Etienne Lacroix married Guillaumette Clerc in Toulouse and founded his company, Lacroix. The family company manufactured fireworks and employed thirty.

Roger Barès diversified into national defense products.

A design office was set up to develop its own proprietary products, notably pyrotechnic decoys.

Aircraft decoys were developed.

The DAGAIE naval self-protection system came into service.

GALIX, a self-protection system for armored vehicles.

SEACLAD, the latest generation in naval decoys.

Infrared spectral decoys for self-protection of the latest generation in aircraft.

The SYLENA system was marketed.

Toxicity levels analysed without recourse to animal use.