SAGEM (Société d’Applications Générales de l’Électricité et de la Mécanique translated to Company of General Applications of Electricity and Mechanics) was a major French company involved in defence electronics consumer electronics and communication systems. In 2005 Sagem merged with SNECMA to form SAFRAN. Sagem's communications business became SAGEM Communication a subsidiary of SAFRAN. The company's defence electronics business became Sagem Défense Sécurité.