Sextant Avionique SA is a major French manufacturer of space, aerospace and defence equipment, as well as industrial components. Aerospace components include Airbus & Boeing avionics equipment such as on-board computers & autopilot with automatic landing as well as navigation systems for military aircrafts & Tiger and Super Puma helicopters. Space, aerospace and defence equipment accounted for 75% of 1993 revenues and industrial components, including switches and motors, 25%.