Thales Group
French multinational company
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| June 2024 | Coordinated police searches conducted across France, Spain, and the Netherlands targeting Thales Group offices as part of an ongoing corruption probe related to international equipment sales and submarine contracts. |
| May 31 2024 | Sold ground transportation division to Hitachi Rail for $2.5 billion, effective this date. |
| 2023 | Thales generated €18.42 billion in revenue and was ranked as the 17th largest defence contractor globally, with 53% of total revenue derived from military activities. |
| December 2023 | Thales completed the acquisition of cybersecurity company Imperva from Thoma Bravo for $3.6 billion. |
| 2022 | During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Thales reported a sharp increase in interim sales and profits, reflecting the heightened demand for defense technologies during the conflict. |
| October 2021 | Thales-designed and -manufactured bombs were used by the Indonesian government in bombing attacks against civilians in Kiwirok, West Papua, as revealed by Australian investigative journalists. The attacks also involved Chinese-made Ziyan drones. |
| January 22 2020 | The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg ruled that Thales Group and Jacob Zuma could be criminally tried for alleged illegal arms dealings in South Africa, related to Zuma's time as deputy president. |
| 2019 | The Bordeaux ticketing system project was finally launched after a 20-month delay, resulting in criticism from city officials including former prime minister Alain Juppé for project mismanagement. |
| June 2019 | Thales divested nCipher to Entrust. |
| March 2019 | Involved in a train collision on the Tsuen Wan line in Hong Kong, resulting in similar signalling system compatibility issues. |
| 2018 | Deliveries of TACAN navigation systems and SMD55S head-up displays to the Russian Army concluded. |
| 2018 | Thales committed to divesting nCipher as a condition for acquiring Gemalto. |
| February 2018 | Thales won a A$1.2 billion contract with Airservices Australia and the Australian Department of Defence to implement the 'OneSKY' project, which aims to unify Australia's civil and military airspace under a single air traffic control system. |
| 2017 | Involved in a train collision in Singapore resulting in 38 minor injuries due to a signalling system compatibility issue. |
| 2017 | Contracted by Hyderabad Metro Rail to provide train control automation and communication services in India. |
| 2017 | Awarded a €265 million contract to deliver telecommunications system for Line 3 of the Hanoi metro in Vietnam. |
| 2017 | Thales acquired Guavus and bid €4.76 billion for digital security company Gemalto. |
| November 2017 | Thales acquired Aveillant, a UK radar provider specializing in software-defined holographic radar technology capable of detecting small targets like drones. |
| June 2017 | Thales was originally scheduled to launch a new ticketing system in Bordeaux during the summer of 2017, but failed to meet this initial launch date. |
| 2016 | Sofradir, a joint venture of Thales and Safran, continued supplying infrared detectors to Russia, with 258 detectors remaining to be delivered. |
| 2016 | Thales acquired Vormetric, a data security company, for $400 million. |
| December 2016 | Investigations began into potential corruption involving Thales Group's submarine sales and naval base construction in Brazil, focusing on suspected corruption of foreign officials, criminal association, and money laundering. |
| 2014 | Thales signed a contract to supply TACAN navigation systems for 60 Su-30 aircraft and SMD55S head-up displays to the Russian Army. |
| 2014 | Contracted to equip the public transport system of Bordeaux, France, with a contactless ticketing and revenue collection system, to be installed by February 2017. |
| December 2014 | Selected by New Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to deliver a completely automatic fare collection system and ticketing equipment in India. |
| October 2014 | Thales signed a deal to acquire Alcatel-Lucent's cybersecurity unit. |
| 2012 | Thales signed a contract to supply 800 Catherine XP thermal imaging cameras to the Russian Army, despite an existing EU arms embargo. |
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