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Thales Defense & Security, Inc.

22605 Gateway Center Dr.
Clarksburg, MD 20871
United States

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) is a global company serving the defense, federal, and commercial markets with innovative solutions for the ground tactical, airborne and avionics, naval/maritime, and security domains. In addition to mission-critical communication systems, the company provides helmet-mounted displays and motion tracking technologies; SATCOM terminals; advanced sonar systems; air traffic management navigation, surveillance, and simulation; and data protection solutions. Furthermore, TDSI serves as a gateway for technology, leveraging Thales-wide solutions—such as combat management systems; naval, airborne, and ground ISR; and electronic warfare—to address U.S. requirements.

TDSI is part of Thales Group, a global aerospace defense and technology solution provider with over 64,000 employees in 56 countries and global revenues in excess of $16.4B USD in 2016.  With over 25,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design and deploy equipment, systems and services to meet the most complex communications and security requirements.

TDSI operates as a proxy-regulated company, Free of Foreign Ownership, Control, and Influence (FOCI). As such, TDSI is considered a 100% American company by the U.S. Government, approved to work on the full spectrum of U.S. Government classified and unclassified projects, and is positioned to support strategic partnerships in the development of key technologies for the defense market.