Today, the nature of defence challenges has changed: air forces must now respond to asymmetric threats. For the past 40 years, Thales has developed and supplied best-in-class systems for combat aircraft. This expertise enables us to help our customers to face tomorrow’s air defence challenges by designing the systems, subcomponents and instruments they need to protect critical assets.
Leading the way in air force defence
We have remained at the cutting edge of airborne defence by leveraging our partnerships with the world’s best military air framers and continually stressing the importance of innovation.
To supply defence ministries with the right tools for flight control, navigation, communications and surveillance, we collaborate with the following industry-leading organisations:
- Airbus
- Dassault Aviation
- Airbus Helicopters
- Thales Raytheon Systems
We are proud that our innovative solutions have been selected by the following organisations:
- Airbus: A400M Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for the French air force
- Airbus Military: A400M Flat Panel Flight Training Device — the first of its kind — for training air crews in Seville, Spain
The highest quality air defence solutions
Built to the highest standards, our solutions provide manufacturers with the systems they need in the following areas:
- Advanced air defence
- Airborne optronics
- Combat systems
- Command & Control Operations Centre
- Aeronautical communications
- Onboard electronics
- Airspace protection
- Mission and surveillance systems
- Weapon systems & munitions
Through these activities, we have demonstrated our ability to provide outstanding products including:
- Ground Master 400α, digital defence radar
- Our data fusion tools, selected by Dassault aviation for the Rafale fighter plane
- C4I system, selected by France, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey
Advanced air defence
Combat Systems
For unparalleled situational awareness, air force specialists require a comprehensive range of tools for detection and identification of air and surface targets. Thales designs, manufactures and maintains the world’s best solutions for aircraft self-protection to give pilots the upper hand in all types of missions.
Defence Onboard Electronics
Command and Control
Aeronautical Communications
Thales is one of the world's leading suppliers of Communication, Navigation and Identification integrated solutions for all military platforms and Airborne COMINT solution.
Mission and Surveillance Systems
Airborne Optronics
