On December 22nd, 2009, three members of the team of the GICAT answered the invitation of the group DAHER by going to the of Orly Tech seat within the framework of a visit of information.

The General (2S) Jean-Albert Epitalon (Manager of the International Affairs), Miss Audrey Favale (Communication Manager) and Mr. Jérémy Vigna (Manager of the Economic Studies) were welcomed by two leaders of DAHER, Mr. Jean-Paul Lafitte (Chief Executive Officer and Administrator of the GICAT) and the General (2S) Thierry Lenoir (Defence Adviser).

DAHER is a major industrial actor in the domains of the aeronautics, the nuclear power, the defence and the industries. It possesses 117 setting-up in 12 countries and realizes 25 % of its figure abroad. The company gives to defence industrialists all skills and capacities of equipment manufacturer. The expertises combined by DAHER in industry and in services allow it to supply complete, successful solutions, adapted to the needs of every program. The group supplies also to the armed strengths of the unique integrated solutions which lean one the perfect knowledge of the high standards of security and safety.

DAHER develops around supply of services and industrial productions. As such, it realizes a wide range of logistic services as well as transport to the advantage of the industrialists of the Defence and Armed forces thrown in operations. In the field of the manufacturing, it proposes 4 lines of products for the sector of Defence: integrated tactical and logistic shelters, specific or standard containers, equipment of servitude, multi-missions planes.

This half-day articulated around a general and complete presentation of the group DAHER, in particular its history, its activities, its figures and its strategy of development. This contacting also was the opportunity for the company to collaborate in the enrichment of the database of economic information of the GICAT.