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Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales are forming a joint venture to consolidate their space businesses, aiming to strengthen Europe's position in the global space market, with operations expected to start in 2027 and a projected annual revenue of €6.5 billion.
French company Thales has launched GenF to develop laser-powered nuclear fusion technology aimed at creating an 'artificial sun' for clean, abundant energy, with plans to build a prototype by the mid-2030s, leveraging decades of laser expertise and strategic partnerships.
Thales has launched a project called GenF to develop an artificial sun using laser-driven inertial confinement fusion, aiming to create a sustainable and clean energy source within a decade, supported by French government funding and collaborations with research institutions.
A joint fraud investigation by UK and French authorities has been launched into Thales, a major defence and aviation firm, over suspected bribery and corruption related to arms sales. The probe follows searches of Thales offices in France, the Netherlands, and Spain. The Serious Fraud Office and Parquet National Financier are leading the investigation, with Thales cooperating but refraining from further comment. Thales is a key contractor for the UK government, recently securing significant defence contracts.
In 585 B.C., a solar eclipse in the Eastern Mediterranean led to the end of a brutal war between the kingdoms of the Medes and Lydian, as it was interpreted as a bad omen. Greek philosopher Thales, who had predicted the eclipse, gained enduring fame for his rational approach to understanding nature, marking a turning point in replacing superstition with scientific prediction of eclipses.
A research center in Romania houses the world's most powerful laser, operated by French company Thales and based on chirped pulse amplification (CPA) technology developed by Nobel Prize winners Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland. The laser promises revolutionary advances in fields such as healthcare and space exploration, with potential applications including particle accelerators for cancer treatment and reducing nuclear waste radioactivity. The center's high-tech building, costing 320 million euros and mainly financed by the EU, represents the largest investment in scientific research in Romania, while other countries are also advancing their own projects to manufacture even more powerful lasers.
French defense electronics provider Thales has announced its acquisition of US cybersecurity company Imperva for $3.6 billion, signaling its expansion outside of its traditional defense business. The deal aims to strengthen Thales' digital identity and security division and increase its market share in the United States. Thales defended the purchase price, stating that it was paying 6.1 times sales for a business that Thoma Bravo had bought at a multiple of five times. The acquisition is Thales' largest since its purchase of digital identity company Gemalto in 2019.