# Thales invests €55M in resilient navigation production in France

Thales announced a €55 million investment between 2025 and 2028 to strengthen its industrial sites in Châtellerault and Valence, France, quadrupling production capacity at Châtellerault and launching new production lines for GNSS receivers and MEMS.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-06-13
- Where: Châtellerault and Valence, France, France
- Value: $60.0M (55.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: quadruple production capacity at Châtellerault site
- Products: resilient navigation solutions, inertial navigation systems, GNSS receivers, anti-jamming solutions, MEMS
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Thales](https://endata.com/companies/16630.md)

## Sources

- [globalairspaceradar.com](https://globalairspaceradar.com/news/thales-invests-e55-million-euros-to-anchor-next-generation-resilient-navigation-in-france/), 2025-06-13: "This industrial ramp-up will quadruple the production capacity of the Châtellerault site, while in Valence, the serial production of TopStar-M GNSS receivers and the TopShield anti-jamming solution will be launched."

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