Thales Nederland
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Thales Nederland B.V. (formerly Hollandse Signaalapparaten B.V. or in short Signaal) is a subsidiary of the French multinational company Thales Group based in the Netherlands.
The firm was founded as NV Hazemeyer's Fabriek van Signaalapparaten during 1922 by Hazemeyer and
During 1990, the French electronics and defence contractor
products.History
The company was founded during 1922 in the city of the Hengelo, in the Netherlands as NV Hazemeyer's Fabriek van Signaalapparaten by Hazemeyer and Siemens & Halske. Initially specialising in the development of naval fire-control systems, the company was established in the Netherlands as a means of getting around the restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles on Germany; there was a specific stipulation forbidding any German company from manufacturing military equipment.[2] The first major contract to be secured by the company was for the production of the fire control systems of the HNLMS Sumatra and HNLMS Java, two of the Royal Netherlands Navy's Java-class light cruisers. Throughout the interwar period, the firm expanded rapidly, gaining customers in overseas nations such as Sweden, Spain and Greece.[3]
During May 1940, amid the turbulent world events of the
In the immediate
During 1956, a large portion of shares in the company were purchased from the Dutch government by the Netherlands-based electronics company
Throughout the latter half of the twentieth century, the firm continued to expand, opening up multiple factories across the Netherlands. By the end of the Cold War, Signaal had expanded to the point where it had customers in 35 countries and in excess of 5,000 employees.[3] However, the Cold War's demise had led to hefty cuts in many nation's defence budgets, which had in turn caused a downturn in customer demand for Signaal, compelling the company to reorganise itself and to reduce its level of staffing.[3]
During 1990, Philips decided that it no longer wanted to pursue defence as a core activity of its portfolio; thus Signaal was sold on to the French electronics and defence contractor Thomson-CSF.[1] Accordingly, Signaal was rebranded as Thomson-CSF Signaal.[3]
Following the acquisition, various new systems, largely focused upon defence equipment and combat management tools, were developed.
In February 2024 it was reported that Thales Nederland had tripled its radar production over the last few years.[9]
Products
- TACTICOS- Combat Management System
- NS100 4D- Naval Air and Surface surveillance 3D AESA radar
- SMART-L-EWC - 3D multibeam radar.[10]
- I-Mast - housing that accommodates all major radars, sensors and antennas of a naval vessel
- CIWS - autonomous and completely automatic weapon system for short-range defense.[4]
- Gatekeeper - Staring security system
- Smart-S MK2 multi beam radar
Land Defence & C4I
- Sotas Solutions - vehicle communications
- SQUIRE Ground Surveillance Radar - man-portable medium-range ground surveillance radar
Transportation
- chipcard system for public transport in the Netherlands
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0415514590.
- ^ "Heemaf - Namen". www.holechistorie.nl (in Dutch). Holec Historie. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "History: Thales Nederland B.V. goes back a long way". Thales Nederland. Archived from the original on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2005.
- ^ a b Gain, Nathan (24 April 2019). "LIG Nex 1 opens new Goalkeeper maintenance facility". navalnews.com.
- ^ "Philips Crypto". cryptomuseum.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Thales Nederland BV". Bloomberg. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Mergers". Flight International. 8 May 2001.
- ^ "United Ambition". Flight International. 26 April 2005.
- ^ Nicholas Fiorenza (15 February 2024). "Thales Nederland triples radar production". Janes.
- ^ "SMART-L 3D Long range surveillance radar". Thales. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 24 Oct 2011.