Thales Spons Ord (THLEF)

Thales is a France-based company, engaged in aerospace, space, defense, security and transportation markets. The Company is organised along four Business Sectors: The Aerospace operating segment combines the "Avionics" and "Space" Global Business Units that develop on-board systems, solutions and services both with governmental (States, Civil Security Organisations, Space agencies) and non-governmental (aircraft manufacturers, airlines, satellite operators) customer bases; the Transport operating segment comprises the "Ground Transportation Systems" Global Business Unit that develops systems and services for an exclusively civil customer base of ground transportation infrastructure operators; the Defense and Security operating segment combines the "Secure Communications and Information Systems", "Land and Air Systems" and "Defense Mission Systems" Global Business Units that develop equipment, systems and services for the armed and security forces as well as the protection of networks and infrastructures, with an almost exclusively governmental customer base; the DCNS operating segment develops above and under water naval systems and services in energy.