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Airbus Defence and Space

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division of Airbus Group (SE) specialized in the defense and aerospace industry

commercialFounded 2014
History · 1 eventJan 1, 2014 · Airbus Military, Astrium, and Cassidian merge to form Airbus Defence and Space
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Under the IRIS² concession structure, Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence and Space lead payload and bus architecture design.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Jul 23, 2026Thales CEO Confirms Progression on EU’s Multi-Billion Euro IRIS² Sovereign Satellite Constellation

Thales Alenia Space developed the European Service Module (ESM) of Orion under the industrial responsibility of Airbus Defence and Space for ESA.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 16, 2026L’equipaggio di Artemis II visita Thales Alenia Space: il contributo italiano al centro dell’European Service Module di Orion

Loft Orbital bought ten Longbow buses from Airbus Defence and Space.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Jul 15, 2026Exclusive: Loft Orbital Scales Offering with Apex Bus Purchase

Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, and OHB SE are among the European primes most exposed to hydrazine use in satellite integration.

GeneralCapabilityValue 1.8Jul 13, 2026Europe’s Hydrazine Clock Is Running Out

La directora general de Airbus Defence and Space en Reino Unido, Kata Escott, respaldó el acuerdo sobre Aeolus-2.

GovernanceValue 2.0Jul 7, 2026Airbus construirá Aeolus-2, el nuevo satélite de la ESA para medir el viento

La Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) ha confiado a Airbus Defence and Space el diseño y construcción del satélite Aeolus-2 para la medición del viento.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Jul 7, 2026Airbus construirá Aeolus-2, el nuevo satélite de la ESA para medir el viento

Airbus Defence and Space signed the initial contract with the European Space Agency for the design and construction of Aeolus-2.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Jul 2, 2026Aeolus-2: Airbus firma con ESA il contratto per il satellite europeo di rilevamento del vento

Airbus Defence and Space is the main industrial partner for Aeolus-2.

RelationshipsValue 3.8Jul 2, 2026Aeolus-2: Airbus firma con ESA il contratto per il satellite europeo di rilevamento del vento

Alberto Gutiérrez Moreno held senior roles at Airbus Defence and Space in military aircraft operations, combat air systems in Germany, and military aircraft leadership.

GovernanceValue 2.8Jun 18, 2026La patronal aeroespacial Tedae elige a Alberto Gutiérrez, ex de Airbus, nuevo presidente

Airbus Defence and Space is the main industrial partner responsible for the C-band SAR radar instrument for Sentinel-1 Next Generation.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 13, 2026Thales Alenia Space guiderà Sentinel-1 Next Generation

Airbus Defence and Space will provide the C-band synthetic aperture radar instrument for the Sentinel-1 NG satellites.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.2Jun 12, 2026Thales Alenia Space desarrollará dos satélites de la nueva generación Sentinel-1 NG de Copernicus

Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence and Space carried out the initial development phases of Sentinel-1 Next Generation under ESA’s FutureEO programme between 2021 and 2023.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jun 10, 2026ESA Awards Initial €700M Contract for Next-Gen Sentinel-1 Satellites

EREMS supplied key elements for Airbus Defence and Space’s CO3D and Pléiades Neo constellations, the French Armed Forces’ CERES constellation, and ESA’s Earth Return Orbiter.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Jun 8, 2026French Space Electronics Firm EREMS Completes €10 Million Expansion

The European Defence Fund’s LEO ISR program includes Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, OHB, and Leonardo among the European industrial participants.

RelationshipsValue 3.8May 18, 2026The transatlantic space defense timeline mismatch is now a NATO problem

Airbus Defence and Space in the United Kingdom is responsible for the ExoMars rover and landing platform.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.6May 12, 2026ExoMars 2028 avvia a Cannes i test strutturali

The ExoMars 2028 industrial team is led by Thales Alenia Space in Italy and includes Airbus Defence and Space in the UK, ArianeGroup in France, and OHB in Germany.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.8May 12, 2026ExoMars 2028 Structural Models Arrive in Cannes for Environmental Testing

Airbus Defence and Space developed the Smile Payload Module.

CapabilityValue 3.6May 9, 2026España aporta el “cerebro” de la misión Smile que despegará el 19 de mayo

Airbus Defence and Space led the European industrial consortium for Smile as ESA’s main industrial partner.

RelationshipsValue 3.7May 9, 2026España aporta el “cerebro” de la misión Smile que despegará el 19 de mayo

Funding for the CarbSAR mission came from Oxford Space Systems, SSTL, Airbus Defence and Space, UKDI-DASA, Dstl, and the National Security Strategic Investment Fund.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0May 7, 2026Neumann Space commissions ND-50 propulsion system on SSTL CarbSAR satellite

The proposed merger of Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, and Leonardo is called Project Bromo.

RelationshipsValue 3.6May 6, 2026SME4Space association wants governments to protect against Bromo merger undermining competition in Europe
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