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.

MONACO ISRAEL 26/04/2017

Confidentia and Kaymera secure billionnaire's communications 

Competition is hotting up in the lucrative ultra-high net worth secure communications marketplace [...]

FRANCE INDIA 05/04/2017

After Saudi Arabia, Chaltiel goes to India 

After being involved in the DONAS contract, which later transformed [...]

SAUDI ARABIA FRANCE 05/04/2017

Huge SFMC deal could suffer from pro-Trump bump in Riyadh 

Unfolding over the past four years or so, the saga concerning the SFMC contract between Paris and Saudi Arabia could well run into new turbulence. [...]

Spotlight UNITED STATES 08/03/2017

Attack drone technology proliferation changes power-balance in war on terror 

The use of attack drones was once the sole preserve of the Pentagon but home-made devices that are practically impossible to counter are now being used against US forces in numerous theatres of operation. [...]

FRANCE SENEGAL 22/02/2017

French intelligence services help Dakar with SIGINT 

According to our sources, the DGSE and the French interior ministry’s intelligence services are helping their counterparts in Senegal to [...]

SAUDI ARABIA 22/02/2017

Defence minister moves forward on aerospace overhaul 

Mohammed bin Salman's enthusiasm for reform is about to have an impact on the aeronautics and space sectors. [...]

FRANCE 08/02/2017

Prickly issue of CAE aviation’s sale 

The sale of CAE aviation, the leading transporter of the [...]

FRANCE 08/02/2017

Security firm Di2S signs up for work with Thales 

The private French security outfit Di2S recently signed a long-term [...]

SAUDI ARABIA 08/02/2017

Red Sea incident rubbed salt in commercial sore between France’s Thales, MBDA 

An attack on the Saudi Arabia’s Al Makkah frigate by Houthi forces on January 30 revived another war: the one between Thales and MBDA to equip the Saudi navy with missiles. [...]

FRANCE TURKMENISTAN 25/01/2017

Ashgabat holds cards in space battle between Thales and Airbus 

Thales is battling hard to win the contract to supply an optical observation satellite to Turkmenistan. At stake is the industrial independence of Thales in geo-spatial intelligence. [...]

MALAYSIA 21/12/2016

Typhoon and Rafale held up in Malaysia 

Embroiled in the biggest scandal in its history, Kuala Lumpur is putting the brakes on negotiations for an order of new fighter jets. However behind the scenes companies hoping to land the business are continuing to do deals with their contacts on the ground. [...]

CANADA 21/12/2016

CFN Consultants, Thales' trump-card in Ottawa 

French electronics company Thales hired the services of two associates [...]

SAUDI ARABIA FRANCE 07/12/2016

Mark3's Thales counts on PIF to close deal 

The French Defence company is taking what may be a last shot at selling its air defence missile system to Saudi Arabia. [...]

INDIA 07/12/2016

CBI probes offset consulting firms 

The Indian defence ministry has instructed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe a number of offset consulting firms [...]

EUROPE 07/12/2016

Business Bridge Europe, defence lobbyist in Brussels 

The small lobbying outfit Business Bridge Europe (BBE) is looking [...]

SAUDI ARABIA 07/12/2016

Advanced Electronics Co. back in Saudi game 

After Alsamam, Advanced Electronics Co (AEC), which is close to the Sultan clan, is back in favour again in Riyadh. [...]

Spotlight FRANCE INDIA 23/11/2016

Rafale's partner in Delhi now woos Paris 

Indian magnate Anil Ambani, a close friend of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the French defence industry's new ally in India, has been carefully working his contacts in Paris to position himself as the go-to intermediary at a boom time [...]

FRANCE 23/11/2016

French desperately seek Sawwaf 

The French foreign ministry encouraged Mazen Al Sawwaf to go into partnership with French companies wanting to invest in Saudi Arabia, but the businessman has left them high and dry. [...]

FRANCE TADJIKISTAN 23/11/2016

Mariani, Thales’ agent in Dushanbe 

Thales may soon get a foot in the Tajik marketplace thanks to French MP Thierry Mariani. The French defence company, [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 23/11/2016

Arbuthnot blossoms in cyber-security 

Since stepping down as chairman of the parliamentary defence committee [...]