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.

LEBANON FRANCE 27/12/2017

What can Paris still hope to sell to Beirut ? 

With French president Emmanuel Macron set to visit Lebanon in [...]

Spotlight FRANCE 13/12/2017

President Macron sets about rethinking French cyber-strategy 

The Elysee Palace has sounded out the French intelligence services on a new cyberwarfare doctrine that is about to see the light of day. [...]

FRANCE 13/12/2017

Ex-GIGN chief, link between Thales and Qatar's cyber body Somod 

Thierry Orosco, the former commander of France's GIGN elite intervention unit, is an advisor to Somod, the Qatari cybersecurity organisation that recently signed a partnership with Thales, one of whose subsidiaries Orosco also advises. [...]

Spotlight FRANCE ISRAEL 29/11/2017

Paris and Tel Aviv vie for African interception contracts 

Intelligence Online has spent several months probing the fierce competition between France and Israel over contracts to supply interception materiel to Francophone African countries. [...]

Spotlight SAUDI ARABIA 15/11/2017

Defence industry channels in disarray 

In a massive purge on November 4, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman managed to achieve what no other Saudi Arabian leader has done - sidelining people in defence circles who were not under his control. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA 15/11/2017

SAMI emerges as big winner from Mohammed bin Salman's purge 

Far from the political upheavals of the multiple arrests on November 4, behind the scenes, new deal-making channels are being put in place at Saudi Arabia's new defence hub. [...]

FRANCE 01/11/2017

Jounot lands CIVIPOL slot 

After a brief stint as National Intelligence Coordinator under François [...]

EUROPE 01/11/2017

EU hopes to impose cyber-tool export standards on the world 

EU is looking to impose tougher restrictions on the sale of dual-use goods and services by introducing new regulations that might become the new standard internationally. [...]

UNITED STATES 18/10/2017

Former US Air Force chiefs join private sector 

Eric Pierce, who retired from the Pentagon's senior executive service in January, was appointed operational director of US defence giant [...]

FRANCE 18/10/2017

Al Tunisi, an advisor among many to Thales in Riyadh 

Thales was well represented during the Saudi Arabia day organised [...]

KAZAKHSTAN 18/10/2017

Airbus' helicopter sales channels in Astana under scrutiny 

The Kazakh-gate legal investigation underway in Paris has lifted the lid on the consultants Airbus used to get in with the government in Astana in 2009. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA 04/10/2017

Former airbus man joins Thales 

Pascal Lesaulnier, who was a long-standing sales agent for Airbus [...]

FRANCE 04/10/2017

Naval Group's long term export chief may be on way out 

According to our sources, Philippe Sauvageot is set to step down as international director of Naval Group (ex-DCNS). Sauvageot's departure [...]

FRANCE 20/09/2017

Ichikowitz gets hands on last Mirage F1 

The last four Mirage F1 left French soil at the beginning of September after their acquisition in June by the [...]

INDIA 20/09/2017

SAAB and Lockheed slug it out for Indian fighter plane contract 

Keen to build up a fleet of 400 fighter planes over the coming years, New Delhi is dazzling defence companies with the prospect of mega-deals. [...]

Spotlight FRANCE 19/07/2017

High-level battle to operate air surveillance over Sahel and Near East 

Private companies that operate fleets of air surveillance planes are preparing the bids they will submit to the French army. These are strategic contracts since ISR is an activity that is set to explode. [...]

UNITED STATES INDIA 05/07/2017

Thales former India partner beefs up board before Nasdaq listing 

Rajiv Shukla, the former CEO of the Indian defence company Pipavav, has hired Alan Rosling, a former advisor to John Major, to help Constellation become the go-to investment company for Western investors in India. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 05/07/2017

Mini-drones to detect satellite telephones 

Horizon Technologies has built a smaller version of its Thuraya and Inmarsat telephone geolocation system that can be deployed on tactical drones. [...]

TURKEY EUROPE 21/06/2017

Airbus agent Necdet Ersoy ready to counter-attack 

Necdet Ersoy, who was Airbus Group's agent in Turkey for many years, is threatening to take the company to court after his contract was abruptly axed by the export department. [...]

FRANCE UNITED STATES 10/05/2017

Breton startup OJC advised by US intelligence vet 

The Brittany-based IT consulting firm OJC Consulting is being advised [...]