ThalesRaytheonSystems
| Company type | Private joint venture |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace, defence |
| Founded | June 2001 |
| Headquarters | Massy, France Fullerton, California, United States |
Key people | Philippe Duhamel (CEO) |
| Products | Air operation command and control systems, battlefield radars, ground-based weapon-locating radars, surveillance radars |
| Services | Maintenance, repair, logistic support, technical assistance, software support, system life extension |
| Owner | Raytheon Technologies (50%) Thales Group (50%) |
Number of employees | 1,600 |
| Website | http://www.thalesraytheon.com/ |
Thales-Raytheon Systems Company LLC (also known as ThalesRaytheonSystems or TRS) is a defence and aerospace firm with dual headquarters located in Massy, France and Fullerton, California, United States. It functions as an equal partnership between Raytheon Technologies and Thales Group.
Established in June 2001, ThalesRaytheonSystems merged the radar and Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) product portfolios of its founding companies. The enterprise provides defense electronics solutions alongside services such as maintenance, repairs, logistics support, technical assistance, software maintenance, system overhaul, and life cycle extension.
History
On 16 December 2000, the announcement was made by Thales Group and Raytheon Company regarding the formation of ThalesRaytheon Systems. Prior to this joint venture, the two organizations cooperated on 17 separate programs and maintained military electronics product lines that produced annual revenues between $500 million and $700 million. At its launch, ThalesRaytheon commanded approximately 40% of the worldwide market share for air defense command and control centers, radar systems, and battlefield surveillance technologies.
In March 2002, ThalesRaytheonSystems was awarded a $99 million contract by the French defence procurement agency to supply the mobile command and control centre (C3M), a deployable element integral to France’s Air Command and Control System.
In 2008, a collaboration began between Lockheed Martin and ThalesRaytheonSystems to implement NATO's Theater Missile Defence capabilities. This partnership was strengthened in July 2018 through a teaming agreement aimed at jointly developing Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) command and control solutions tailored for NATO member states.
February 2011 saw NATO grant ThalesRaytheonSystems a contract to upgrade the Air Command and Control System (ACCS) within the framework of the Active Layered Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence (ALTBMD), enhancing sensor coordination and missile tracking functions. A subsequent contract in 2015 expanded these improvements with additional functionality enhancements.
In June 2016, the joint venture underwent restructuring to concentrate exclusively on serving NATO agencies and member countries by providing Air Command and Control Systems alongside missile defense solutions. Responsibilities for ground-based radars and air command systems outside of ACCS were reassigned back to the parent companies.
July 2019 marked the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Italian aerospace company Leonardo S.p.A. and ThalesRaytheonSystems to cooperate on NATO’s air command and control system (ACCS).