Airbus Defence and Space is the military and space systems division of Airbus. It was formed in 2014 during the restructuring of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space company, the predecessor of Airbus, and brought together the former Airbus Military, Astrium and Cassidian divisions. Its main office is in Taufkirchen, Germany, and its work is organised in three program lines: Military Air Systems, Connected Intelligence and Space Systems. The Airbus Military line built tanker, transport and mission aircraft such as the A330 MRTT, the A400M, the CASA C-212 Aviocar and the CASA C-295, while Astrium contributed the space side, including the spacecraft and launch work that grew out of the Matra Marconi Space and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace space businesses. In 2016 it contributed 21 percent of the Airbus group revenues and was the second largest space company in the world. Plans have been announced to merge its space systems business with Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space into a joint venture owned by Airbus, Leonardo and Thales, expected to be operational in 2027 if regulators approve.
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Airbus Defence and Space has its main office in Taufkirchen, Germany
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It was formed in 2014 during the restructuring of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space (EADS), the predecessor of Airbus.
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Airbus Defence and Space is the military and space systems division of Airbus.
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Airbus Defence and Space has its main office in Taufkirchen, Germany
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The company consists of three program lines: Military Air Systems (MiAS), Connected Intelligence (CI) and Space Systems.
View the SourceEADS Barracuda (Wikipedia)
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The EADS Barracuda was a jet powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology demonstrator that was designed and produced by the European aerospace company EADS.
Airbus Wingman (Wikipedia)
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The Airbus Wingman is a unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) with loyal wingman capabilities in development by European aerospace manufacturer Airbus.
European Service Module (Wikipedia)
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It was delivered by Airbus Defence and Space from Bremen, Germany, to NASA at the end of 2018.
Automated Transfer Vehicle (Wikipedia)
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were studied by both the ESA and Airbus Defence and Space, the principal manufacturer of the vehicle.
EADS Talarion (Wikipedia)
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The EADS Talarion was a twinjet Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV), designed by EADS
Airbus SIRTAP (Wikipedia)
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Hersteller der Drohne ist der europäische Luftfahrtkonzern Airbus.
Airbus Future Jet Trainer (Wikipedia)
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Der Airbus Future Jet Trainer ist ein Vorprojekt für ein militärisches Schul- und leichtes Erdkampfflugzeug mit Überschallfähigkeit des Herstellers Airbus.
Airbus Defence and Space Spaceplane (Wikipedia)
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a suborbital spaceplane concept for carrying space tourists, proposed by EADS Astrium (currently Airbus Defence and Space)
EADS Harfang (Wikipedia, French edition)
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Le Harfang, aussi nommé Eagle One, est une réalisation de la filiale Cassidian d’EADS et d’IAI.
EADS ATLANTE (Wikipedia, Spanish edition)
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el programa ATLANTE estaría liderado por EADS Defense & Security (diseño y aerodinámica e ingeniería estructural)
Airbus Sagitta (Wikipedia)
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The Airbus Sagitta from Airbus Defence and Space is a jet powered UAV research demonstrator
Adeline (rocket stage) (Wikipedia)
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Airbus Defence and Space conceived the design concept
National Defence (Canada): The Strategic Tanker Transport Capability Project and NORAD Modernization
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replaced by the A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space of Madrid, Spain
EADS/Northrop Grumman KC-45 (Wikipedia)
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EADS (now known as Airbus SE) announced it was re-entering the competition and entered a bid with the KC-45
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Wikipedia)
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In July 2015, Airbus Defence and Space was selected as the prime contractor to design and build the probe, to be assembled in Toulouse, France.
Solar Orbiter (Wikipedia)
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The €319 million contract to build orbiter was awarded to Astrium UK in April 2012
BepiColombo (Wikipedia)
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In 2007, Astrium (now Airbus Defence and Space) was selected as the prime contractor
Mars Express (Wikipedia)
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The prime contractor for the construction of Mars Express orbiter was EADS Astrium Satellites.
LISA Pathfinder (Wikipedia)
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LISA Pathfinder was assembled by Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage (UK), under contract to the European Space Agency.
European Space Agency: Venus Express international collaboration
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The prime contractor for Venus Express was EADS Astrium, Toulouse, France, who led a team of 25 subcontractors from 14 European countries.
European Space Agency: Industrial involvement in the Rosetta mission
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The Rosetta spacecraft was built by an industrial team led by prime contractor Astrium GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany
European Space Agency: Industrial involvement in the Gaia spacecraft
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Gaia was designed and built by Astrium (now Airbus Defence and Space), with a core team composed of Astrium France, Germany and UK.
SpaceNews: Astrium completes Envisat, Europe's largest environmental satellite
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developed and built under the industrial lead of Astrium
European Space Agency: CryoSat facts and figures
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Prime Contractor: Astrium GmbH (now Airbus Defence & Space)
EarthCARE (Wikipedia)
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As the prime contractor, Astrium was responsible for the satellite's design, development and integration.
CHEOPS (Wikipedia)
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After a competition phase, Airbus Defence and Space in Spain was selected as the spacecraft builder.
Rosalind Franklin (rover) (Wikipedia)
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The lead builder of the rover, the British division of Airbus Defence and Space, began procuring critical components in March 2014.
European Space Agency: Aeolus facts and figures
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Prime contractor: Airbus Defence and Space
Biomass (satellite) (Wikipedia)
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In May 2016, it was announced that Airbus Defence and Space UK will build the satellite under a contract valued at 229 million euros.
eoPortal: TerraSAR-X mission
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The TerraSAR X-band satellite, built by Airbus Defence and Space Geo-Intelligence/Infoterra GmbH (formerly EADS Astrium GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany)
European Space Agency: Sentinel-2 facts and figures
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Prime contractors: Airbus Defence and Space Germany for the satellite, Airbus Defence and Space France for the multispectal instrument
TanDEM-X (Wikipedia)
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It is developed in a public-private partnership between the German Aerospace centre (DLR) and EADS Astrium (now Airbus Defence and Space).
Sentinel-5 Precursor (Wikipedia)
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ESA selected Astrium UK as a prime contractor for the satellite
Pléiades (satellite) (Wikipedia)
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with CNES (the French space agency) as the overall system prime contractor and EADS Astrium as the prime contractor for the space segment
Swarm (spacecraft) (Wikipedia)
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ESA contracted Astrium to develop and build the three orbiters
GRACE and GRACE-FO (Wikipedia)
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The spacecraft were manufactured by Astrium of Germany
Eurostar (satellite bus) (Wikipedia)
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Eurostar is a satellite bus made by Airbus Defence and Space
MetOp-SG (Wikipedia)
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a contract was signed with Airbus Defence and Space for the construction of the satellites
Alphabus (Wikipedia)
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developed by a joint venture between Thales Alenia Space and EADS Astrium Satellites in France
Eurostar E3000 (Wikipedia)
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communications satellites manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space (formerly Astrium)
Spainsat NG (Wikipedia)
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Airbus Defense and Space in Spain and France, and Thales Alenia Space in Spain and France
Columbus (ISS module) (Wikipedia)
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with functional equipment and software designed by EADS (now Airbus Defence and Space) in Bremen, Germany
European Data Relay System (Wikipedia)
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ADS will carry the overall responsibility for the implementation of the space segment including launch, as well as the ground segment.
Eutelsat Quantum (Wikipedia)
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developed in the framework of a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency, Eutelsat and Airbus Defence and Space
European Space Agency: Sentinel-6 facts and figures
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Airbus Defence and Space (DE), with Thales Alenia Space (FR) for the altimeter
Inmarsat-6 F1 (Wikipedia)
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designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space on the Eurostar 3000EOR satellite bus
eoPortal: Pleiades Neo
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a high-resolution Earth observation satellite built and operated by Airbus Defence and Space
Gunter's Space Page: Inmarsat-6 F1, 2 (GX 6A, 6B)
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Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract by Inmarsat to design and develop the first two Inmarsat-6 (I-6) mobile communications satellites
Gunter's Space Page: Skynet 6A
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The Skynet 6A gap-filler military communications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space
eoPortal: SPOT-6 and SPOT-7 (Azersky)
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SPOT-6 & -7 are twin commercial Earth observation satellites operated by Airbus Defence and Space (previously as Astrium Services)
Gunter's Space Page: Bartolomeo (CEPHFISS)
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Airbus DS together with its partner TBE (Teledyne Brown Engineering) of Huntsville, AL, USA, developed the external payload platform
Airbus: Airbus signs multi-satellite contract with Intelsat for OneSat flexible satellites
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Airbus has signed a contract with Intelsat to build two OneSat satellites
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