Safran Electronics & Defense, formerly known as Sagem Défense Sécurité, is a French company specializing in optronics, avionics and electronic systems, as well as 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.
| Company type | Subsidiary company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Solutions and services in optronics, avionics, electronics and critical software for both civil and military markets. |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | , France |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Revenue | €1,275 million (at 31 December 2015) |
Number of employees | 7,600 (at 31 December 2015) |
| Parent | Safran |
| Divisions | Avionics, Optronics, Defense |
| Subsidiaries | Optics 1, Inc Safran REOSC |
| Website | http://www.safran-electronics-defense.com/ |
History edit
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.[1]
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).[2] 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 Megajoule Laser, was sold to the Alcen Group.[3] 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.[4] In the same year, Thales and Sagem acquired Areva's stake in Sofradir.[5] Sagem owns 50% of this subsidiary which is a European leader in infrared 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.
In 2013, Sagem announced the opening of a factory in Casablanca (Morocco) to produce components for actuators and avionics equipment.[6] On 19 May 2016, all the Group's companies took the name of Safran, and Sagem became Safran Electronics & Defense.[7] At the end of that year, the company grouped together all its R&D and R&T activities in the north-west of Paris on the Éragny site.[8]
The company has been headed up by the following directors (in chronological order): Jacques Paccard, Jean-Paul Herteman (appointed in November 2006), Jean-Lin Fournereaux (September 2007), Philippe Petitcolin (June 2011), Bruno Even[9] (May 2013), Martin Sion[10] (June 2015) and Franck Saudo[11] (April 2023).
In November 2022, it was announced Safran Electronics & Defense had acquired the Cesson-Sévigné-based space sector radio-communication and radio-navigation company, Syrlinks.[12]
Organization edit
The company has three divisions: Avionics, Optronics & Defense and Safran Electronics.[13] Today, it has nine facilities in France and twelve subsidiaries spread across four continents.
Activity edit
Safran Electronics & Defense is a technology company that develops civil and military solutions for sea, land, air and space applications.
For example, in the field of optronics, the company developed the non-penetrating periscope for the Barracuda submarine, the FELIN system (an integrated infantry soldier combat suite), infrared scope and cameras for helicopters and tanks, as well as the Sperwer and Patroller drone systems.[14]
In terms of avionics, the company provides numerous types of equipment, ranging from the electric flight control system for the NH90 helicopter to the information system for the Airbus A380, as well as inertial navigation systems and engine control systems.
Finally, in the space sector, Safran manufactures high-performance space optics used on satellites such as MeteoSat and Gaia.[15]
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References edit
- ^ SAGEM, ROQUES MICHEL, Sagem, soixante ans à tire-d'aile, SAGEM, 1986, 140 p.
- ^ Nouvelle, L'Usine (5 April 2007). "Sagem Défense Sécurité se sépare en deux - Défense". usinenouvelle.com/ (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Nouvelle, L'Usine (31 January 2011). "Sagem Tarbes devient Alsyom - Quotidien des Usines". usinenouvelle.com/ (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Safran plaide pour la réindustrialisation". Le Figaro Bourse. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Nouvelle, L'Usine (30 January 2012). "Thales et Safran achètent les parts d'Areva dans Sofradir - L'Usine de l'Aéro". usinenouvelle.com/ (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Nouvelle, L'Usine (2 October 2013). "Sagem Défense Sécurité va investir 5 millions d'euros dans une nouvelle usine au Maroc - L'Usine Maroc". usinenouvelle.com/ (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Philippe Petitcolin : " Toutes les sociétés du groupe s'appelleront Safran "". lesechos.fr. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Six cents salariés de la Sagem vont déménager à Eragny". leparisien.fr. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Safran : vaste jeu de chaises musicales à la tête des filiales du groupe". La Tribune (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Nouveau casting à la direction de Safran". La Tribune (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Management appointments at Safran". www.safran-group.com (Press release). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Rainbow, Jason (7 November 2022). "Safran buys Syrlinks space-based radio frequency business". SpaceNews. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Société". Safran Electronics & Defense. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Aéronautique et Espace". Safran Electronics & Defense. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Gaia en ses miroirs". Safran. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.