Thales To Work With French Government On A New Domestic Security Plan
Monday, 3. November 2008, 23:55:32
Thales, THF.F, in Newsire on Security Systems News Europe announces that it is targeting civil security with new development center: France based aerospace, defense and security giant Thales, reflecting the growing importance of the security sector to its business activities, has launched a new security laboratory that it says will focus on the development of security solutions targeting citizen protection, critical infrastructure, crisis management and disaster prevention.
The security market is an increasingly important part of Thales' business, according to the company, with revenues from the sector now amounting to EUR 3.4bn annually, or a quarter of the company's total turnover.
The new 600-square-meter interactive security lab, located in the Paris suburb of Velizy le Bois, where Thales employs 2,000 engineers and experts, will focus on several key areas, including large-scale urban security solutions, protection of energy production and transport infrastructure, airport security, secure ID document production and management and cyber security.
"This year in particular, with the French presidency of the European Union and a major domestic security plan due to be announced by the French government, Thales is placing growing emphasis on technological development for mission critical systems and civil security," the company said in a statement.
The security market is an increasingly important part of Thales' business, according to the company, with revenues from the sector now amounting to EUR 3.4bn annually, or a quarter of the company's total turnover.
The new 600-square-meter interactive security lab, located in the Paris suburb of Velizy le Bois, where Thales employs 2,000 engineers and experts, will focus on several key areas, including large-scale urban security solutions, protection of energy production and transport infrastructure, airport security, secure ID document production and management and cyber security.
"This year in particular, with the French presidency of the European Union and a major domestic security plan due to be announced by the French government, Thales is placing growing emphasis on technological development for mission critical systems and civil security," the company said in a statement.
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