division of Airbus Group (SE) specialized in the defense and aerospace industry
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Orion integrates the European Service Module developed by Airbus Defence and Space for the European Space Agency.
Airbus GeoTech, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space based in Barcelona, will provide high-technology payloads and advanced data management systems for HAPS missions.
Airbus Defence and Space has experience in fixed-wing HAPS flights and in the integration of payloads on stratospheric balloons.
Airbus Defence and Space attributed its revenues increase in FY2025 to higher volumes across all business units.
Airbus Defence and Space stated that its FY2025 adjusted EBIT reflects higher volumes and improved profitability in line with the divisional mid-term trajectory.
Airbus Defence and Space saw higher volume and improved profitability in 2025.
Airbus Defence and Space order intake was a record 17.7 billion euro in 2025, up 6% year-over-year.
Airbus Defence and Space increased EBIT by 1.3 billion euro from negative 656 million euro in 2024 to positive 639 million euro in 2025.
Airbus Defence and Space reported EBIT of €639 million in FY2025 (4.8% of revenues) compared with an EBIT loss of €656 million (-5.4% of revenues) in FY2024.
Airbus Defence and Space incurred more than 1 billion euro in charges in 2024 from estimates at completion in certain satellite programs.
Thomas Toepfer, CFO of Airbus, expects Airbus Defence and Space to achieve a mid- to high-single-digit margin by 2028.
Airbus Defence and Space recorded R&D expenses of €269 million in FY2025, representing 2.0% of revenues, down from €276 million (2.3% of revenues) in FY2024.
Airbus Defence and Space external revenue split by segment in FY2025 was Air Power 62%, Space Systems 22%, and Connected Intelligence & Others 16%.
Airbus Defence and Space reported revenues of €13,405 million in FY2025, up 11.0% from €12,082 million in FY2024.
Airbus Defence and Space secured an order for 340 OneWeb satellites for Eutelsat.
Airbus Defence and Space had an order book of €50,771 million at FY2025, up 8.5% from €46,803 million in FY2024.
Airbus Defence and Space external revenue split for Platforms was 68% and Services was 32% in FY2025.
Airbus Defence and Space reported net order intake of €17,729 million in FY2025, up 6.1% from €16,710 million in FY2024.
Airbus Defence and Space revenue was 13.4 billion euro in 2025, an 11% increase year-over-year.
Airbus Defence and Space reported an adjusted EBIT of €798 million in FY2025 (6.0% of revenues) compared with an adjusted EBIT loss of €566 million (-4.7% of revenues) in FY2024.