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Safran Aims to Acquire Thales’s Aeronautical Electrical Systems Business
The proposed transaction would expand Safran’s position in electrical power generation.
Safran's EngineUS will power a range of electric aircraft
Safran's EngineUs family of electric motors will power a variety of new aircraft, including trainers and a 19-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner. (Image: Christel Sasso, CAPA Pictures, Safran)

Safran has entered negotiations with Thales to acquire the French avionics OEM’s aeronautical electrical systems business next year, the companies said Tuesday. The talks involve Thales’s electric power conversion activity, which also plays a role in power generation and electric motors in the civil and military aeronautics sector.

The proposed acquisition includes Thales Avionics Electrical Systems and Thales Avionics Electrical Motors companies, which operate sites in the Paris region in Chatou, Meru, and Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, as well as the support, maintenance, and production activities for aeronautical electrical equipment in Florida and Singapore.