Thales Communications expands portfolio, changes name to Thales Defense & Security

Oct. 17, 2013
CLARKSBURG, Md., 17 Oct. 2013. Leaders of military radio communications specialist Thales Communications Inc. in Clarksburg, Md., are changing the company's name to Thales Defense & Security Inc. to reflect the company’s increased technology base and product portfolio.
CLARKSBURG, Md., 17 Oct. 2013. Leaders of military radio communications specialist Thales Communications Inc. in Clarksburg, Md., are changing the company's name to Thales Defense & Security Inc. to reflect the company’s increased technology base and product portfolio.

Two Thales businesses merged with Thales Communications -- the navigation, surveillance, and simulation segment of the Thales air traffic management organization, and the former Thales USA Defense and Security.

They join Tampa Microwave, Visionix, and InterSense -- the businesses acquired by Thales Communications during 2012. Tampa Microwave specializes in small manpackable, tactical satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals for high-bandwidth, voice, video, and data battlefield communications. Visionix and InterSense design helmet-mounted display and motion tracking systems.

As part of the intra-Thales mergers, two other Thales businesses came under management control of Thales Communications, with no changes in their leadership. Those companies are Thales e-Security, a provider of data protection solutions, and Advanced Acoustic Concepts -- a Thales-DRS joint venture that provides advanced sonar systems.

Thales Defense & Security is based in Clarksburg, Md., and has facilities in California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania.

For more information contact Thales Defense & Security online at www.thalesdsi.com.

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