Thales
French aerospace, defense, and security multinational.
Thales is a French aerospace, defense, and security multinational, a major recipient of European Defence Fund awards including €74.8M for the EICACS 2 combat-cloud coordination project.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 2000
- Employees
- Undisclosed
- Total funding
- Public
- Stage
- Public
- Status
- public
- Domains
- Aerospace, Defense, Security
Founders0
No linked records yet.
Investors0
No linked records yet.
Cap table2
Approximate ownership by holder. Indexed holders link to their records.
Percentages marked ~ are not disclosed. Some are a generic VC-pattern model (founders/team weighted heaviest, option pool lightest, other holders evenly) sized to whatever's left undisclosed — a standard industry shape, not this company's actual cap table.
| Holder | Instrument | Ownership |
|---|---|---|
Dassault Aviation | Common | ~73.4% |
TSA (French State holding vehicle) | Common | 26.60% capital / 36.37% voting rights |
Contracts10
- ContractScout SV Sighting SystemsThales GBP125M contract to supply sighting systems for the UK MoD's Scout SV armored vehicle Production Phase, via prime General Dynamics UK.
- ContractLightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM)Thales GBP36M UK MoD contract for Lightweight Multirole Missiles, deliveries through 2026, Belfast.
- ContractWatchkeeper UAS SupportThales GBP80M UK MoD contract for Watchkeeper UAS support.
- ContractAI-Enabled Minehunting Command CentersThales awarded up to $135M UK MoD contract for AI-enabled minehunting command centers, December 2025.
- ContractQatar Air-Defence Radars (GM200/GM400alpha)Thales contracted to supply GM200/GM400alpha radars to the Qatar Emiri Air Force, work through 2036.
- ContractBushmaster Protected Mobility VehiclesThales A$750M contract with the Australian government for Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles.
- ContractRafale Marine Avionics (26 Aircraft)Thales supplies avionics (including the RBE2 AESA radar) as part of the Indian Navy's ~$7.5B, 26-aircraft Rafale Marine deal, April 2025.
- ContractD-TACAN System for Spanish Air and Space ForceThales awarded NSPA/NATO contract for a D-TACAN system for the Spanish Air and Space Force, July 2026.
- ContractNATO Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS)Thales awarded NATO contract for cloud infrastructure (Infrastructure-as-a-Service), ~May 2026.
- ContractNATO Special Operations Forces Command Deployable HQsThales-Leonardo consortium awarded NATO contract for 6 deployable HQs for Special Operations Forces Command, July 2026.
Frequently asked
- What does Thales do?
- Thales is a French aerospace, defense, and security multinational, a major recipient of European Defence Fund awards including €74.8M for the EICACS 2 combat-cloud coordination project.
- Where is Thales headquartered?
- Thales is headquartered in Paris, France and was founded in 2000.
- What does Thales specialize in?
- Thales works across Aerospace, Defense, Security.
- Does Thales hold government contracts?
- Defense Tech Atlas links Thales to 10 government contracts and 1 program.
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Sources & citations3
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Dassault Aviation holds 27% of Thales
Dassault Aviation: Shareholding Structure and Organization ChartVerified2026-03-06 - 2
TSA, a holding company wholly owned by the French State (the vehicle through which the State holds its Thales stake, per the Thales/Dassault Aviation shareholder pact), holds 26.60% of capital and 36.37% of voting rights as of June 30, 2025; corroborated by tradingsat.com's shareholder breakdown (TSA 26.60% capital, Dassault Aviation 26.59% capital, free float 43.60%, employees 2.93%, treasury 0.28%). Not read directly from Thales's own IR page or AMF filing -- both are bot-blocked in this environment -- so marked reported rather than verified.
tradingsat.com (BFM Bourse): Thales — ActionnariatReported2025-06-30 - 3
Thales Australia designed, built, and live-fire tested the 'Guardian Angel' 8x4 armed UGV in six weeks, featuring a W&E Platt Remote Operated Weapon PLATTform, developed with SME Chaos 1 and W&E Platt for Bushmaster convoy protection experimentation
Defense News: Thales Australia whips together armed UGV in just 6 weeksReported2026-08-04