# Safran Electronics & Defense acquires Sensonor AS

Safran Electronics & Defense, a world number three in inertial navigation systems, acquired Sensonor AS, a Norwegian company known for gyro sensors and MEMS inertial systems. The acquisition was announced on October 1, 2021.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-10-01
- Where: Norway
- Status: completed
- Products: gyro sensors, MEMS inertial systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Safran Electronics & Defense](https://endata.com/companies/20110.md) (acquirer)
- [Sensonor AS](https://endata.com/companies/58084.md) (target)

## Sources

- [safran-group.com](https://www.safran-group.com/news/sensonor-becomes-part-safran-electronics-defense-2021-10-01), 2021-10-01: "Sensonor AS, a Norwegian company renowned worldwide for the quality and precision of its gyro sensors and MEMS inertial systems, joins Safran Electronics & Defense."

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