Thales Organizational Structure & Org Chart

Thales reports three segments: Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital. For 2025 it reported group sales of €22,136 million, of which Defence was €12,234 million, Aerospace €5,910 million and Cyber & Digital €3,852 million.

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Industry: Defence, aerospace, cybersecurity and digital identity
Headquarters: La Défense, France
Founded: 1893 (as Thomson-CSF; renamed Thales in 2000)
Employees: More than 85,000 in 65 countries (2025)
CEO: Patrice Caine
Revenue: €22.1 billion sales (FY2025)
Ownership: Public
Structure as of: 2026-11
Structure last reviewed: 2026-11-05

About the company

The diagram follows the segments and solution areas in Thales’s March 2026 investor presentation. The proposed space combination with Airbus and Leonardo is drawn as pending, not complete: it is a memorandum of understanding that targets operations in 2027 subject to regulatory approvals.

How Thales is organized

Defence, with about 38,000 employees in 36 countries, is organised around four solution areas: sensors, communications, mission systems and effectors. Thales reports its cyber defence activities inside this segment.

Aerospace, with about 19,100 employees, has two global business units, Avionics and Space. Its sales split across flight avionics and other aircraft equipment, space, connected in-flight entertainment and microwave tubes.

Cyber & Digital, with about 16,800 employees in 56 countries, combines cybersecurity with digital identity. Patrice Caine is both Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thales; the Board renewed him in May 2026.

Key leadership roles

Patrice Caine
Chief executive, Thales — The chart depicts market-segment membership, not unreported personal reporting lines.

How this structure supports the business

Defence is more than half of group sales, which is why sensors and mission systems carry the story of the group more than any single civil business.

The space tie-up with Airbus and Leonardo would put Thales Space into a new company with about 25,000 employees, but it has not been completed and is shown beside Aerospace as a pending item.

Advantages and disadvantages

The market-segment membership view follows the company's public disclosure.: A tree cannot show every cross-company function, joint venture or legal entity.

Interesting facts

Thales reported 2025 sales of €22,136 million.
Defence sales were €12,234 million in 2025.
Thales signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus and Leonardo to combine space activities, targeting operations in 2027.
Patrice Caine was renewed as Chairman and CEO at the board meeting after the 12 May 2026 shareholders’ meeting.
Ownership: French State and Dassault Aviation each held about 26.6% of the capital (31 Dec 2024.

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Frequently asked questions

What are Thales's main businesses?

Defence, Aerospace, Cyber & Digital.

What relationship does this Thales chart show?

It shows market-segment membership from the cited company disclosures, with selected activities placed below their published groupings.

Is this a complete legal or employee reporting chart?

No. The diagram stops at the last public level verified in the cited sources.

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