Racal

Racal Profile and History

Racal has been in the business of professional electronics since it was formed in 1950. Our strength comes from focusing on carefully defined technologies and markets in Defence Electronics, Industrial Electronics, and Transportation Services. In these markets, we have built successful companies peopled by entrepreneurs to provide exceptional products, services and support. Today, with 60 operatio ns and 9,000 employees, Racal is truly a worldwide company. Revenues from continuing operations in the 1999-2000 fiscal year ended March 31, 2000 were £772 million (US$1.2 billion). The company merged with Thomson-CSF in June 2000 to form an exceptional global company with leading businesses in defence and other markets. The Thomson-CSF identity was recently changed to Thales. To achieve world leadership we strive continually to meet vital criteria: performance, reliability, cost-effectiveness, availability, technical innovation, compatibility and maintainability. Each of our organisations benefits from the Racal group's financial muscle, interdisciplinary research and other corporate resources. We make major investments in research and development because we believe it is indispensable in our efforts to bring innovative products and services to our customers. Racal meets the needs of its customers through its operating companies. Racal delivers highly sophisticated military radios and is a major source of electronic warfare systems for navies everywhere. In avionics, we are in the vanguard of providing satellite-based in-flight communications systems for aircraft. When it comes to energy, the Racal name remains a powerful brand in survey services and precise positioning systems. In instrumentation as well as data and communications recording, our products are recognised as standards for professionals around the globe. Racal payment terminals, secure payment systems and network security products are used around the world. In transportation services, we are a major supplier of infrastructure and maintenance work for ...