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| Type | Public |
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| Founded | Paris, France (1924) |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Industry | telecommunications |
| Products | telecommunications service, electronics, communications systems |
| Website | www.sagem.com |
SAGEM (Société d’Applications Générales de l’Électricité et de la Mécanique, translated to Company of General Applications of Electricity and Mechanics) was a major French company involved in defence electronics, consumer electronics and communication systems.
In 2005, Sagem merged with SNECMA to form SAFRAN. Sagem's communications business became SAGEM Communication, a subsidiary of SAFRAN. The company's defence electronics business became Sagem Défense Sécurité.
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History
Sagem was founded in 1925 in Paris by Marcel Môme, Aged 25 he formed the (Society for the General Application of Electricity & Mechanics), a company whose central business would be mechanics. Early products included electrical components, power distribution equipment, cameras, projectors and military equipment.
From 1942, following a request from the French Ministry of Telecommunications, SAGEM developed a new communication system : the telex printer. This date marked their move towards telecommunications.
SAGEM has grouped its activities around two activities:
- A communication branch (SAGEM is ranked second within the French telecommunication equipment providers);
- A Defense & Security branch (Sagem Défense Sécurité), which covers three domains:
- Optronics and Defense (imagers and infrared and light-intensifying cameras, sights, periscopes, gyrostabilised pods, but also cryptology, UAV systems, etc.);
- Avionics (inertial navigation, civilian and military avionics, guidance and pointing systems);
- Electronics (electronics, software, circuit boards, control units).
The group is ranked third within the French electronic, defence, and security market.
Product history
Expansion of the product line centered around telephony and defence electronics. In 1961 SAGEM was selected to provide the Inertial Navigation Systems for France's first ballistic missiles, as well as the optical and navigation systems for the first ballistic missile submarines.
In the 1980s and 90s, Sagem expanded aggressively into the telecommunications and consumer electronics industries. The defence electronics branch of SAGEM was selected to upgrade the electronic systems of some France-built aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force under the ROSE upgrade program.
In 2005 Sagem and Snecma merged to form SAFRAN.
In 2007 Sagem launched mobiles in India with a tradename Bleu Bleu website
Products
- CU161 Sperwer Tactical UAV system
- Inertial Unit Sigma 30
- SAGEM myC4-2
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