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Thales Group

Thales S.A., trading as Thales Group (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French pronunciation: ), is a French multinational aerospace and defence corporation specialising in electronics. It…

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Founded
6 December 2000; 25 years ago (2000-12-06)
Industry
Aerospace · Defence · Electronics · Cybersecurity
Headquarters
Paris, France
Area served
Worldwide
Divisions
Thales Optronics
ISIN
FR0000121329

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Thales Group

Nodes193
Edges192
Triples105
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010363
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related to Operations · 21
Thales Group → Alenia Aeronautica, Aérospatiale, Charles, Dassault Aviation, Dassault Rafale, DCNS, Eurosam, FREMM, French, French Armed Forces, French Navy, Gaulle, Horizon, In February, It, La Fayette-class, SIC, SPECTRA, Taiwan, Thales
related to history · 16
Thales Group → CFTH, Compagnie, Compagnie Française Thomson-Houston, CSF, December, Following, In, In June, It, NATO, Raytheon, Thales, ThalesRaytheonSystems, The, Thomson-Brandt, Thomson-CSF
Subsidiaries · 15
Thales Group → Edisoft, Imperva, OEMServices, SYSGO, Thales Air Defence, Thales Alenia Space, Thales Australia, Thales Defense & Security, Thales Elektronic Systems GmbH, Thales Japan, Thales Nederland, Thales Services, Thales Training & Simulation, Thales Underwater Systems, Vormetric
related to South Africa · 14
Thales Group → African National Congress, Durban, High Court, Jacob Zuma, January, KwaZulu-Natal High Court, May, On, Pietermaritzburg, Schabir Shaik, South Africa, Thales, Thomson-CSF, Zuma
related to Taiwanese naval order · 8
Thales Group → As, French, June, On, Part, Taiwanese, Thomson-CSF, US
Industry · 4
Thales Group → Aerospace, Cybersecurity, Defence, Electronics
Traded as · 2
Thales Group → CAC 40 component, Euronext Paris: HO
Area served · 1
Thales Group → Worldwide
Divisions · 1
Thales Group → Thales Optronics
Founded · 1
Thales Group → 6 December 2000; 25 years ago (2000-12-06)

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thales company defence systems french group also aerospace system thomson-csf contract business uk billion equipment ground transportation revenue corruption 2017

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Thales GroupArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
Thales GroupDivisionsThales Optronics1.00infobox
Thales GroupFounded6 December 2000; 25 years ago (2000-12-06)1.00infobox
Thales GroupHeadquartersParis, France1.00infobox
Thales GroupIndustryAerospace1.00infobox
Thales GroupIndustryDefence1.00infobox
Thales GroupIndustryElectronics1.00infobox
Thales GroupIndustryCybersecurity1.00infobox
Thales GroupISINFR00001213291.00infobox
Thales GroupKey peoplePatrice Caine (chairman and CEO)1.00infobox
Thales GroupNet income€1.67 billion (2025)1.00infobox
Thales GroupNumber of employees83,000 (2024)1.00infobox
Thales GroupOperating income€2.08 billion (2025)1.00infobox
Thales GroupPredecessorThomson-CSF1.00infobox
Thales GroupProductsTactical radios, remote controlled weapon stations, radars, infantry mobility vehicles, aerospace electronics, aeronautics1.00infobox
Thales GroupRevenue€22.13 billion (2025)1.00infobox
Thales GroupSubsidiariesOEMServices1.00infobox
Thales GroupSubsidiariesThales Defense & Security1.00infobox
Thales GroupSubsidiariesThales Air Defence1.00infobox
Thales GroupSubsidiariesThales Underwater Systems1.00infobox
Thales GroupSubsidiariesThales Services1.00infobox
Thales GroupSubsidiariesThales Nederland1.00infobox
Thales GroupSubsidiariesThales Australia1.00infobox
Thales GroupSubsidiariesThales Japan1.00infobox
Thales GroupSubsidiariesThales Training & Simulation1.00infobox
Thales GroupSubsidiariesThales Alenia Space1.00infobox
Thales GroupSubsidiariesThales Elektronic Systems GmbH1.00infobox
Thales GroupSubsidiariesEdisoft1.00infobox
Thales GroupSubsidiariesSYSGO1.00infobox
Thales GroupSubsidiariesVormetric1.00infobox

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