Paris, France – February 13, 2026 Safran Electronics & Defense announces the acquisition of Syntony, a technology company founded in 2015 in Toulouse. This transaction integrates innovative technologies capable of providing precise geographic positioning when conventional systems such as GPS reach their limits. A European leader in GNSS solutions for underground environments, Syntony has developed unique expertise to ensure reliable positioning in contexts where satellite signals are unavailable.

Syntony’s technology addresses a major challenge of satellite navigation systems: the vulnerability of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) signals to physical obstacles, jamming, and interference. To tackle this, Syntony has developed several critical technologies, including:

  • CRPA antennas (Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna), which make GNSS  receivers less sensitive to jamming and spoofing (essential for flight safety and the  protection of sensitive infrastructure). 
  • Software Defined Radio (SDR), a digital radio that can change function (switching from  FM to Wi-Fi or GPS) through a simple software update without changing hardware,  allowing it to adapt to threats or to changes in received or transmitted signals. It offers  compactness and scalability, particularly suited to embedded systems and the  requirements of modern operational environments. 

In addition, Syntony develops GNSS receivers for next-generation satellites, particularly for low  Earth orbit (LEO) constellations, further strengthening Safran Electronics & Defense’s offering in  the space-based PNT and New Space sectors. 

Syntony currently employs nearly 70 people across Toulouse and Paris. 

For Safran Electronics & Defense, this acquisition makes it possible to offer more comprehensive  equipment that is also more compact and energy-efficient, while remaining adaptable to the  constant evolution of signals. These gains in weight and power consumption are essential for  future civilian and military platforms (drones and counter-drone systems, missiles, aircraft, and  low-orbit satellites). 

Alexandre Ziegler, Executive Vice President of the Defense Division at Safran Electronics &  Defense, stated: “The acquisition of Syntony enables Safran Electronics & Defense to strengthen  its resilient technologies in order to support its customers in addressing the challenges of  navigation in complex environments, whether aeronautical, space-based, urban, or underground.” 

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with more than 110,000 employees and revenue of 31.3 billion euros in 2025, and holds, alone or in partnership, global or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and Innovation roadmaps. Safran is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and is part of the CAC 40 and Euro Stoxx 50 indices.

Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers on-board intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, to reduce mental load and to guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 19,000 employees for the civil and military markets.