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History[edit]
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The firm began as Compagnie Française Thomson-Houston (CFTH), established 1893. In 1968 Thomson-Brandt (a renamed CFTH) merged its electronics arm with that of Compagnie générale de la télégraphie sans fil (CSF) to form Thomson-CSF, which changed its name to Thales in December 2000.
In October 1999, Samsung Electronics and Thomson-CSF agreed to a joint venture with equal ownership. Thomson-CSF received technology transfer of Samsung's defense products such as communication equipment, satellite communication systems and terminals, fire control system (FCS), detection and tracking devices, radar guidance equipment, and Korean Gunner's Primary Sight (KGPS); while Samsung gained access to Thomson-CSF's overseas export network.[1][2]
In June 2001, Thales formed ThalesRaytheonSystems, an equal-ownership joint venture with Raytheon combining their radar and communication systems divisions. It was restructured in 2016 to sell exclusively to NATO agencies and member states.[3]
In 2002, Thales set up the joint venture company Armaris with the French shipbuilder DCN to offer a total "bottom up" shipbuilding capability. Also in 2002, Thales Broadcast Multimedia, a former subsidiary of Thales, provided China with standard short-wave radio-broadcasting equipment designed for general public radio broadcasting. Though the contract was not for this purpose, it later appeared that China used these ALLISS antennas for jamming foreign radio broadcasts to China.
In 2003, Thales UK's design won the competition for the Royal Navy Future Carrier (CVF), and the company now participates in an alliance company with BAE Systems and the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence.
Thales Navigation, a division that produced satellite navigation units, was sold to private equity group Shah Capital Partners in 2006 for $170 million and renamed Magellan.[4][5]
Acquisitions[edit]
In 2006, Thales acquired Australian Defence Industries, a major manufacturer of military equipment such as smokeless gunpowder and the Bushmaster IMV.
In April 2006, Thales announced it would acquire Alcatel's space business (67% of Alcatel Alenia Space and 33% of Telespazio) and Alcatel's Rail Signalling Solutions division, in a deal which raised Alcatel's ownership of Thales to 21.66 percent. The French government would also decrease its ownership in Thales to 27.1 percent from 31.3 percent as part of the acquisition.[6] The deal would also include the Systems Integration activities (those not dedicated to telecoms operators, and covering mainly the transport and energy sectors). In January 2007, the 1.7 billion Euro deal ($2.24 billion) was approved.[7]
In 2008, Thales acquired British Hardware security module vendor nCipher.[8]
In December 2008, Alcatel agreed to sell a 20.8% stake in French engineering group Thales SA to Dassault Aviation SA for €1.57 billion ($2.27 billion).
In 2014, Alcatel-Lucent initiated talks to sell its cybersecurity unit to Thales.[9] The deal was signed in October of that year.[10]
In 2016, Thales acquired Vormetric, a data security company, for $400M.[11]
In 2017, it acquired Guavus[12] and bid €4.76B for digital security company Gemalto.[13]
In 2018, Thales committed to divesting nCipher as a condition for its acquisition of Gemalto;[14] in June 2019 it divested nCipher to Entrust.[15]
In 2023, Thales acquired cybersecurity company, Imperva, from Thoma Bravo for $3.6B.[16] The acquisition was completed in December 2023.[17]
Operations[edit]
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Thales Group supplies electronic devices and equipment used by the French Armed Forces from its past as Thomson-CSF, including the SPECTRA helmet for the army and the gendarmerie. It has worked with Dassault Aviation on the Dassault Rafale aircraft and made its SPECTRA defensive aids. Thales often worked with DCNS and designed the electronics used on French ships, and it is involved in the construction of both the Horizon and FREMM programs. Thales, as Thomson-CSF, was involved in the Taiwan frigates scandal, relating to the sale of La Fayette-class frigates to Taiwan.
It is also present in Eurosam as Thomson-CSF was a founder of the consortium along Aérospatiale and Alenia Aeronautica. In February 2004, Thales was awarded a contract for a new command and control system for the French Navy, the SIC 21, that will be fitted on the Charles de Gaulle, many vessels and shore locations.
Additionally, the initially planned French aircraft carrier PA2 involved Thales as the main designer of the ship. However, the project was cancelled in 2013.[18]
Thales is also working on X-ray imaging, finances, energy and operating commercial satellites.
By 2012, the company is mainly composed of five branches: Defense, Security, Space, Aerospace and Ground transportation.
Among the EU supported projects Thales participates in are:
- Galileo - the European satellite navigation system, similar to GPS/Glonass/BeiDou[19]
- SESAR - both as an aircraft equipment manufacturer and as an ATM system vendor[20]
Defence[edit]
The company's design won the competition for the Royal Navy Future Carrier (CVF). It is part of the AirTanker consortium, the winning bid for the RAF's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft. Thales UK won the contract for the British Army UAV programme, Watchkeeper. It also produces the SWARM remote weapon station. Thales simulators include full motion devices as well as flat panels and other training facilities.
Thales Air Defence produces a range of short-range missile systems such as the Starstreak surface-to-air missile or Lightweight Multi-role Missile (LMM).
In 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, major arms manufacturers, including Thales,[21] reported a sharp increase in interim sales and profits.[22]
Aerospace[edit]
The Thales ATM (Air Traffic Management) solution is marketed under the name "TopSky", previously named "EuroCat". Thales supplies avionics to civil aircraft manufacturers, including Fly-By-Wire systems, cockpit systems, navigation computers, satellite communication, inflight entertainment and electrical systems. The coordination of Thales parts' servicing and maintenance is coordinated by its MRO division; OEMServices, which handles the repair flow for component maintenance support.
In November 2017, Thales acquired a UK radar provider called Aveillant which produces software-defined holographic radar technology, which can detect small targets such as drones.[23]
In February 2018, Thales won on a A$1.2 billion ($946 million) contract with Airservices Australia and the Australian Department of Defence to unify Australia's civil and military airspace under a single air traffic control system, named "OneSKY".[24]
Ground transportation[edit]
Thales has major involvement in the UK rail industry as a result of the Racal merger and the 2006 acquisition of Alcatel's Rail Signalling Solutions division and transport business.[25] Thales is to modernize 40 per cent of London Tube network London Underground.[26]
In Denmark, Thales now owns 100% of the "East-west Consortium" contracted for a nationwide travel card (Danish: "Rejsekort").[27]
In India, Thales was selected in December 2014 by the New Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to deliver a completely automatic fare collection system, as well as ticketing equipment.[28] Thales has also been contracted by Hyderabad Metro Rail since 2017 to provide train control automation and communication services for the metro in Hyderabad.[29]
In 2014, the company was tasked with equipping the public transport system of Bordeaux, France, with a contactless ticketing and revenue collection system, to be installed by February 2017. However, due to delays, the system is not expected to be operational until 2019.[28]
In Singapore, Thales was involved in a train collision resulting from a compatibility issue between the old signalling system's interface, and the new one. The accident resulted in 38 minor injuries.[30] A similar incident would occur in March 2019 in Hong Kong on the Tsuen Wan line.[31]
In Vietnam, the company was awarded a €265 million contract in 2017 to deliver the telecommunications system for the currently constructed Line 3 of the Hanoi metro.[32] Running behind schedule by one year, the metro line is stated to be launched in 2023.[33]
In Turkey, the Thales team delivered the first High Speed Line in the country in 2009, and has completed more than 400 km (250 mi) of the Ankara Istanbul High Speed Line.[34]
Other activities[edit]
Thales is also a major manufacturer of in-flight entertainment systems on board airliners.[35] Thales' primary competitors in this area of business include Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Rockwell Collins, and LiveTV (originally owned by JetBlue, now owned by Thales).
Thales also produces and installs ticketing and communications systems for public transportation via its ticketing and revenue collection division. In November 2016, Thales announced its intention to divest from its transport ticketing, revenue collection, road toll and car park management business.[36] The company entered into negotiations with Paris-based Latour Capital, but the negotiations ended in 2017 after Latour Capital announced this business was "not aligned closely enough with its investment priorities."[37] After subsequent talks with Chinese investors failed, Thales abandoned the divestment.[38]
Thales international[edit]
Thales' international subsidiaries generated 52% of the company's revenue in 2008, with Thales UK being the largest of these accounting for 13% of group revenue.[39] Its large presence in the UK (largely as a result of the Racal acquisition) has resulted in several high-profile contracts.
Thales has offices in:[40]
- Africa: South Africa,[41] Egypt,[42] Morocco.[43]
- Asia: Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, India, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan[44]
- Europe: Norway, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Romania, Poland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Turkey
- Oceania: Australia
- North America: Canada,[45] Mexico, United States, Dominican Republic.
- South America:[46] Brazil, Argentina.
Products[edit]
- Watchkeeper WK450 drone
- TopSky air traffic control system
- Search Master and Ocean Master radars[47]
- Bushmaster armoured vehicle
- F88 Austeyr assault rifle
- Hawkei armoured car
- Goalkeeper CIWS
- Line of Sight Communication Systems
- Starstreak missile
- Crotale missile
- Ground Master 400
- Ground Master 200
- Ground Master 200 Multi Mission
- Jamming Systems
- SelTrac
- Data Protection on Demand
- AVANT In-Flight Entertainment System[48]
- Connectivity
- Full motion simulator for the Scout Armoured Vehicle
- SOSNA-U Thermal Sight (used on Russian T-72B3 and T-80BVM tanks)
Financial information[edit]
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See also[edit]
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- ^ Park Sang-hyeon (28 October 1999). "삼성전자-톰슨, 방산 합작계약". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "방산업체소개-글로벌 방산의 리더 삼성톰슨CSF" (PDF). Korea Defense Industry Association. 1 May 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "BRIEF-Raytheon, Thales modify ThalesRaytheonSystems joint venture..." U.S. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Thales Finalizes the Sale of Its GPS Navigation Business to Shah Capital Partners". www.defense-aerospace.com. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Shah Capital Partners completes acquisition of Thales Navigation, now Magellan". Geospatialworld. 4 September 2006.
- ^ "Thales agrees to Alcatel satellite deal". Financial Times. 2006-04-05. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Thales shareholders back Alcatel-Lucent space deal". U.S. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ John Leyden (11 July 2008). "Thales swoops on nCipher for hardware encryption goodness". The Register.
- ^ "Alcatel-Lucent in talks to sell cybersecurity unit to Thales". U.S. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Thales fait l'acquisition des activités de services de sécurité d'Alcatel-Lucent". usine-digitale.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ John Leyden (20 October 2015). "Thales buys Vormetric for $400m in major security biz push". The Register.
- ^ "Thales acquires Guavus, one of the pioneers of real-time big data analytics". Thales Group. 28 April 2017.
- ^ Francois de Beaupuy; Marie Mawad (18 December 2017). "Thales Outflanks Atos With Surprise $5.6 Billion Gemalto Bid". Bloomberg.
- ^ "An open letter to our customers and partners - Data Security Blog | Thales eSecurity". Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ^ "Entrust Datacard completes purchase of market-leading general-purpose hardware security business, nCipher Security, from Thales".
- ^ Meir Orbach (25 July 2023). "Thales acquiring cybersecurity company Imperva for $3.6 billion". CTech.
- ^ "Thales Acquires Imperva, a Global Leader in Cybersecurity - Press Release". cpl.thalesgroup.com. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Farley, Robert (2018-04-15). "France's Only Aircraft Carrier: Super Weapon or Paper Tiger?". The National Interest. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Thales sélectionné pour sécuriser Galileo". Spyworld Actu (in French). 25 August 2005.
- ^ SESAR must be applicable globally,[dead link] sesarju.eu, March 2, 2011
- ^ "France's Thales Plans to Hire 12,000 As Defense Orders Surge". Bloomberg. 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine war: How weapons makers are profiting from the conflict". Sky News. 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Thales completes the acquisition of Aveillant, world pioneer in holographic radar technology". Nov 29, 2017.
- ^ "Thales wins A$1.2 billion air traffic deal in Australia". Reuters. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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- ^ "Thales to modernize 40 per cent of London Tube network". Thales Group. 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Nationwide interoperable contactless ticketing across Denmar". thalesgroup.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ a b "Thales to deliver automatic fare collection system for Bangkok Metro's Blue Line". Railway Technology. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Hyderabad metro gets Thales signal systems". @businessline. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Joo Koon train collision: Signalling system provider Thales 'could have done better', says Khaw Boon Wan". Channel News Asia. Nov 21, 2017.
- ^ Claire Huang. "Hong Kong MTR train crash blamed on Thales signalling system linked to Joo Koon collision". The Straits Times. Event occurs at 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ "Thales to supply telecommunications system for Vietnam's Hanoi metro Line 3". Railway Technology. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ VnExpress. "Sluggish Hanoi metro defers Line 3 launch to 2023 - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Thales Global Presence Eurasia Turkey - Transportation". Thales Group. Feb 26, 2019.
- ^ "Thales aims for market segmentation with three IFE systems - Runway Girl". Runway Girl. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
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- ^ "In-Flight Entertainment". Retrieved 2019-03-21.
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