Thales Nederland B.V. (formerly Signaal) is a subsidiary of Thales Group involved primarily in naval defence systems (sensors, radars and infrared systems). Other areas of business include air defence, communications, optronics, cryogenic cooling systems and navigation products. The Thales Group is a global electronics company serving aerospace, defence, and information technology markets worldwide. ...

History

The company was founded in 1922 as Fabriek van Signaalapparaten for the development of naval systems.

In 1940 the company's factory was captured by the invading German Army. After the war the company was nationalised as N.V. Hollandsche Signaalapparaten (Signaal). The German Army (German: Heer listen â–¶(?)) is one of the three parts of the Bundeswehr (Federal Defence), as well as previously the Wehrmacht (Defence Force) - the others are the Air Force (Luftwaffe) and the Navy (Marine). ... Nationalization or Nationalisation is the act of taking assets into state ownership. ...

In 1956 the majority of Signaal shares were purchased by Philips, the Netherlands based electronics company. Between 1956 and the end of the Cold War Signaal's business expanded to the point where it had customers in 35 countries and over 5,000 employees. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. ... For the generic term for high-tension and / or indirect struggle between states, falling short of actual open hostilities, see cold war (war). ...

In 1990 Philips decided defence was not a core activity and sold Signaal to Thomson-CSF, the French electronics and defence contractor. Signaal became Thomson-CSF Signaal. With the renaming of Thomson to Thales in 2000 Thomson-CSF Signaal became Thales Nederland. Thomson-CSF was a major electronics and defense contractor. ...

Products

• Goalkeeper CIWS
• SMART-L radar
• S1850M radar

Goalkeeper CIWS Goalkeeper is a Dutch close-in weapon system, the purpose of which is to defend a ship against incoming missiles and ballistic shells. ... The S1850M is a long range radar for wide area search. ...

References

• Thales Nederland "History: Thales Nederland B.V. goes back a long way." Retrieved Jan. 18, 2005.