SAFRAN
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| Société Anonyme | |
| Traded as | Euronext: SAF |
| Industry |
Aerospace Defense |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
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Key people
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Philippe Petitcolin (CEO) Ross McInnes (Chairman) |
| Products | Aircraft engines and equipment, defence electronics, biometric technologies, smart cards, identity management |
| Revenue | €17.414 billion (2015) |
| €2.432 billion (2015) | |
| Profit | €1.482 billion (2015) |
| Total assets | €18.51 billion (end 2010) |
| Total equity | €24.7 billion (March 2016) |
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Number of employees
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70,000 (2015) |
| Website | www |
Safran S.A. is a French multinational aircraft engine, rocket engine, aerospace-component, defense, and security company. It was formed by a merger between the aircraft and rocket engine manufacturer and aerospace component manufacturer group SNECMA and the security company SAGEM in 2005. Its headquarters are located in Paris. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 .
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