(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved a €450 million loan to Thales to fund its aeronautics and radar research and development programme through 2027. This initiative aims to enhance civil and military flight safety, modernise radar equipment, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Defence, European Union, Financial, France, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged aeronautics, aerospace, Ambroise Fayolle, civil aviation, Cybersecurity, Defence, EIB, EIB provides €450 million loan to Thales for R&D in aeronautics and radar under TechEU programme, EIB strengthens support for European defence innovation with €450 million loan to Thales, European Commission, European Defence Agency, European Investment Bank, European sovereignty, innovation financing, military aviation, NATO, Pascal Bouchiat, radar, research and development, SECURITY, Security and Defence Office, TechEU, Thales
(IN BRIEF) Thales and IndiGo have signed an 11-year strategic contract to support the airline’s growing Airbus A320 and A32X fleet with advanced maintenance and repair solutions. The deal includes Thales’s Avionics-By-The-Hour and Repair-By-The-Hour programmes, designed to improve fleet availability … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged A32X, Airbus A320, AvioBook, avionics maintenance, Avionics-By-The-Hour, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Electronic Flight Bag, fleet expansion, Gurugram MRO facility, Indian aviation industry, IndiGo, New Thales MRO facility in Gurugram to support IndiGo’s long-term avionics maintenance and future aircraft orders, Parichay Datta, Repair By The Hour, Thales, Thales secures 11-year contract with IndiGo to strengthen avionics maintenance and support across expanding Airbus fleet, Thomas Got
(IN BRIEF) Thales and HII have successfully completed field trials integrating the Thales SAMDIS 600 sonar with the HII REMUS 620 unmanned underwater vehicle at HII’s Pocasset facility in Massachusetts. The joint effort demonstrated advanced mine detection, classification, and seabed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Duane Fotheringham, HII, mine detection, NATO, naval defense technology, partnership, Paul Armstrong, REMUS 620, SAMDIS 600, sonar integration, subsea imaging, synthetic aperture sonar, Thales, undersea security, unmanned underwater vehicle, UUV
(IN BRIEF) Thales has completed Factory Acceptance Tests for both the Mission System and the Combat System on the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 Inspiration-class frigates, representing major milestones in the programme. The Combat Management System, TACTICOS, developed by Thales … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Laing, Babcock, Combat Management System, combat system, defence capability, European defence industry, Factory Acceptance Tests, HMS Venturer, Inspiration-class frigates, maritime technologies, Mission System, partnership, Paul Watson, Rosyth, Royal Navy, Shore Integration Facility, TACTICOS, Thales, Type 31, UK naval programme
(IN BRIEF) Thales’s eSIM solution has achieved the GSMA’s eSIM Security Assurance certification, confirming its adherence to rigorous security and functional standards across hardware, firmware, OS, and cryptographic components. As industries brace for nearly 6 billion IoT cellular connections by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged automotive connectivity, chip-to-cloud security, cryptographic libraries, Cybersecurity, data privacy, device manufacturers, embedded SIM, eSA certification, eSIM, eSIM Security Assurance, EU Cyber Resilience Act, Eva Rudin, GSMA, healthcare IoT, IoT, large-scale deployment, mass remote provisioning, mobile network operators, secure connectivity, SGP.32 specification, smart metering, Thales, trusted partner
(IN BRIEF) Thales and Curve have expanded their partnership to support Curve Pay’s new NFC contactless capabilities on iOS and Android. Leveraging Thales’ real-time D1 cloud platform, Curve users can now digitize cards within the Curve App and make secure … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Android, cloud-based payments, consumer choice, contactless payments, Curve, Curve Pay, D1 platform, digital wallet, François Chaffard, iOS, mobile wallet, NFC payments, partnership, payment security, real-time provisioning, Shachar Bialick, Thales
(IN BRIEF) Thales has upgraded its Imperva Application Security suite to include real-time detection and automated mitigation of API threats, with a focus on the leading BOLA vulnerability. Leveraging a hybrid behavioral and rule-based engine, the platform scores anomalies, flags … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged advanced bot attacks, API discovery, API security, automated mitigation, BOLA, Broken Object Level Authorization, cloud environments, Cloud WAF, deprecated APIs, hybrid behavioral engine, Imperva Application Security, on-premises, OWASP API Top 10, privacy-forward design, real-time detection, risk assessment, rule-based engine, security anywhere, Thales, unauthenticated APIs, WAF Gateway
(IN BRIEF) Thales and Qatar Airways have formalized a Memorandum of Agreement to support the airline’s recent fleet growth plan by delivering advanced inflight entertainment (IFE) innovations. The agreement includes creating a state-of-the-art IFE service and maintenance center in Doha … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged A321 NX, Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, cloud-native IFE, digital transformation, Doha service center, Eng. Ali Al Saadi, FlytEDGE, IFE innovations, Inflight Entertainment, maintenance hub, Memorandum of Agreement, MRO ecosystem, Qatar Airways, Qatar Vision 2030, RePAIR, spare distribution, Technical Assistance, Thales, turnkey maintenance, Yannick Assouad
(IN BRIEF) Thales and Terma have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance strategic collaboration in the air, naval, and space domains. Signed at the Paris Air Show, the agreement is designed to reinforce European industrial and technological capabilities … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Denmark, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged aerospace, air defence, Danish defence industry, defence innovation, Defence Technology, European defence cooperation, Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, industrial collaboration, international cooperation, Memorandum of Understanding, military partnerships, naval systems, Paris Air Show, partnership, Pascale SOURISSE, space systems, Terma, Terma Group, Thales, Thales Group
(IN BRIEF) Thales’s latest report, released just before the Paris Air Show, documents a 600% rise in ransomware attacks on the aviation industry between January 2024 and April 2025. Analysts recorded 27 major incidents by 22 ransomware groups, with 71% … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged $5.32 billion, 22 groups, 27 incidents, 600% increase, 8.7% CAGR, AI defenses, aviation sector, avionics, communication systems, credential theft, Cyber Detection and Response, cyberespionage, denial-of-service, global aviation cybersecurity market, Ivan Fontarensky, January 2024–April 2025, Paris Air Show, public-private collaboration, ransomware attacks, supply chains, Thales, unauthorized access
(IN BRIEF) The EIB is tripling its intermediated lending for European defence-industry suppliers from €1 billion to €3 billion. It has signed an inaugural €500 million loan agreement with Deutsche Bank, which will provide €1 billion in credit lines to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Defence, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Airbus, BGK, Caisse des Dépôts, CDP, defence financing, Deutsche Bank, EIB, EU defence supply chain, European Investment Bank, Fabrizio Campelli, ICO, INNOVATION, intermediated lending, KfW, Leonardo, military infrastructure, Nadia Calviño, Pan-European Security and Defence Lending Envelope, partnership, R&D, Rheinmetall, SMEs, strategic autonomy, sustainability, Thales
(IN BRIEF) Thales’ D1 platform is transforming the payment services sector by offering a cloud-native, real-time solution designed to simplify, secure, and scale payment systems for issuers. Supporting over 200 million active cards, it provides a modular, API-first infrastructure that … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged API-first, Click to Pay, cloud-native, D1 platform, digital payments, digital transformation, fintech, mobile wallets, Money20/20 Europe, payment infrastructure, payment systems, regulatory compliance, Thales, tokenization, virtual cards, zero-trust security
(IN BRIEF) Thales Emarat Technologies has announced an investment in a new factory dedicated to producing Ground Master series air surveillance radars, marking a significant step in strengthening the UAE’s defense manufacturing capabilities. The facility, set to open by 2027, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Advanced Technology, air surveillance, defense manufacturing, Emirati talent, Ground Master radars, industrial development, localization, national defense, partnership, radar technology, self-reliance, sovereign manufacturing, Tawazun, Tawazun Council, Thales, Thales Emarat Technologies, UAE, UAE defense strategy
(IN BRIEF) Thales has been awarded a contract by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) to supply the Pathmaster mine countermeasures system, featuring the M-Cube mission management system, Towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar (TSAS), and the MiMap sonar data analysis tool. … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged artificial intelligence, Autonomous systems, M-Cube, Maritime Safety, MiMap, mine countermeasures, mine warfare, naval defence, naval technologies, partnership, Pathmaster, Republic of Singapore Navy, Singapore, ST Engineering, Thales, Thales Singapore Defence Hub, TSAS
(IN BRIEF) Thales is excited to announce its continued support for Vipps, Norway’s mobile wallet leader, as it reaches over one million users for mobile contactless payments. Vipps is the first third-party wallet to offer NFC payments on iOS, powered … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged BankAxept, Contactless Payment, D1 technology, digital card, digital payments, financial institutions, François Chaffard, iOS, Mastercard, mobile wallet, NFC, Norway, payments innovation, Real-Time Payments, Rune Garborg, secure payments, Thales, transaction notification, Vipps, VISA
(IN BRIEF) The Franco-German MGCS defense initiative has progressed with the official founding of the MGCS Project Company GmbH, a joint industrial entity formed by KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and Thales. Based in Cologne and led by Stefan … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 2040 defense program, armored systems, BAAINBw, Bundeswehr, Cologne Germany, defense interoperability, European land systems, Franco-German defense, German Federal Cartel Office, KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, KNDS headquarters Amsterdam, Leclerc tank replacement, Leopard 2 replacement, Main Ground Combat System, MGCS Project Company, military innovation, multi-platform combat systems, NATO defense cooperation, partnership, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, Stefan Gramolla, Thales, Thales Group
(IN BRIEF) NATO has selected Thales to lead the third phase of its NCOP (NATO Common Operational Picture) programme, called NCOP-BMD, which will introduce advanced ballistic missile defence capabilities. Building on a collaboration that began in 2012, this phase extends … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged ballistic missile defence, battlefield intelligence, BMD, command and control systems, command systems, COP, European defence, geospatial information, Gérard Herby, Increment-1, Increment-2, interoperability, joint forces operations, military software, NATO, NATO Common Operational Picture, NCOP, NCOP-BMD, partnership, Protection Systems, real-time data, situational awareness, tactical awareness, Thales
(IN BRIEF) DSTA and Thales have established a new joint laboratory to create AI-enabled technologies designed to enhance the combat systems of the Singapore Armed Forces. Building on a 2022 Memorandum of Understanding, the collaboration is initially focused on countering … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 2025 Singapore Defence Technology Summit, advanced sensing, AI-enabled technologies, C-UAS, combat systems, Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Defence Science and Technology Agency, drone detection, DSTA, false alarms, Global Collaboration, joint laboratory, Machine Learning, Memorandum of Understanding, Mr Roy Chan, national security, partnership, Pascale SOURISSE, Radar Centre of Excellence, radar performance, SAF, Singapore Armed Forces, situational awareness, Tech Summit, Thales
(IN BRIEF) In 2025, Thales will recruit 8,000 new employees globally to support its rapid expansion in Defence, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital sectors. Approximately 40% of the hires will be in engineering roles, with 25% in industrial roles, while … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, France, Government, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 000 new hires, 8, advanced technologies, aerospace, air traffic, Clément de Villepin, Cyber & Digital, Defence, Domain Academies, engineering roles, Functional Academies, gender balance, geopolitical challenges, global connectivity, Inclusion, industrial roles, internal mobility, learning company, recruitment, simulation, skills development, Thales, Thales careers, Virtual Reality, Youth Engagement
(IN BRIEF) The French Ministry of Defence’s SIMMT has awarded Thales the ten-year ABSOLU contract, a landmark deal that consolidates about 30 separate maintenance agreements for land force equipment across the Army, Navy, and Air & Space Force. This contract, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, France, Government, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ABSOLU, Air & Space Force, Army, ASTRIDE, circular economy, data science, equipment readiness, French Ministry of Defence, high-intensity conflict, inventory consolidation, joint management, Land Forces, logistics, maintenance contract, MELCHIOR, Navy, operational support, PR4G, predictive planning, recycling, repair turnaround, secure communications, SIMMT, strategic partnership, Sustainable Resource Management, Thales
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