France is a cornerstone of European security and resilience, with leading capabilities in aerospace, defence technology, nuclear energy, critical infrastructure, and crisis management across the continent.
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Thales is a global leader in advanced technologies for the Security, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital sectors, with 42,000 employees in France and headquarters near Paris. The company provides critical
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Naval Group is France's premier maritime security industrial group, designing and building surface warships and nuclear submarines for French maritime forces and export customers, with major shipyards
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Airbus Helicopters, headquartered at Marignane near Marseille, is the world's largest helicopter manufacturer with 48% of the global turbine helicopter market, producing both civil and tactical rotorc
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EDF is France's state-owned electricity utility operating 56 nuclear power reactors that provide approximately 70% of the nation's electricity, making France the world leader in nuclear energy product
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Framatome (owned 80.5% by EDF, 19.5% by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) is the world's leading designer and manufacturer of nuclear reactor components, fuel assemblies, and instrumentation systems, with
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Orano is the world leader in nuclear fuel cycle services, managing uranium mining, conversion, enrichment (at the Tricastin site), and recycling of spent nuclear fuel (at La Hague, Normandy), which re
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Exail Technologies (formed by the merger of ECA Group and iXblue in 2022) is a high-tech industrial group specialising in autonomous underwater vehicles, inertial navigation systems, and photonics for
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Chantiers de l'Atlantique is Europe's largest single shipyard, located at Saint-Nazaire at the mouth of the Loire river, building the world's largest cruise ships and expanding into offshore wind elec
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Airbus CyberSecurity, headquartered in Élancourt near Paris, is a European specialist in cybersecurity for aerospace and critical infrastructure systems, operating 1,300+ cyber experts across France,
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Stormshield (a subsidiary of Airbus CyberSecurity) is a French cybersecurity software company producing firewalls and endpoint security solutions qualified and certified by ANSSI at Standard level and
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WALLIX is a French-listed cybersecurity company (Euronext: ALLIX) and European leader in Privileged Access Management (PAM), protecting over 4,000 organisations worldwide including 80% of French Opera
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TEHTRIS is a French cybersecurity company founded in 2010 and headquartered in Bordeaux, developing the AI-powered TEHTRIS XDR Platform that automatically detects and neutralizes cyber espionage and s
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STMicroelectronics (incorporated in Netherlands, major operational center in Crolles/Grenoble, France) is Europe's largest semiconductor manufacturer, employing 4,000+ at its Grenoble and Crolles faci
Visit website ↗Gif-sur-Yvette (Paris-Saclay)
CEA is France's public research authority in energy, security, IT, and health technologies, employing over 20,000 people across 9 centres and holding the No. 1 position in France and Europe for patent
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Thales Alenia Space (joint venture Thales 67%, Leonardo 33%), with major sites in Cannes and Toulouse, is the prime contractor for France's government telecommunications satellites (Syracuse programme
Visit website ↗La Défense (Courbevoie)
Engie is a French multinational energy company with headquarters at La Défense, operating across electricity generation, natural gas distribution, renewable energy, and energy services in over 70 coun
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Naval Group's Cherbourg shipyard is France's sole submarine construction site, exclusively building nuclear attack submarines (Barracuda/Suffren class) and previously built the Le Triomphant-class SSB
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Capgemini, one of the world's largest IT consulting companies headquartered in Paris, provides comprehensive cybersecurity services including risk management, cloud security, identity and access manag
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Atos (through its Eviden division) is a French digital services company providing cybersecurity, advanced computing, and digital transformation services to security, energy, healthcare, and government
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CS Group is a French technology company headquartered in Toulouse providing mission-critical IT systems, cybersecurity, and decision support to security, space, and critical infrastructure sectors, wi
Visit website ↗Courbevoie (La Défense)
Idemia is a French identity technology company with nearly 8,000 employees providing biometric passports, border-control systems, and digital identity solutions for governments and critical infrastruc
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YesWeHack is a European bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure platform founded in 2015 and headquartered in Paris, operating in 170+ countries with 50,000+ ethical hackers finding security vulnerabi
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CybelAngel is a French cybersecurity company providing continuous external threat intelligence by scanning the deep and dark web, connected devices, and exposed cloud storage to detect data leakage an
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Bertin Technologies is a French high-technology company specialising in CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) detection systems, infrared imaging, acoustics, and aeraulics for securit
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Delair is a French drone company headquartered in Toulouse that develops fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance, intelligence, and mapping applications for both civil and security client
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Photonis is a French-led company manufacturing image intensifiers, photomultiplier tubes, night vision systems, and radiation detectors for security and scientific applications, with headquarters in M
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CNIM Systèmes Industriels (part of the Soleri group) is a French industrial company designing and producing specialised equipment for nuclear, security, and environmental sectors, including nuclear wa
Visit website ↗Châtenay-Malabry
Exosens (rebranded from the merger including Sofradir and ULIS) is a French group producing cooled and uncooled infrared detectors, image intensifier tubes, and low-light cameras for security, space,
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HGH Infrared Systems is a French company producing thermal panoramic surveillance systems used for perimeter protection of security installations, airports, nuclear power plants, and critical infrastr
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Thales Underwater Systems, based in Sophia-Antipolis (Valbonne) near Nice, develops sonar systems, underwater surveillance networks, and anti-submarine solutions for French maritime services and expor
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RTE is France's state-owned electricity transmission system operator, managing over 100,000 km of high-voltage lines and operating the national grid that interconnects France with 7 neighbouring count
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Assystem is a French engineering services company specialising in the nuclear energy sector, providing project management, engineering design, and technical support for nuclear power plants and the en
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CILAS, based in Orléans, is France's leading manufacturer of laser systems for security and industrial applications, providing rangefinders, target designators, and laser countermeasures. The company
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Ifremer is France's national ocean sciences and maritime research institute, based near Brest, conducting research on oceanography, marine resources, and deep-sea technology including development of t
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Graduate school offering cybersecurity training programmes as part of France's national cybersecurity strategy.
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Europe's largest teaching hospital with a major trauma centre and crisis response capabilities.
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French Red Cross offering humanitarian aid, emergency medical assistance and crisis response nationwide.
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National public health agency responsible for health surveillance, crisis preparedness and epidemic response.
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French health service providing field medical support, hospitals and medical preparedness for security operations.
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Deploys 32,000 volunteers for medical posts in crises, disaster support, first aid, and maraudes sociales as approved civil security NGO.,
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Intervenes post-disaster for long-term victim aid, coordinating psychological/medical support, housing rehab with NGOs and authorities.,
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Offers crisis management services: preparation, training, simulations, PR, and 24/7 response for business continuity and reputation protection.
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Military fire and rescue brigade serving Paris and surrounding departments, handling fires, emergencies, and disasters.
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Departmental fire and rescue service for Bouches-du-Rhône, providing fire fighting, emergency medical services, and disaster response.
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Departmental fire and rescue service for Nord department, managing fires, rescues, and crisis situations.
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Departmental fire and rescue service for Gironde, specializing in fire suppression, flood response, and emergency aid.
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Humanitarian NGO of firefighters providing international and domestic emergency response to disasters and crises.
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NGO mobilizing for disaster relief, emergency aid, and support to victims of catastrophes in France and abroad.
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Consulting firm specializing in business continuity plans (PCA), resilience, and crisis management per ISO 22301.
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Specialists in organizational resilience, business continuity, risk management, and crisis consulting.
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