambitions 

The Al Muhairi heir is hoping to turn into a lead player in the cyber-security sector in the Gulf region with the firm Spectrami. [...]

Spotlight FRANCE RUSSIA 14/03/2018

Macron heads for Kremlin while Russians fight for influence in Paris 

Emmanuel Macron is looking to beef up the agenda of his visit to Russia at a time when French CAC40 companies, such as Total and Safran, with operations in Russia are feeling the squeeze. [...]

FRANCE 14/03/2018

Patrice Caine ponders ideal cyber staff 

Patrice Caine, the chief executive of Thales, described what he [...]

FRANCE 14/03/2018

Former DGSE chief-of-staff launches Ageosco 

General Frederic Beth, the former chief-of-staff of Bernard Bajolet at the DGSE, founded the strategic consulting firm Atlas Geostrategie Conseil [...]

Spotlight SAUDI ARABIA 28/02/2018

Mohammed bin Salman prepares international roadshow 

After a planned visit to London in early March, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is due to follow up with visits to Washington and Paris as part of an effort to promote his Vision 2030 strategy. [...]

FRANCE 28/02/2018

Storm clouds gather over French ISR 

New French intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft are a key component of the next military appropriations bill. But building them is proving to be fraught with problems. [...]

FRANCE 14/02/2018

Paris wises up to darknet data leaks 

After the leaking of massive quantities of data from industry, private corporations and public authorities in France are increasingly turning to the help of specialist firms for protection. [...]

FRANCE 14/02/2018

Special treatment for special forces upsets other military branches 

France's military appropriations bill, presented to the council of ministers on February 8, does nothing to resolve the tensions over means the special forces receive compared with the rest of the French armed forces. [...]