Who We Are...

We are Thales ATM Inc. Thales ATM is the world's leading supplier of Air Traffic Management systems and services, with installations in over 160 countries. We are the international leader in ground based navaids for aircraft, serving civilian and military clients world wide.

Our products are recognized throughout the world for their contribution to air traffic safety. More than ever, our ambition is to serve our customers with our superior technology, our dedicated personnel and our commitment to excellence.

Located in the heart of the United States, we  began as Wilcox a small three - person radio communications firm, founded in 1931 by entrepreneur Jay V. Wilcox. In 1988, Wilcox was acquired by Thomson Corporation of America and our name was later changed to Airsys ATM Inc. Airsys ATM has become a 100% owned subsidiary of Thales S.A., formerly known as Thomson-CSF, and thus on June 21, 2001 our name was changed to Thales ATM Inc.

For over 40 years we have been on the leading edge of navaid technology, serving the needs and accommodating the accelerated growth of the aviation industry, an industry that propelled itself from Kitty Hawk to the moon in a matter of decades.

Throughout modern aviation history, we were there ... one step ahead of progress... anticipating the direction of the industry - developing and producing state-of-the-art ground-to-air communications systems - meeting a growing and increasingly complex demand.

We were there in World War II to supply highly sophisticated ground-air-ground communications to the U.S. Army Air Force and Navy. We were there again in the early fifties when commercial aviation took off and increasingly busy airports demanded more complex navigational systems. And, we've been there ever since, the first to develop the most advanced systems in the industry, the original 800A Glideslope RX, 806A VOR/LOC RX and the 807A VHF COMM TRANSCEIVER -all Wilcox innovations.

Our work with the FAA has resulted in our development of the DME 496, the DSB Doppler VOR Transmitter, the Solid State 585B VOR, the Model 412 ILS, the Mark I ILS the Category I, II, III ILS and the MLS to name a few.

Today we continue to be the world leader in navaids and to be there for our customers to meet the demands of aviation-commercial and military, national and international.

For over forty years we've been building a tradition of excellence the American way-sustaining a performance record that the aviation industry counts on. Now and for the future.

We have a reputation for superior performance and expert craftsmanship built on intrinsic American values - a pioneering spirit - resourcefulness - ingenuity - expertise and the pursuit of excellence.