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Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus SE. Formed in 2014 in the restructuring of European Aeronautic Defence and Space (EADS), Airbus SE comprises the former Airbus Military, Astrium, and Cassidian divisions. [6] Contributing 21% of Airbus revenues in 2016, it is the second largest space company in the world. [7] [8]
The consortium is tasked with developing Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) which is a secure military network for the MoD (United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence). [1] This is the largest, most complex information infrastructure rolled out in Europe and connects 300,000 users and 150,000 terminals in 2,000 MoD locations around the world.
Airbus has long been the world's leading helicopter manufacturer and, in 2019, also emerged as the world's biggest manufacturer of airliners. [10] [11] The company was incorporated as the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) in the year 2000 through the merger of the French Aérospatiale-Matra, the German DASA and Spanish CASA.
largest commercial satellite constellation operator in the world with the Starlink constellation [15] Spectrum Astro: United States bought by General Dynamics: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd: United Kingdom now part of Airbus Defence & Space: Swales Aerospace: United States bought by Alliant Techsystems, now Orbital ATK: TRANSPACE Technologies ...
U.S. Air Force Test Center, based at Edwards Air Force Base, California, United States (founded 1942, as the new location of 477th Air Base Headquarters and Test Squadron) Flight Test Center (CEV) of the French Ministry of Armed Forces (CEV is a part of Directorate General of Armaments), based at 217 Air Base in Brétigny-sur-Orge, France ...
Airbus has launched a review of its defence strategy that could open the door to more strategic partnerships as Europe's arms makers juggle security threats and pressure from some investors ...
MBDA is a European multinational corporation specialized in the design, development and manufacturing of missiles and related systems. [4] [5] Headquartered in Le Plessis-Robinson, France, the company was founded in December 2001 via the merger of three of the most prominent European missile systems companies: the French Aérospatiale Matra Missiles, the Anglo-French Matra BAe Dynamics and the ...
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