Thales and the Balard project – Over 2,000 users up and running

Staff members have started moving into the French Ministry of Defence's new headquarters in the Balard district of Paris. More than 2,000 users are now up and running with the secure information and communication systems supplied by Thales. The Group is also under contract to operate these systems for the next 27 years.

Thales is now operating and supporting critical information systems and security systems for the 2,000 users who have already moved into the new Balard complex. The Group is playing a major role in the design and construction of the French Ministry of Defence's new headquarters and has an operation and maintenance contract spanning a further 27 years. Thales's role covers the overall design of the defence engineering side of the project, operation and maintenance of the new information and communication systems and responsibility for the site security systems. The design & build portion of the Balard project is a huge undertaking — and the task of protecting the site and its information and communication systems is no less critical.