Corporate Background

THALES International is one of the world's leaders in defence and aerospace electronics with over 60,000 employees worldwide.  Incorporated in France, it has facilities worldwide with presence in 30 countries. The last few years saw the Company's growth through acquisitions and investments into top companies in UK, South Africa, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Singapore, South Korea and Brazil.

THALES has been in Malaysia for over 20 years and currently has a joint venture for communications with Sapura and for Advanced Software engineering with UTM.

Nature of Business

THALES provides high‑tech solution worldwide through its 6 core business areas namely Aerospace, Land & Joint Systems, Air Systems, Naval, Security & Services Divisions.  The areas of business under civilian activities include avionics for civilian aircrafts, in-flight entertainment systems, Air Traffic Management Systems, Training & Simulation solutions, Broadcast & Multimedia solutions and Security solutions.     Under the defence business, THALES provides electronic equipment, avionics for military, systems integration, prime contracting and services for Naval, Air, Land and Command Forces. THALES also provides leading‑edge technologies for high growth B2B markets. The office in Kuala Lumpur concentrates carrying out liaison work for feasibility studies, market research and co‑ordinating the activities and projects of the various divisions of THALES.

Annual Turnover   RM4Million
Parent Company   Thales International Asia
Staff in Malaysia    100