Thales in Denmark

Overview

Thales has been involved in Danish projects since 1973.

In Denmark, Thales provides innovative solutions and advanced technologies in Defence, Civil Aviation and Cyber and Digital, hereunder Banking and Biometric solutions.

Today, Thales Denmark employs 45 people at the Headquarter in Ballerup and 40 people at Thales Aerospace Communications (former Cobham Aerospace Communications) in Lyngby.

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Local cooperation

Thales’ strategy is to boost its local presence by establishing local partnerships. In Denmark, Thales already has a significant number of collaborations with local subcontractors and partners and will, as new contracts arrive, continue to reach out to local expertise.

As Thales recognises the high quality of Danish research, it is a principal objective to recruit local employees and establish long-term cooperation with Danish universities and regional research centres. The markets we aim to address lie within defence & security technology and aviation safety.

Solutions

Defence

In Denmark, Thales designs and produces radars in the air, land and naval domains and is also present in the communications segment. Thales has equipped the Royal Danish Navy with its main radars, APAR, SMART-L and SMART-S. Thales has also equipped the Danish Defence with the RAC 3D radar (Intermediate Range Air Defence Radar), a multi-mode radar for the coordination of medium-range, short-range and very-short range air defence weapon systems. In 2023 the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) signed an agreement with the Netherlands' Defence Procurement Agency (Commando Materieel en IT) for the acquisition of five Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact radars (GM200 MM/C) to support the Danish Air Force high prioritized air surveillance task over Denmark.

Moreover, Thales equips the Danish Army’s armoured vehicle fleet with the internal communications and network system called SOTAS. Thales has been a long lasting supplier for this system and is assisting the army locally in the maintenance and further development of this capability.

In 2024, Thales and Danish Arms manufacturer Våbenfabrikken signed a cooperation agreement establishing the grounds for local production of NATO interoperable small arms, for the first time on Danish soil in 60 years.

Aerospace

Since 1973, Thales has delivered Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems to Denmark in cooperation with NAVIAIR (the Air Navigation Service provider in Denmark). In Denmark, Thales installed an ATM system (COOPANS – TopSky ATC and radars) that controls Danish airspace and the airports of Copenhagen, Billund and Roskilde. Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Croatia and Portugal are working together by using the COOPANS system, ensuring harmonisation through a joint product roadmap. This system benefits from the most advanced capabilities to ensure a safe and efficient operation in high traffic densities and complex airspace structures.

Thales Aerospace Communications (former Cobham Aerospace Communications), is a leading supplier of airborne avionics systems in the fields of satellite communications, audio/radio management, antennas, lights, clocks, and man-machine interfaces. In Denmark Thales Aerospace Communications has a site in Lyngby.

Cybersecurity & Digital Identity

Thales is a trusted partner in digital identity services to the Danish Police and National Authorities, and has since 2004 provided VISA stickers, Tachograph cards, Resident Permit cards and Document & Biometric Readers in Denmark. Today we provide the Danish banking sector with a wide range of secure digital banking, cards and digital payment solutions. In Denmark we supply around half of the banking cards in the market. In 2022, Thales produced the new sustainable Polylactic Acid (PLA) cards for Sparekassen Denmark. Made of non-edible corn starch, the material replaces 84% of the plastic in the card and is a bio-sourced substitute for the normal PVC-plastic in the payment cards. This considerably reduces the carbon footprint.