. for other uses see safran disambiguation . safran s.a. type soci t anonyme traded as euronext saf industry aerospace defense founded 2005 ; 11 years ago 2005 headquarters paris france key people philippe petitcolin ceo ross mcinnes chairman 1 2 products aircraft engines and equipment defence electronics biometric technologies smart cards identity management revenue 17.414 billion 2015 operating income 2.432 billion 2015 profit 1.482 billion 2015 total assets 18.51 billion end 2010 3 total equity 24.7 billion march 2016 number of employees 70 000 2015 website www.safran group.com 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 stock market index . 4 contents 1 name 2 history 2.1 origins 2.2 safran group 3 group organization 3.1 aerospace propulsion 3.1.1 other subsidiaries 3.2 aircraft equipment 3.2.1 other subsidiaries 3.3 defense and security 3.3.1 other subsidiaries 4 corporate affairs 4.1 financial information 4.2 shareholder profile 5 references 6 external links name edit the name safran literally meaning rudder blade citation needed was chosen from 4 250 suggestions . citation needed as a holding company for many subsidiaries the name was deemed suitable for the suggestion of direction movement and strategy . safran also translates as saffron which the company highlights as one of the catalysts for early international trade . history edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . june 2014 origins edit in 1905 louis seguin created the company gnome . production of the first rotary engine for airplanes the gnome omega started in 1909 . citation needed this company merged with the le rh ne a company created in 1912 by louis verdet to form the gnome et rh ne engine company . citation needed gnome & rh ne was nationalized in 1945 creating snecma . in 2000 this company gave its name to the snecma group and carried out a number of acquisitions to form a larger group with an array of complementary businesses . sagem soci t d applications g n rales de l electricit et de la m canique was created in 1924 by marcel m me . in 1939 sagem entered the telephone and transmissions market by taking control of soci t anonyme des t l communications sat . citation needed it acquired soci t de fabrication d instruments de mesure sfim a measurement instrument specialist in 1999 . however by 2008 sagem mobile and sagem communications had been sold . sagem mobile became sagem wireless in january 2009 . safran group edit the safran group was created on may 11 2005 with the merger of snecma and sagem sa . in june 2014 arianespace ceo stephane israel announced that european efforts to remain competitive in response to spacex s recent success have begun in earnest . this included the creation of a new joint venture company from arianespace s two largest shareholders the launch vehicle producer airbus group and engine producer safran . 5 by may 2015 safran had created a launcher division as well called airbus safran launchers . 6 this entity is currently developing the ariane 6 launch vehicle for initial flights in the 2020s . 7 group organization edit the safran group is divided into three main branches 8 aerospace propulsion edit the aerospace propulsion branch groups all operations concerning the propulsion of aeroplanes helicopters missiles and launchers for the civil aviation military aviation and space markets design production marketing testing maintenance repair and overhaul mro . snecma formerly snecma moteurs commercial & military engines liquid propulsion for space launchers turbomeca turboshaft engines for helicopters jet engines for training and support aircraft turbines for missiles and drones microturbo subsidiary apu microturbo subsidiary herakles formerly snecma propulsion solide solid rocket motors for launchers strategic and tactical missiles thermostructural composite materials techspace aero components for aircraft and rocket engines other subsidiaries edit cenco smartec sma engines snecma services brussels snecma suzhou snecma xinyi airfoil castings aircraft equipment edit electric green taxiing system made with messier bugatti dowty . the aircraft equipment branch groups all design production sales and support operations for systems and equipment used by civil and military airplanes and helicopters . messier bugatti dowty landing gear design manufacture and support wheels and carbon brakes for mainline commercial jets braking control and hydraulic systems aircelle commercial airplane engine nacelles and thrust reversers labinal power systems aircraft wiring systems hispano suiza mechanical hydraulic electronic and electrical equipment safran engineering services engineering and consulting company technofan fan designer and manufacturer other subsidiaries edit cinch connectors globe motors slca sofrance technofan inc. defense and security edit reosc a subsidiary of sagem safran group to manufacture shell mirrors of the e elt . 9 the defense security branch operates in the civil military and space markets and covers the following areas inertial guidance and navigation equipment sigma ins based on ring laser gyro sensors optronics systems and equipment avionics systems uav unmanned aerial vehicle systems air land systems and equipment biometric identification systems secure transaction terminals and smart cards . on july 1 2009 the european union approved safran s acquisition of 81 percent of the ge security division which produces airport security systems and biometric identification systems . 10 safran s biometrics products and technologies make up the biometric data acquisition terminals enrollment services and processing software used in aadhaar india s national identification number system and the largest biometric database in the world . 11 sagem technologies and services in optronics avionics electronics and safety critical software morpho multibiometric technologies smart cards secure transactions identity management solutions explosives detection systems other subsidiaries edit defense sagem avionics vectronix security morphotrak u.s. subsidiary of morpho formerly sagem morpho 12 sagem orga now a division of morpho 13 morpho detection now a division of morpho formerly ge homeland protection 14 morphotrust usa u.s. subsidiary of morpho usa formerly l 1 identity solutions 15 other safran conseil corporate affairs edit financial information edit year 2006 2007 sales m 11 329 12 003 net income group share m 177 406 cash flow m 1 003 1 221 self financed r & d m 334 401 shareholder profile edit as of 31 december 2014 16 public 63.5 % % french republic 22 % 17 18 employees 14.4 % treasury shares 0.1 % the biggest change in safran s shareholder profile is the increase in publicly held shares from 36.9 % in 2008 to 54.1 % in 2012 . 19 references edit http www.latribune.fr entreprises finance industrie aeronautique defense 20141203trib516afb0e8 un tandem ross mcinness et philippe petitcolin va prendre la tete de safran.html http www.reuters.com article 2014 12 05 france safran idusl6n0tp3ca20141205 annual results 2010 pdf . safran . retrieved 26 march 2011 . frankfurt stock exchange abbugao martin 2014 06 18 . european satellite chief says industry faces challenges . phys.org . retrieved 2014 06 19 . de selding peter b. 2015 05 29 . airbus safran agrees to 440 million ariane 6 contribution . space news . retrieved 12 june 2015 . de selding peter b. 2015 04 03 . desire for competitive ariane 6 nudges esa toward compromise in funding dispute with contractor . space news . retrieved 8 april 2015 . group safran . safran group.com . 2011 04 13 . retrieved 2015 03 08 . eso signs contract for deformable shell mirrors for e elt . retrieved 9 july 2015 . eu mergers and takeovers june 24 . reuters . 24 june 2009 . safran in 2013 pdf . safran group . retrieved 7 february 2014 . http www.morphotrak.com newsroom newsitem.asp newsid 120 . retrieved october 7 2009 . missing or empty title help dead link morpho . morpho . retrieved 2015 03 08 . detection . morpho . 2014 06 25 . retrieved 2015 03 08 . morphotrust usa . morphotrust usa . retrieved 2015 03 08 . 2014 registration document pdf . safran . 19 march 2015 . retrieved 21 february 2016 . les participations publiques in french . agence des participations de l tat . 30 april 2015 . retrieved 21 february 2016 . arr t du 21 avril 2011 portant nomination au conseil d administration de la soci t anonyme safran in french . legifrance . retrieved 2015 03 08 . 2012 key figures . safran group . retrieved 7 february 2014 . external links edit companies portal official website official website of morpho safran s security business v t e safran subsidiaries messier bugatti dowty morpho sagem sma engines snecma gnome et rh ne hispano suiza labinal turbomeca people jean paul herteman ross mcinnes francis mer v t e sagem aircraft patroller sperwer dassault sagem slowfast sagem crecerelle systems sagem sigma 30 related companies safran snecma v t e messier bugatti dowty companies dowty group safran snecma people george dowty v t e euro stoxx 50 companies of the euro area last update october 2015 air liquide airbus group allianz anheuser busch inbev asml holding assicurazioni generali axa banco bilbao vizcaya argentaria banco santander basf bayer bmw bnp paribas carrefour saint gobain daimler ag deutsche bank deutsche post deutsche telekom enel engie sa eni e.on essilor international fresenius se groupe danone iberdrola inditex ing group nv intesa sanpaolo l or al lvmh mo t hennessy louis vuitton m nchener r ckversicherungs gesellschaft nokia orange s.a. philips electronics safran sanofi sap se schneider electric siemens soci t g n rale sa 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