Thales

Thales Group is a premier French multinational corporation that traces its lineage back to the founding of Compagnie Française Thomson-Houston (CFTH) in 1893. The modern entity, as it is known today, was formed in December 2000 through the rebranding of Thomson-CSF. This change reflected a strategic shift toward a unified global identity specializing in aerospace, defense, security, and digital identity management.

Headquartered in the La Défense business district of Paris, France, Thales operates on a global scale with a heavy manufacturing and engineering presence in over 68 countries. While its historical and spiritual home is France, its vast international footprint includes significant operations in the United Kingdom (following the acquisition of Racal Electronics), the United States, Australia, and Singapore. The company remains a critical asset for European security and infrastructure, partially owned by the French government in a long-term partnership with industrial giant Dassault Aviation.