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Top 8 Defence companies based in France

RevenueBase identified 25 company matches for defence companies associated with France as of November 2026 and tracks 80,478 professional contacts across them, including 22,447 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for defence companies associated with France, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026.

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How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Nov 6, 2026 How this list was built
25Companies
80,478Contacts tracked
22,447Verified emails
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The 8 largest defence companies based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 8 of 25 company matches for defence companies based in France, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchMeudon, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+54,507 contacts →

Exact match

“Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies for the Defence, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital sectors.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchParis Cedex 15, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+11,785 contacts →

Exact match

“As an international naval defence player, Naval Group is a partner for countries seeking to maintain control of their maritime sovereignty.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchLe Plessis-Robinson, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+10,878 contacts →

Exact match

“A world leader in missiles and missile systems.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4Exact matchVersailles, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,675 contacts →

Exact match

“KNDS France and its subsidiaries bring together the French Defense Technological and Industrial Base (DTIB) around major programs, enabling armed forces to meet the challenges of…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5Exact matchMontigny Le Bretonneux, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20088 contacts →

Exact match

“Applications Techniques Etudes et Realisations Mecaniques Electroniques Systèmes Some names require no explanation.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
6Exact matchToulouse, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5024 contacts →

Exact match

“Agenium Group is a dynamic and fast growing structure.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1021 contacts →

Exact match

“EDEN (European Defense Economic Network) est le cluster des PME Défense, Sécurité et Sûreté.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
8Exact matchLanester, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-101 contacts →

Exact match

“Née en Bretagne, de l’association d’un ancien gendarme et d’un jeune ingénieur spécialisé en mécatronique, REDCORE SAS est une entreprise qui développe et distribue des solutions…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

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Defence companies based in France at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
27.9%Verified-email coverage
3219.1Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
36.0%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
9
11-50
5
51-200
3
201-500
2
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
1
10001+
4

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for France, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for France, over 25 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with France whose business descriptions match “defence companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 22,447 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “defence companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many defence companies are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 25 company matches for defence companies associated with France as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Thales tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most defence companies?

Paris leads with 9 company records, followed by Toulouse (2) and Bondoufle (1).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 22,447 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 25 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.