Thales Group
Type	Public: Euronext: HO
Founded	6 December 2000
Headquarters	Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Key people	Denis Ranque (Chairman & CEO) Alex Dorrian Executive vice-president
Industry	Aerospace, Defence and IT
Products	Tactical radios, Remote Weapon Systems, RADAR, Infantry Mobility Vehicles
Revenue	€10,288 million (Y/E 2004)
Operating income	€729 million
Net income	€198 million
Employees	68,000 (2007)
Subsidiaries	Thales Communications, Thales Air Defence Limited, Thales Underwater Systems, Thales Nederland[1]
Website	www.thalesgroup.com

The Thales Group (Euronext: HO) is a French electronics company delivering mission-critical information systems and services for the Aerospace, Defense, and Security markets. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc Euronext NV is a pan- European Stock exchange based in Paris and with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands Denis Ranque (born 7 January 1952 France) is the current CEO and Chairman of Thales Group. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Alex Dorrian (born 1946 Glasgow) is the executive vice-president of Thales Group as of 2006 For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" This article is about the field of research and industry for the corporation see The Aerospace Corporation Aerospace comprises the The arms industry is a global Industry and Business which Manufactures and sells Weapons and Military technology and equipment. Information technology ( IT) as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA is "the study design development implementation support In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need A remote weapon system or station, (RWS is a remotely controlled weapon station for light and medium Caliber weapons which can be installed on any type of An infantry mobility vehicle (IMV is a wheeled Armored personnel carrier (APC serving as a military patrol reconnaissance or security vehicle In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services In financial and business Accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses Net income is equal to the Income that a firm has after subtracting costs and Expenses from the total Revenue. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity Thales Communications Inc, a subsidiary of the Thales Group, is a leading manufacturer of tactical communications equipment including the MBITR, currently fielded Thales Air Defence Limited, formerly Shorts Missile Systems, is a defence contractor based in Belfast, Northern Ireland producing short-range or close air Thales Underwater Systems (TUS, formerly known as Thomson Marconi Sonar, is an international defence manufacturer specialising in Sonar systems for Submarines Thales Nederland BV (formerly Signaal) is a Subsidiary of Thales Group involved primarily in naval defence Systems ( A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Euronext NV is a pan- European Stock exchange based in Paris and with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical The term mission critical (or mission-critical) refers to any factor (equipment process procedure software etc Information technology ( IT) as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA is "the study design development implementation support This article is about the field of research and industry for the corporation see The Aerospace Corporation Aerospace comprises the Defence Security is the condition of being protected against danger loss and criminals It is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine (in the suburbs of Paris) and its stock is listed on the Euronext Paris. Neuilly-sur-Seine (nœji syʀ sɛn in French) is a commune bordering the western limit of the city of Paris, France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Euronext Paris is France 's securities market formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam, Lisbon and Brussels

The company changed its name to Thales from Thomson-CSF in December 2000 shortly after the £1. Thomson-CSF was a major electronics and Defense contractor. In December 2000 it was renamed Thales Group. 3bn acquisition of Racal Electronics plc, a UK defence electronics group. Racal Electronics plc was once the third-largest British electronics firm before being purchased by Thomson-CSF (now Thales Group) in 2000, as a way for It is now partially state-owned by the French State, and has operations in more than 50 countries. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. It has 70,000 employees and generated over 13 billion euros in revenues in 2006. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e The Group is ranked as the 485th largest company by Fortune 500 Global and is the 9th largest defense contractor in the world. Fortune is a Global Business Magazine published by Time Inc's Fortune|Money Group ^[2]. 63% of its total sales are military sales.

The Thales Group is named after the Greek philosopher (Θαλῆς), and as such would be pronounced /ˈθeɪliːz/ in English. Thales of Miletus According to Bertrand Russell, "Philosophy begins with Thales However, the French owners tend to prefer their pronunciation of IPA: [talɛs] or sometimes [ˈtɑlɛs].

Albert Fert, employed by Thales, received the Nobel Prize of Physics in 2007. Albert Fert (born March 7 1938) is a French physicist and one of the discoverers of Giant magnetoresistance which brought about

Contents 1 Areas of business 2 Major shareholders 3 History 3.1 Alcatel deal 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Areas of business

Thales Group has made many electronic devices and equipments used by the French Armed Forces from its past as Thomson-CSF, it made the SPECTRA helmet for the army and the gendarmerie. The SPECTRA helmet or CGF Gallet Combat Helmet TC "Denmark" is the Ballistic helmet currently in use in the Danish military, French military It worked with Dassault Aviation on the Rafale and made its SPECTRA defensive aids. Dassault Aviation is a French aircraft manufacturer of military, regional and business jets, a subsidiary of WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Thales SPECTRA ( Système de Protection et d'Évitement des Conduites de Tir du Rafale, Self-Protection Equipment Countering Threats to Rafale Aircraft is an integrated defensive Thales often worked with DCNS and designed the electronics used on French ships, it is involved in the construction of both the Horizon and FREMM programs. History France, Italy and the UK issued a joint requirement in 1992 after the failure of the NATO Frigate Replacement (NFR-90 project Versions Three versions of the frigates are planned one anti-submarine version one anti-aircraft version (FR ''Cassard'' class]] Thales, as Thomson-CSF, was involved in the Taiwan frigates scandal part of the sale of La Fayette class frigates to Taiwan. French version Context In the late 1980s the Marine Nationale started the studies for frigates adapted to low-intensity conflicts in the post-Cold War era It is also present in Eurosam as Thomson-CSF was a founder of the consortium along Aérospatiale and Alenia Aeronautica. Eurosam GIE is a European manufacturer of anti-air missiles Eurosam was established in June 1989 for the development of the Famille de missiles Sol-Air Futurs (Future Surface-to-Air Aérospatiale was a French Aerospace manufacturer that primarily built both civilian and military Aircraft and Rockets The company was created in 1970 Alenia Aeronautica is an Aerospace engineering corporation in Italy, a subsidiary of Finmeccanica. In February 2004, Thales was awarded a contract for a new command and control system for the French Navy, the SIC 21, that will be fitted on the Charles de Gaulle, many vessels and shore locations. The Future French aircraft carrier involves Thales as the main designer of the ship too. Background The previous French carriers Clemenceau and Foch were completed in 1961 and 1963 respectively Thales is also working on X-ray imaging, finances, energy and operating commercial satellites.

Thales has a worldwide presence. Its large presence in the UK (largely as a result of the Racal acquisition) has resulted in several high profile contracts. Racal Electronics plc was once the third-largest British electronics firm before being purchased by Thomson-CSF (now Thales Group) in 2000, as a way for Great-Britain is the country where Thales has the strongest presence after France itself. The company's design won the competition for the Royal Navy Future Carrier (CVF). History Requirement The 22000 tonne Invincible class aircraft carriers ''Invincible'', ''Illustrious'' and ''Ark Royal'' It is part of the Airtanker consortium, the winning bid for the RAF's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft. Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA is a UK project to provide Aerial refueling (AR and Air transport (AT for the Thales UK won the contract for the British Army UAV programme, Watchkeeper. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV is an unpiloted Aircraft. UAVs can be remote controlled or fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans or more complex dynamic Watchkeeper WK450 is a £800 million contract awarded in July 2005 to Thales to provide the British Army with an Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV It also produces the SWARM remote weapon station. The SWARM Remote Weapon System (Stabilised Weapon And Reconnaissance Mount is a fully armored Remote weapon system designed and built by the Thales Group in A remote weapon system or station, (RWS is a remotely controlled weapon station for light and medium Caliber weapons which can be installed on any type of

Thales is also a major manufacturer of in-flight entertainment onboard airliners. In-Flight entertainment ( IFE) refers to the entertainment available to aircraft passengers during a flight Thales' primary competitors in this area of business include Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Rockwell Collins, and LiveTV (originally owned by Thales, now owned by JetBlue). Panasonic Avionics Corporation (previously incorporated as Matsushita Avionics Systems is a part of Matsushita Electric Industrial and is headquartered in Lake Forest Rockwell Collins Inc ( is a large United States -based international company headquartered in Cedar Rapids Iowa primarily providing Aviation and Information LiveTV is a major provider of airline In-flight entertainment systems

Major shareholders

• French state: 27. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 1%
• Alcatel-Lucent: 21. Alcatel-Lucent is one of the world's biggest industry players in Telecommunications that provides hardware software and services to Service Providers Enterprises and 6%
• Dassault Group: 5%

History

Main article: Thomson-CSF

Thales' predecessor, Thomson-CSF, evolved from Compagnie Française Thomson-Houston (CFTH), which was established in 1893. Dassault Group, (GIMD Groupe Dassault or the Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault S Thomson-CSF was a major electronics and Defense contractor. In December 2000 it was renamed Thales Group. However Thomson-CSF itself was established in 1968 when Thomson-Brandt (the renamed CFTH) merged its electronics arm with that of Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil (CSF). Thomson SA (,) formerly known as Thomson Multimedia is an international provider of solutions for the creation management delivery and access of video for the

Thales formed a joint venture with Raytheon in June, 2001 to combine their radar and communications systems divisions. Raytheon Company ( is a major American Defense contractor and industrial corporation with core Manufacturing concentrations in Defense systems Named ThalesRaytheonSystems, the firm is 50% owned by both parent companies. ThalesRaytheonSystems ( ThalesRaytheon or TRS) is a joint venture between Raytheon of the United States and Thales Group of France

In 2002 Thales set up the joint venture company Armaris with the French shipbuilder DCN to offer a total "bottom up" shipbuilding capability. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

In 2002, Thales Broadcast Multimedia, a former subsidiary of Thales, provided China with standard short-wave radio-broadcasting equipment designed for general public radio-broadcasting. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Although the contract was not at all for the purpose of jamming foreign radio stations broadcasting to China, it now appears that this is what the ALLISS antennas are being used for.

In 2003 Thales UK's design won the competition for the Royal Navy Future Carrier (CVF) and the company now participates in an alliance company with BAE Systems and the UK Ministry of Defence. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. History Requirement The 22000 tonne Invincible class aircraft carriers ''Invincible'', ''Illustrious'' and ''Ark Royal'' BAE Systems plc (BAE is a British defence and aerospace company headquartered in Farnborough, England, that has global interests particularly The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters This Thales design may form the basis of the Future French aircraft carrier which the company has agreed to build with DCN. Background The previous French carriers Clemenceau and Foch were completed in 1961 and 1963 respectively

In 2006 Thales were given the green light to buy out Australian Defence Industries, a major manufacturer of such military equipment as smokeless gunpowder and the Bushmaster IMV. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Thales Australia ( formerly ADI Limited) was the primary defence contractor for the Australian Defence Force. As of September 06, all ADI branding has been replaced with Thales, and the website templates have been changed.

Alcatel deal

In April, 2006, Thales announced it would be acquiring Alcatel's space business (67% of Alcatel Alenia Space and 33% of Telespazio), and Alcatel's Rail Signalling Solutions division in a deal which also raised Alcatel's ownership of Thales to 21. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Alcatel-Lucent is one of the world's biggest industry players in Telecommunications that provides hardware software and services to Service Providers Enterprises and Thales Alenia Space is the company born after Thales had bought the participation of Alcatel in the two Joint-ventures between Alcatel and Finmeccanica Telespazio is a space systems services company based in Rome, Italy. 66 percent. The French government would also decrease its ownership in Thales to 27. 1 percent from 31. 3 percent as part of the acquisition. According to an Alcatel Press Room Web page of April 5, 2006, the deal would also include the Systems Integration activities (those not dedicated to telecoms operators, and covering mainly the transport and energy sectors).

See also

• Thomson-CSF - Related history before 2000
• Thomson SA
• Thales Air Defence Limited
• Thales Underwater Systems
• Thales Nederland
• Thales Optronics

References

Thales Group Profile [1]

External links

• Thales Group website
• Company profile on Yahoo!

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