ArmInfo.At the invitation of the President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, a delegation of the French company "Thales Group", headed by Vice President Philippe Valery, arrived in Armenia. ArmInfo was informed about this in the press service of the President of Armenia.
The head of state's administration reminded that the foundation for cooperation with this French company was laid back in September 2018, then RA President Armen Sarkissian met with the "Thales Group" management during his visit to France, and in November 2018 he visited the company's digital workshop and got acquainted with its activities, ongoing programs, and also discussed issues related to the prospects of cooperation with Armenian companies.
At the same time, the report notes that within the framework of the visit, the representatives of "Thales Group" will hold meetings with the Minister of High Technologies and Industry of the Republic of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan, the Minister of Science, Education, Culture and Sports Arayik Harutyunyan, will visit the advanced technological enterprises, in particular the Synopsis Armenia company , BetConstruct, Tumo Center for Creative Technologies, will meet with representatives of Armenian startups, study Armenia's experience in high technology, as well as successes.
"Thales Group" is a French multinational company that designs and builds electrical systems and provides services for the aerospace, defense, transportation and security markets. The company was founded in 1892. The head office is located in the city of Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris. It has offices in more than 50 countries and employs about 68,000 people. Thales is third in the world for the production of airborne radar stations and electronic warfare systems. It produces a significant part of the components of on-board electronic equipment for military aviation. The company produces containers with equipment for laser illumination of targets, surveillance and aiming systems for aircraft, ships and tanks, reconnaissance day and night TV cameras (including container versions), and complexes of optoelectronic countermeasures. 100% of these products are manufactured by Pilkington Optronics, part of Thales.
