Thales in Portugal

With over three decades of presence in Portugal, Thales is a key player in the Aerospace, Defence and Cybersecurity environment. With a workforce of over 400 employees in 4 sites, Thales actively supports Portugal’s Defence, Security, Space & Critical Infrastructures sectors, contributing to the country’s technological sovereignty and innovation. Thales operates two main engineering centres: one specializing in Naval Defence Engineering and Combat Management Systems, and another dedicated to Air Traffic Management solutions and software development. From Santa Maria Teleport in the Azores Archipelago, Thales serves space missions through a range of ground segment services and provides surveillance to the main European Maritime Security Agencies. In Cybersecurity, Thales safeguards incident detection and response services through the SOC (Security Operations Center) in Porto, providing consulting and integration services to customers in the financial sector, Public Administrations, industrial and retail.