Thales inks three MoUs with Singapore EDB on AI, cybersecurity, and manufacturing

Thales will add robots at its Singapore manufacturing centre to boost efficiency.

Thales has signed three memoranda of understanding with the Singapore Economic Development Board to deepen its capabilities in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing.

Singapore will become one of three global research and development centres for Thales’ FlytEDGE cloud-native inflight entertainment platform, alongside France and the United States, as the company builds out end-to-end services that integrate cloud and edge computing.

Thales said it will train close to 40 FlytEDGE experts by 2030, and also plans to grow its local pool of in-flight entertainment specialists to nearly 40 within the next three years.

Thales is also launching an AI-enabled regulatory technology managed service developed by teams in Singapore and France to help fintech firms and other regulated industries stay audit-ready and compliant across major public cloud infrastructures.

The service is designed to create compliant “landing zones” with continuous monitoring and evidence collection, with Thales naming AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud among supported environments.

On manufacturing, Thales said its Singapore Cybersecurity & Digital Identity Manufacturing Competence Centre will integrate smart automation such as collaborative robots and autonomous mobile robots to improve efficiency, while upskilling staff into higher-value roles.

The facility has an annual capacity to produce more than 200 million banking cards, 12 million identity cards, and close to 10 million passport datapages, and spans 21,000 sq m, the company said.

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