Société pour l'étude et la réalisation d'engins balistiques
Airbus is a major player in the space industry, operating as a manufacturer and service provider. They develop and build spacecraft, satellites for telecommunications, navigation, and Earth observation, and also contribute to space exploration missions. Airbus partners with organizations like ESA and NASA, providing critical hardware like the Orion European Service Module and participating in missions such as JUICE and the Artemis program.
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Airbus reported consolidated revenues of 73.4 billion euro in 2025, up 6% year-over-year.
Airbus and Synspective plan to explore joint solution development and new capabilities tailored to customer requirements in Europe and other regions.
The combined Airbus and Synspective SAR fleet is intended to improve revisit times and coverage, particularly across equatorial regions.
The agreement adds another radar data stream to Airbus’s portfolio and strengthens Airbus’s position as a multi-source intelligence provider.
Airbus has a multi-billion dollar commitment to Australia across governments, commercial airlines, helicopter operators and the Defence Force.
Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo continue to operate independently as businesses until the merger closes.
Airbus aims to integrate Synspective capacity into existing service platforms and analytical workflows to deliver SAR information to governmental and commercial customers.
Thomas Toepfer, CFO of Airbus, expects Airbus Defence and Space to achieve a mid- to high-single-digit margin by 2028.
The proposed merger among Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo has been referred to internally by the code name 'Project Bromo', and the companies have not decided the official name for the combined entity.
Synspective's SAR satellites will operate alongside Airbus radar assets TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X, and PAZ.
Synspective will provide satellite capacity at short revisit rates for Airbus customers.
The Airbus–Synspective partnership aims to address operational needs ranging from routine monitoring tasks to rapid response in time-sensitive situations.
Airbus gains access to Synspective's growing constellation of SAR satellites under the agreement.
By law, Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo cannot undertake integration activities until the merger closes.
Airbus is working to close a space merger with Thales and Leonardo that was announced in October to create a larger unified European space prime.
Sophie Adenot studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked at Airbus as a helicopter cockpit designer.
The new Airbus-manufactured satellites will progressively replace existing OneWeb satellites as their operational life ends to ensure full operational continuity for OneWeb customers.
The 440-satellite total order will be manufactured at Airbus Defense and Space’s Toulouse facility.
The financing backs a contract with Airbus Defense and Space for 340 additional LEO satellites, on top of the 100 satellites already ordered.
Planetary Utilities cites engineers at The Aerospace Corporation, Airbus, and SAIC as customers.