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Interview · 2 October 2026

# ‘There are battles that are lost and others that can still be won’: drones, AI, quantum... the Thales chief executive's unfiltered assessment

**Publication**

Les Echos (France)

**Author**

Unsigned

**Published on**

2 October 2026 · read in the publisher's feed

## Summary

The head of Thales discusses the technological challenges of drones, artificial intelligence and quantum technology for his group.

Summary based on the article's title and standfirst, as the text is not accessible.

[Read the article on Les Echos →](https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/air-defense/il-y-a-les-combats-perdus-et-ceux-quon-peut-encore-gagner-drones-ia-quantique-le-diagnostic-sans-filtre-du-patron-de-thales-2254678)

## Classification

**Country**

France

**Company size**

Large companies

**Industries**

Industry and manufacturing

**Companies**

Thales (deploys AI)

**Keywords**

thales, defence, drones, quantum, executive

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Les Echos. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.