Thales in the Republic of Korea
Overview
Thales has been present in Korea since 1983, supporting the country’s ambitions and local industry in the defence, civil aviation, and digital identity and space sectors. Headquartered in Seoul, Thales employs over 65 people engaged in providing solutions that help customers make critical decisions. With a strategy of strong collaboration with key local industrial players, Thales is helping build local expertise in Korea by engaging in transfer of knowledge, technology and production.
Local cooperation
Thales has, in the course of many military programs over the past years supported building local capabilities with our Korean partners. Thales actively supports Korean military research bodies by providing equipment, technology and engineering assistance in the development of local equipment.
Thales also partners with many key industrial players such as renowned companies like Hanwha Systems, LIG Nex 1 etc.
In the space domain, Thales over the past 20 years has continuously reinforced its local presence through close industrial cooperation with partners such as Hanwha Systems, KAI and KT SAT among others.
Solutions
Pioneering the technological capabilities of all Korean forces
Thales has been a supplier of equipment to the Republic of Korea Navy since the early 1990s. Radars, sonars, IFF and fire control systems have been supplied as well as the Flash dipping sonar and sonobuoy solution for the maritime operation helicopters.
In air defence, Thales is recognized as a long-term partner of the armed forces and industry and has participated in the K-SAM, Chunma project by supporting technical cooperation with Korean industries and supplies various sub-system for KM-SAM, Chungung.
Enabling safer skies in Korea
Thales has been a key partner of Korean Air since 2009 for the supply of In-Flight Entertainment solutions enhancing flying experience with Korean airlines.
As a major supplier of airborne mobility solutions, Thales has built the air traffic management center of Incheon International Airport and provided radars and instrument landing system to several airports such as Muan, Yeosu, Ulsan, Gimpo, Gimhae and Jeju airports.
Thales also supplied electronic tubes for scientific and medical industrial activities and transmitters for radio broadcasting and high-speed digital television.
Enabling Korea’s space ambitions
Thales has been in a long-standing partnership with Korean space agencies and companies on a number of space programs, including multipurpose geostationary missions, the Koreasat satellite telecommunications family (Koreasat 5, 5A, 6, 7 and 6A), Earth observation missions (KOMPSAT 3A, 5, 6 and 7 and CAS-500 family), Korea’s lunar exploration program (KPLO) and Korea’s satellite navigation augmentation system which will greatly enhance the quality of life and safety by ensuring air traffic safety, facilitating emergency responses and rescue. Thales is also committed to developing a constellation of four high-resolution observation military radars satellite for the Korean government.
Accelerating Korea’s digital transformation
Thales provides a wide range of solutions that ensures reliable connectivity in mobile, banking & payment, ePassport and enterprise security. For example, 4G, 5G and the state-of-the-art flagship smartphones and connected cars in automotive. Thales is also leading the market by providing the financial cards including security functions, data security solutions such as HSM (Hardware Security Module), HSE (High Speed Encryptor), USB security dongle, Cloud-based RSM (remote subscription management), analysis through AI and the next-generation ePassport, including biometric authentication solutions of eGovernment and mGovernment in Korea.
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Events in the Republic of Korea
Thales regularly participates in local events in South Korea to showcase its expertise and meet local actors of our main markets. Whether you are interested in defence, digital identity and security, aerospace or other market specific solutions, there should be a date and a place to meet us.
Careers at Thales in the Republic of Korea
Contact us in the Republic of Korea
Headquarters
6F, 98 Dokseodangro, Yongsangu, Seoul
Republic of Korea
Phone: (+82) 2 3278 8200
E-mail: isabelle.kim@asia.thalesgroup.com