Thales Aerospace Parts and Components Database

CAGE Codes:

F7460                                    KC6J9                                    K2525                                    B0126

F9345                                    F2427                                    KCG59                                   A5341

1QX19                                   F3880                                    FAHF1                                   U1B25

U1BL0                                   KB593                                    C8135                                    A5341

Not all CAGE Codes are listed. 

Operating Segments: Aerospace, Defense, Transport, Security

HQ: Paris, France

About Thales

Thales is a French defense contractor and electronics manufacturer for industries such as aerospace, ground transportation, and defense & security. Thales’ main customers are airlines, aircraft manufacturers, armed forces, telecommunications operators, satellite operators, major corporations, and more. Their business is divided into three segments: Aerospace, Transport, and Defense & Security. Thales has collaborated with companies including Bell Helicopter, Boeing, China Southern Airlines, and Dassault on various aircraft avionics platforms. Thales also provides imaging and microwave subsystems for multifunction radar systems such as South Korea’s KM-SAM and India’s GEOSAT Satellite Systems. The company is also known for its In-Flight Entertainment platforms, and maintains maintenance supply contracts with airlines such as American Airlines, Air Canada, JetBlue, and others. Thales provides onboard avionics to Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, and others.

Thales is a major contractor for global defense and security platforms with air, land, naval, and joint force applications. They are currently contracted to supply the C4ISTAR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Information/Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting Acquisition and Reconnaissance) systems for NATO, flight management systems for MRTT (multi-role tanker support), the Dassault Rafale multi-role aircraft, and more. Furthermore, many Thales products are integrated into aircraft such as the Airbus A400m, Boeing Chinook, Embraer KC390, and Sikorsky Black Hawk. Thales Raytheon Systems, a trans-national collaboration, also provides command and control systems for combat air operations. Over half of Thales’ revenue comes from government defense contracts.

Products, Services, and Platforms

• Aerospace and Defense: Thales offers avionics systems to international air, land, naval, and joint forces. Their products serve functions including communications, command and control systems, flight control, mission services and support, navigation, protection and mission systems, surveillance, detection and intelligence systems, and simulation systems. This includes mission and surveillance systems, onboard electronics, optronics, radards, sensors, and more.
• Commercial and General Aviation: Thales’ avionics product portfolio comprises a broad scope of equipment for both commercial and civil aircraft. Within this is equipment for flight management, navigation, and surveillance applications. Their electronic platforms include flight control systems, flight deck systems, support services, passenger experience systems, flight simulation platforms, electrical power generation, and imaging systems.

Subsidiaries/Partners

Thales has many subsidiaries, among which are SYSGO, Vormetric, Thales Communications, Thales Air Defense, Thales Alenia Space, Thales Electronic Systems GmbH, and more.

Competitors

The major competitors of Thales include other aerospace and defense manufacturers such as BAE Systems, Collins Aerospace, Eaton, Raytheon, Safran and others.