Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
44
Participants Small participant base
57th
Percentile by assets National rank
$208,492
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Thales Communications Pension Plan · Sponsored by Thales Defense & Security, Inc. · Maryland · Manufacturing

$9M in assets, 44 participants

Thales Defense & Security, Inc.'s Thales Communications Pension Plan reported $9M in total assets and 44 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 57th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #7,942 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

What the 2023 filing shows

Thales Communications Pension Plan holds $9M for 44 participants - about $208,492 per participant, above the median plan by assets.

#7,942
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+6.5%
assets growth YoY

Thales Communications Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Thales Communications Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$9,173,639 Top 43% higher than 57% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Thales Communications Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Thales Communications Pension Plan is a small filing (44 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Thales Communications Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $558K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Thales Communications Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Thales Communications Pension Plan reported participants fell from 46 in the plan year 2022 filing to 44 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 520802860 · Thales Defense & Security, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Thales Communications Pension Plan · $9M · 44 · 57th

  • EOY $9M
  • 5500 44
  • ASSETS 57th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near National Cement Company of California, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Employees
  • RANK ind #7942

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Thales Communications Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kayser-Roth Corporation Retirement PlanKayser-Roth Corporation Reti…$9MEmployee Benefits Plan of Methodist Children's Home SocietyEmployee Benefits Plan of Me…$9MNational Cement Company of California, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly EmployeesNational Cement Company of C…$9MThales Communications Pension PlanThales Communications Pensio…$9MFirst National Bank of Winnsboro Employee Pension PlanFirst National Bank of Winns…$9M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Thales Communications Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income$558K
Employer EIN520802860
Plan Effective Date1974-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Thales Defense & Security, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Thales Defense & Security, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9M 2.2643088840266543% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8.4M$8.6M$8.8M$9M$9.2M$9.4M 202220232024 $8.62M $8.81M ▲ +2.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 46 $9M
2023 1 44 $9M
2024 1 41 $9M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Thales Communications Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Thales Communications Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.009173639 · Participants: 44Thales Communications Pension PlanNational Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 18.88881693 · Participants: 323315National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.434547593 · Participants: 19673Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.648661647 · Participants: 1087Major League Baseball Players Pension PlanNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.493297428 · Participants: 15047National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundInternational Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.223547088 · Participants: 44973International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan
Thales Communications Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Thales Communications Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Thales Communications Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is National Cement Company of California, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Employees in CA ($9M); by covered participants it is Mamiye Brothers Inc. Pension Plan in NY (44 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (44 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Thales Communications Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Thales Communications Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.5% during 2023, from $9M to $9M. Reported net income was $558K.
How have Thales Defense & Security, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Thales Defense & Security, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 2.3%, from $9M to $9M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Thales Communications Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is National Cement Company of California, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Employees in CA ($9M, 36 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Thales Communications Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mamiye Brothers Inc. Pension Plan in NY (44 participants, $12M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 520802860.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.