Safran is an international high-technology group, a leading equipment manufacturer in the fields of Aeronautics, Space and Defense. The group specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of high-tech mechanical and electronic equipment and systems. Turnover by product family is broken down as follows: – aeronautical and space propulsion systems (51.2%): helicopter engines (world No. 1), civil and military aircraft, systems for space launchers and missiles, target spacecraft turbojets, etc. ; – aeronautical equipment, defense systems and aerosystems (38%): aircraft engine nacelles, landing gear, braking systems, electrical wiring, etc. Safran also offers systems and equipment on board aircraft (notably evacuation slides, emergency stop systems, protective parachutes and oxygen systems, electrical power management systems, control systems, management systems water and waste and connectivity systems) and defense and security systems (helicopter flight controls, biometric identification systems based on fingerprints (world leader), inertial systems, optronics, tactical drone systems, etc.); – aircraft interiors (10.7%): cabin interiors and seats; – others (0.1%). The geographical distribution of turnover is as follows: France (19.4%), Europe (24%), Americas (34.8%), Asia and Oceania (13.2%), Africa and Middle East (8.6% ).
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