Thales' Senior Executive Vice President, Finance and Information Systems Pascal Bouchiat (c-R) speaks next to Thales' Chairman & CEO Patrice Caine (C-L) during the Thales full-year results press conference at the Thales Digital Factory, in Paris, on March 4, 2025. The share price of French defense and technology industrial group Thales climbed 9.45% to 242.70 euros in early trading on the Paris Bourse on March 4, 2025, following the publication of record results for 2024, in a geopolitical environment that is also encouraging governments to invest in their defense. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)