Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
41
Participants Small participant base
53rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$214,895
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, 41 participants

Thales Defense & Security, Inc.'s Thales Communications Pension Plan reported $9M in total assets and 41 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 53rd 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.

  • #6,763 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

What the 2024 filing shows

Thales Communications Pension Plan holds $9M for 41 participants - about $214,895 per participant, above the median plan by assets.

#6,763
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-4.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $363K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$8,810,693 Top 47% higher than 53% of 123,620 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 2024

Thales Communications Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Thales Communications Pension Plan is a small filing (41 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Thales Communications Pension Plan reported net income fell from $558K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$363K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Thales Communications Pension Plan reported participants fell from 44 in the plan year 2023 filing to 41 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Thales Communications Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 520802860 · Thales Defense & Security, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Thales Communications Pension Plan · $9M · 41 · 53rd

  • 5500 $9M
  • ASSETS 41
  • PCT 53rd
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Provenza Floors, Inc. Cash Balance Plan
  • PHOTO ind #6763

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

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Thales Communications Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income-$363K
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 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Thales Communications Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.008810693 · Participants: 41Thales Communications Pension PlanNational Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 20.376060206 · Participants: 332362National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.271295253 · Participants: 18014Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramBakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 6.575836095 · Participants: 14954Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension FundNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.765198925 · Participants: 15964National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.76226641 · Participants: 1091Major League Baseball Players 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 Provenza Floors, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in CA ($9M); by covered participants it is American Packaging Corporation Pension Retirement Plan in WI (41 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (41 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Thales Communications Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 4.0% during 2024, from $9M to $9M. Reported net income was -$363K.
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 Provenza Floors, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in CA ($9M, 101 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 American Packaging Corporation Pension Retirement Plan in WI (41 participants, $14M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.