Thales and Atos create the European champion in big data and artificial intelligence for defence and security

Paris, May perhaps 27, 2021,

Atos and Thales announce the generation of Athea, a joint enterprise that will acquire a sovereign huge knowledge and artificial intelligence system for public and non-public sector gamers in the defence, intelligence and inner state stability communities. Athea will draw on the encounter received by both corporations from the demonstration period of the ARTEMIS programme, the huge knowledge system of the French Ministry of Armed Forces. The deal to optimise and put together the comprehensive-scale roll-out of the ARTEMIS system was also awarded jointly to the two leaders by the French Defense Procurement Company on April 30, 2021. The new joint enterprise will in the beginning serve the French current market right before addressing European requirements at a later on date.

With the exponential rise in the quantity of resources of information and facts, and amplified tension to respond far more promptly to prospective difficulties, Point out organizations will need to deal with ever-higher volumes of heterogeneous knowledge and speed up the advancement of new AI apps where by stability and sovereignty are important. Athea will generate a solution to securely tackle delicate knowledge on a nationwide scale and guidance the implementation of that solution inside govt programmes. The new entity will also present professional appraisal, consulting, teaching and other solutions.

The joint enterprise will pool the companies’ investments, knowledge and encounter to respond promptly and effectively to demand from customers for innovation. Athea will function with an ecosystem of massive corporations, SMEs, start-ups and investigation institutes specialising in huge knowledge and artificial intelligence. In conjunction with the not too long ago designed Defense Electronic Company, the joint entity will also present secure remedies and open up and modular technological constructing blocks, which stimulate collaboration and stimulate the industrial and sovereign ecosystem, in buy to guidance the advancement of trustworthy apps.

“This joint enterprise between Thales and Atos illustrates the determination of both our corporations to supporting the digital transformation of our prospects by supplying a secure and innovative solution dependent on French technological innovation to course of action large volumes of heterogeneous knowledge. Alongside one another, we will capitalise on our respective parts of knowledge to present finest-in-class huge knowledge and artificial intelligence remedies.” explained Marc Darmon, Executive Vice President, Secure Communications and Facts Devices, Thales.

“Delicate knowledge capabilities have turn out to be a sovereignty issue for Point out organizations. By combining the knowledge of two big gamers in defence and digital systems with the versatility of a committed entity, Athea will make large prospective for innovation, and stimulate the industrial and defence ecosystem, which includes innovative start-ups, to meet the desires of govt organizations and other stakeholders in the sector. This new joint enterprise between Atos and Thales is an possibility to incorporate a comprehensive comprehension of the defence and stability difficulties faced by European States with access to the most up-to-date innovations in huge knowledge and artificial intelligence.” explained Pierre Barnabé, Senior Executive Vice President, Significant Knowledge and Cybersecurity, Atos.

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About Atos

Atos is a world leader in digital transformation with one hundred and five,000 staff and annual revenue of around € 11 billion. European quantity a person in cybersecurity, cloud and large overall performance computing, the Group provides tailored stop-to-stop remedies for all industries in 71 nations around the world. A pioneer in decarbonization solutions and items, Atos is fully commited to a secure and decarbonized digital for its clients. Atos operates under the brand names Atos and Atos|Syntel. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea), shown on the CAC40 Paris inventory index.

The goal of Atos is to assistance structure the long run of the information and facts space. Its knowledge and solutions guidance the advancement of expertise, education and investigation in a multicultural tactic and contribute to the advancement of scientific and technological excellence. Throughout the world, the Group allows its prospects and staff, and members of societies at massive to dwell, function and acquire sustainably, in a protected and secure information and facts space.

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About Thales

Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a world large technological innovation leader investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations — connectivity, huge knowledge, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technological innovation — to create a long run we can all have faith in, which is vital to the advancement of our societies. The organization provides remedies, solutions and items that assistance its prospects —businesses, organisations and states — in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identification and stability marketplaces to fulfil their significant missions, by putting humans at the heart of the decision-creating course of action.
Thales has 81,000 staff in sixty eight nations around the world. In 2020, Thales produced income of €17 billion.

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