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Saturday, November 07, 2009

Thales Wants Larger Share of Naval Systems Company

ThalesThales is keen to raise its stake in naval systems company DCNS to 35 percent from 25 percent, as systems integration plays an increasingly important part in the design and building of modern warships, said Marc Darmon, head of Thales' naval division.

"Lifting the stake in DCNS would boost synergies for DCNS and Thales, as the main task facing industry is the managing of integration risk, which comes from the complexity of systems," Darmon said.

Thales makes radars, optronics for infrared search and track and electronic warfare, communications and sonar gear, and integrates systems. The Tacticos combat management system, which fuses sensors and weapons, is one of its key products.

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