Safran Electronics & Defense
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| Subsidiary company | |
| Industry | Solutions and services in optronics, avionics, electronics and critical software for both civil and military markets. |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Revenue | €1,275 million (at 31 December 2015) |
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Number of employees
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7,600 (at 31 December 2015) |
| Parent | Safran |
| Divisions | Avionics, Optronics, Defense |
| Subsidiaries |
Optics 1, Inc |
| Website | http://www.safran-electronics-defense.com |
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Safran Electronics & Defense, formerly known as Sagem Défense Sécurité, is a French company specializing in optronics, avionics and electronic systems, as well as critical software for civil and military applications in the naval, aeronautical and space sectors. It is one of the ten entities that make up the Safran Group.
The Société d’applications générales d’électricité et de mécanique (SAGEM) was created in 1925. The company's products ranged from inertial navigation systems to fax machines. SAGEM also manufactured precision equipment for the French Navy: gyrocompasses, fire-control units, optronic equipment.
In 2005, SAGEM merged with the French company "Société nationale d'étude et de construction de moteurs d'aviation (SNECMA)" to form the Safran Group. Within this framework, SAGEM's activities merged with the company Sagem Défense Sécurité. In 2007, the security applications were separated off and a new company named Sagem Sécurité was created (now called Morpho). The Safran Electronics division was created in 2009, grouping together all Safran's electronic engineers. In 2011, the facility in Tarbes (south-west France), which manufactured components for the Magajoule Laser, was sold to the Alcen Group. The question of whether to merge or exchange activities with the Thales Group was regularly raised between 2004 and 2011.
On 1 January 2012, the facility in Fougères (France), formerly Sagem Industries, merged with Sagem Défense Sécurité. The site is often acknowledged for its remarkable ability to adapt to new types of production and for its staff's cutting-edge expertise. In the same year, Thales and Sagem acquired Areva's stake in Sofradir. Sagem owns 50% of this subsidiary which is a European leader in infra-red detectors. In July, the two companies announced the creation of OPTROLEAD, a 50/50 joint-venture company working in the field of optronics.
In January 2013, the facility in Saint-Pierre-du-Perray (France) became a fully owned subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense. The company focuses on designing and manufacturing high-performance optics for space, astronomy, high-power lasers and the semiconductor industry.
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