Thales Group (French pronunciation: [talɛs]) is a French multinational company that designs and builds electrical systems and provides services for the aerospace, defence, transportation and security markets. The company is headquartered in Paris' business district, La Défense. 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.
Year founded1968
Served areaWorldwide
Headcount81,000
HeadquartersTour Carpe Diem - Esplanade Nord Place des Corolles, 92400 Courbevoie – France
213,411,309
IPODec. 7, 2000
Stock exchange(s)Euronext Paris