THALES
France (FR)
OpenCorporation rating: 31.78 on 100
Ranking 2023: 398 on 602 companies
Primary and secondary NACE classification:
• Manufacture of communication equipment (2630)
• Manufacture of communication equipment (2630)
Company description
This company develops and supports advance electronic equipment and systems to meet security, information and communication needs throughout the world. It was formerly known as Thomson-CSF SA. The company was founded in 1968 through the merger of Thomson-Brandt (the former CFTH - Compagnie Francaise Thomson-Houston) and CSF (Compagnie Generale de Telegraphie Sans Fil). It has its registered office located in Neuilly Sur Seine, France.The company is one of the world's leading providers of advanced electronic systems and equipment for the defense and commercial aerospace and other industries. Its activities encompass everything from components to large-scale system, for all sectors where computers and computing technologies play a crucial rule. The company serves the aerospace, defense, and information technology (IT) markets worldwide.The company is split into six divisions: aerospace, air systems, land and joint systems, naval, security, and services. The aerospace division specialises in onboard equipment and systems, in both the civil and military markets. The air systems division focuses on air traffic management, surveillance radars and navigational aids. The land and joint systems division provides all systems in the sensor-shooter chain, including intelligence and reconnaissance systems. The naval division supplies equipment and services, and acts as a systems integrator. The security division offers security solutions for governments and multinational companies. The services division provides services from consulting to IT outsourcing solutions. All the company's businesses are ISO 9000 accredited and all its defence businesses have AQAP 110 certification. Its businesses are also introducing an ISO 14001 compliant environmental management system and are seeking certification whenever appropriate. In the defence and aerospace businesses, a quality system based on the CMM-I maturity model is applied to programme management, system engineering, software development, hardware development and purchasing.The company's strategic vision is to establish presence across the value chain, from products and systems to prime contracting and services, adapting the nature of its expert offering to each customer's specific requirements; dual technologies, which is developing applications and solutions for defence markets that can be re-used for civil purposes and vice versa; and multidomestic presence that involves taking up presence on local markets through organic growth, acquisitions or the setting up of joint ventures.The company's business partners include Air Command Systems International (ACSI) (France), Amper Programas SA (Spain), Armaris (France), Citylink Ltd (UK), Diehl Avionik Systeme GmbH (Germany), Samsung Thales Company (Korea), Stesa (Saudi Arabia), TDA Armements SAS (France), Navigation Solutions (United States), ThalesRaytheonSystems (France, Ireland, United States), and United Monolithic Semiconductors (France, Germany).
OpenCorporation questionnaire
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