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France
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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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Emergency & Crisis Response (27)Security & Protection (22)Risk & Continuity Management (15)Digital Infrastructure & Cybersecurity (10)Health & Medical Manufacturing (10)Critical Infrastructure (9)Energy & Grid Resilience (6)Dual-use Technology & Manufacturing (6)Knowledge, Training & Research (5)Transport, Maritime & Aerospace (2)

Thales Group

Digital Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Meudon

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

Security & Protection

Paris

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

Security & Protection

Marignane

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 (Électricité de France)

Energy & Grid Resilience

Paris

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

Energy & Grid Resilience

Courbevoie (La Défense)

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

Energy & Grid Resilience

Châtillon

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

Transport, Maritime & Aerospace

La Ciotat

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

Security & Protection

Saint-Nazaire

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

Digital Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Élancourt

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

Digital Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Issy-les-Moulineaux

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 Group

Security & Protection

Paris

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

Digital Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Bordeaux

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

Security & Protection

Crolles

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

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CEA (Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives)

Security & Protection

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

Risk & Continuity Management

Cannes

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

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Engie

Critical Infrastructure

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 (Cherbourg – Submarines)

Energy & Grid Resilience

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

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 (Cybersecurity Division)

Digital Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Paris

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 / Eviden

Security & Protection

Bezons

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 (CS-Systèmes d'Information)

Security & Protection

Toulouse

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

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Idemia (Identity & Biometrics)

Security & Protection

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

Digital Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Paris

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

Digital Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Paris

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

Security & Protection

Montigny-le-Bretonneux

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

Security & Protection

Toulouse

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

Security & Protection

Mérignac

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

Critical Infrastructure

La Seyne-sur-Mer

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

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Exosens (formerly Lynred/Sofradir)

Security & Protection

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

Critical Infrastructure

Igny

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 (TUS)

Security & Protection

Sophia-Antipolis

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 (Réseau de Transport d'Électricité)

Critical Infrastructure

La Défense (Puteaux)

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

Energy & Grid Resilience

Courbevoie

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 (Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers)

Energy & Grid Resilience

Orléans

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 (Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer)

Transport, Maritime & Aerospace

Plouzané (Brest)

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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CyberSchool Rennes

Knowledge, Training & Research

Rennes

Graduate school offering cybersecurity training programmes as part of France's national cybersecurity strategy.

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Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière

Health & Medical Manufacturing

Paris

Europe's largest teaching hospital with a major trauma centre and crisis response capabilities.

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Croix-Rouge française

Health & Medical Manufacturing

Montrouge

French Red Cross offering humanitarian aid, emergency medical assistance and crisis response nationwide.

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Santé publique France

Health & Medical Manufacturing

Paris

National public health agency responsible for health surveillance, crisis preparedness and epidemic response.

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Service de Santé des Armées

Health & Medical Manufacturing

Paris

French health service providing field medical support, hospitals and medical preparedness for security operations.

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Fédération Nationale de Protection Civile

Health & Medical Manufacturing

Pantin

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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Fondation de France

Health & Medical Manufacturing

Paris

Intervenes post-disaster for long-term victim aid, coordinating psychological/medical support, housing rehab with NGOs and authorities.,

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Heiderich

Health & Medical Manufacturing

Paris

Offers crisis management services: preparation, training, simulations, PR, and 24/7 response for business continuity and reputation protection.

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Brigade des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris (BSPP)

Emergency & Crisis Response

Paris

Military fire and rescue brigade serving Paris and surrounding departments, handling fires, emergencies, and disasters.

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Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours des Bouches-du-Rhône (SDIS 13)

Emergency & Crisis Response

Marseille

Departmental fire and rescue service for Bouches-du-Rhône, providing fire fighting, emergency medical services, and disaster response.

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Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours du Nord (SDIS 59)

Emergency & Crisis Response

Lille

Departmental fire and rescue service for Nord department, managing fires, rescues, and crisis situations.

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Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours de la Gironde (SDIS 33)

Emergency & Crisis Response

Bordeaux

Departmental fire and rescue service for Gironde, specializing in fire suppression, flood response, and emergency aid.

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Pompiers de l'Urgence Internationale

Emergency & Crisis Response

Paris

Humanitarian NGO of firefighters providing international and domestic emergency response to disasters and crises.

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Secours Populaire Français

Emergency & Crisis Response

Paris

NGO mobilizing for disaster relief, emergency aid, and support to victims of catastrophes in France and abroad.

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Adenium

Risk & Continuity Management

Paris

Consulting firm specializing in business continuity plans (PCA), resilience, and crisis management per ISO 22301.

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Be Resilient Group (BRG)

Risk & Continuity Management

Paris

Specialists in organizational resilience, business continuity, risk management, and crisis consulting.

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