With initiatives and policy decisions on several fronts, India is marching steadfastly towards an era of Atmanirbharta. The country has shown will and muscle to become a global manufacturing hub and lead the modernisation of the armed forces.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is historically known to providing the country with air superiority and security. Thales is proud of the trust the IAF has placed in its advanced technologies ever since it started its India operations in 1953.
Bringing its global expertise in solutions, services and products for aeronautics, defence, space, transport and digital identity and security markets, Thales today has a strong team of over 1800 employees in India. Specifically for the Indian defence and aerospace sectors, Thales’ flagship technologies have been helping the Forces to prepare, achieve and maintain tactical superiority and strategic independence over any form of threat. Over the years, Thales has also built a strong industrial footprint in the country with over 75 supply chain partners, joint ventures with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Reliance Aerostructure and Samtel, associations with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), MKU Limited, Kalyani Group, Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), among others.