Airbus Defence and Space

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

www.airbus.com/en/products-services/defence

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Voyager Space and Airbus Defence and Space formed Starlab Space LLC as a joint venture in August 2023 to build and operate the station.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Apr 30, 2026Lockheed Martin’s Defense-Adjacent Pivot

Airbus Defence and Space took over the technical integration role for Starlab after Lockheed Martin exited the principal position.

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 4.0Apr 30, 2026Lockheed Martin’s Defense-Adjacent Pivot

Airbus Defence and Space reported Q1 2026 order intake of €4,957 million, up from €2,592 million in Q1 2025.

FinancialValue 4.0Apr 28, 2026Airbus, Thales space divisions report continued growth in Q1; satellite telecom crises look to be over and done

Airbus Defence and Space reported Q1 2026 adjusted EBIT of €130 million, equal to 4.6% of revenues, versus €77 million and 2.9% in Q1 2025.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.5Apr 28, 2026Airbus, Thales space divisions report continued growth in Q1; satellite telecom crises look to be over and done

Airbus Defence and Space’s external revenue split was 63% Air Power, 21% Space Systems, and 16% Connected Intelligence & Others.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Apr 28, 2026Airbus, Thales space divisions report continued growth in Q1; satellite telecom crises look to be over and done

Airbus Defence and Space reported 130 million euro ($152 million) in adjusted EBIT in the first quarter of 2026, compared with 77 million euro ($90 million) in the same period of 2025.

FinancialGeneralValue 5.0Apr 28, 2026Airbus Defence and Space Improves Revenue and Margin in Q1 2026

Airbus Defence and Space’s Air Power business unit accounts for 63% of the segment’s revenue.

FinancialValue 3.0Apr 28, 2026Airbus Defence and Space Improves Revenue and Margin in Q1 2026

Airbus Defence and Space’s Connected Intelligence and other activities account for 16% of the segment’s revenue.

FinancialValue 3.5Apr 28, 2026Airbus Defence and Space Improves Revenue and Margin in Q1 2026

Airbus Defence and Space reported Q1 2026 EBIT of €134 million, equal to 4.7% of revenues, versus a loss of €31 million and -1.2% of revenues in Q1 2025.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.5Apr 28, 2026Airbus, Thales space divisions report continued growth in Q1; satellite telecom crises look to be over and done

Airbus Defence and Space improved its revenue, adjusted EBIT, and order intake in the first quarter of 2026.

FinancialGrowthValue 3.0Apr 28, 2026Airbus Defence and Space Improves Revenue and Margin in Q1 2026

Airbus Defence and Space’s Space Systems business accounts for 21% of the segment’s revenue.

FinancialValue 3.0Apr 28, 2026Airbus Defence and Space Improves Revenue and Margin in Q1 2026

Airbus Defence and Space reported Q1 2026 R&D expenses of €78 million, equal to 2.8% of revenues, versus €57 million and 2.1% in Q1 2025.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.3Apr 28, 2026Airbus, Thales space divisions report continued growth in Q1; satellite telecom crises look to be over and done

Airbus Defence and Space reported Q1 2026 revenues of €2,832 million, up from €2,656 million in Q1 2025.

FinancialValue 4.5Apr 28, 2026Airbus, Thales space divisions report continued growth in Q1; satellite telecom crises look to be over and done

Airbus Defence and Space revenue increased 7% year-over-year to 2.8 billion euro ($3.3 billion) in the first quarter of 2026.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.5Apr 28, 2026Airbus Defence and Space Improves Revenue and Margin in Q1 2026

Airbus Defence and Space’s platform revenue split was 67% Platforms and 33% Services.

FinancialValue 4.0Apr 28, 2026Airbus, Thales space divisions report continued growth in Q1; satellite telecom crises look to be over and done

Airbus Defence and Space nearly doubled its order intake year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026 to nearly 5 billion euro ($5.9 billion).

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Apr 28, 2026Airbus Defence and Space Improves Revenue and Margin in Q1 2026

Orbit Fab has a collaboration with Airbus Defence and Space signed in March 2026.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 24, 2026The Refueling Layer

Orbit Fab is working with Airbus Defence and Space on a feasibility study for integrating RAFTI into future Airbus geostationary satellites.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 24, 2026RAVEN Shuttle, NEST Depot Comprise Orbit Fab In-Space Refueling Network

Airbus Defence and Space has been selected as the technical partner of the Coffee Canopy Partnership.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.4Apr 23, 2026Airbus y JDE Peet’s crearán el primer mapa mundial de cafetales desde el espacio

Airbus Defence and Space was selected as the technical partner in the Coffee Canopy Partnership.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 22, 2026Airbus guida Coffee Canopy Partnership nella mappatura globale

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