13 - 2020 INTEGRATED REPORT THALES IN 2020 Ground transportation JUNE Thales selected to supply its SelTrac™ Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling solution in South Korea, Turkey and China, as part of three urban rail signalling contracts. This signalling technology developed by Thales can optimise and considerably improve the performance of metro networks. Space JULY Thales Alenia Space is selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) in coordination and with the approval of the European Commission for five of the six main missions of the Copernicus programme. The European Commission and ESA’s satellite Earth observation programme will provide useful data, particularly for environmental protection and climate monitoring purposes. Defence & security NOVEMBER Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding and Thales have signed a €1,5 billion contract for the supply and integration of Thales’s mission and combat system aboard the German Navy’s four new multi-mission frigates. This contract is a key milestone in the development of a European defense industry, strengthening Thales’s leading position in naval integration worldwide. Digital identity and security SEPTEMBER The Swedish Police Authority awards a multi-year contract to Thales for the supply of around 12 million next-generation and highly secure passports and identity documents to Swedish citizens. Thales contributes to more than 30 ePassport programmes worldwide, which clearly makes it the market leader in travel and identity documents. Signatory to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. 2020, a year marked by the Group’s strong resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic Innovation JANUARY Thales first high-tech company to reach the highest level of the “Common Criteria” international security standard for its mobile ID security software solution. FEBRUARY AI for Humanity: following on from the manifesto on Artificial Intelligence for Industry signed by 14 world-class manufacturers, EDF, Thales and Total are creating their first joint research lab in artificial intelligence. OCTOBER AI against Covid: Thales is taking part in the development of an AI-based solution that will provide an initial diagnosis through a pre-analysis of CT-scan lung images. € 16,989m
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