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56 : Thales North America Inc.**

Top 100 Revenue:	$166,474,280	Current Revenue Rank Historical Revenue
Defense revenue:	$163,144,794
Civilian revenue:	$3,329,486
2005 revenue:	$1.3 billion
2005 earnings :
2004 revenue:	$1.1 billion
2004 earnings:
Number of employees:	1,500
Headquarters:	Alexandria, Va.
Web address:	www.thalesgroup-northamerica.com
President/CEO:	Allan C. Cameron, chairman and CEO
Head of gov't business:	Graham Smart, senior vice president, strategy and business development, Thales North America
Ticker:	Other OTC: THLEY
Lines of business:	Aerospace, air systems, land and joint systems, naval, security and services
Major customers:	Federal Aviation Administration, Army and Defense Department
Major contracts/projects:	The Federal Aviation Administration hired Thales in June 2005 to produce an instrument landing system. The contract, which has a potential value of $60 million, also includes 10 years of engineering support, training, installation and logistics.
Previous Profile:	2005

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