division of Airbus Group (SE) specialized in the defense and aerospace industry
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Airbus Defence and Space recorded 100 million euro in charges in 2025 due to a cost mitigation plan that started in 2024.
StriX data will complement Airbus Defence and Space’s TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X, and PAZ radar satellite constellation to increase imaging frequency and expand observation areas.
Synspective signed a radar satellite data framework agreement with Airbus Defence and Space on February 10, 2026.
Airbus Defence and Space can obtain and use data from Synspective's synthetic aperture radar satellite StriX under the framework agreement.
The €975 million financing will back the contract with Airbus Defence and Space for 340 LEO satellites on top of the 100 already ordered.
Eutelsat ordered 100 satellites from Airbus Defence and Space in December 2024 to ensure continuity of its current OneWeb service.
Airbus Defence and Space built the original Aeolus mission and is considered a likely prime contractor for Aeolus-2 based on that prior work.
Eutelsat will receive a €975 million loan in French export credit financing to fund the Low-Earth Orbit satellites it ordered from Airbus Defence and Space.
Airbus Defence and Space will manufacture the satellites for Eutelsat at its facility in Toulouse, France.
The original Aeolus mission was built by Airbus Defence and Space and was deorbited in early 2023.
Synspective and Airbus Defence and Space entered a strategic partnership on February 10 for SAR satellite data supply.
Hisdesat awarded Airbus Defence and Space the contract in July 2025 to manufacture the two PAZ-2 satellites.
An agreement formalized during the European Space Conference in Brussels extends the partnership between Airbus Defence and Space and Hisdesat for commercialization of radar imagery from the PAZ satellite in constellation with the German TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellites.
The PAZ-2 program includes 65% national participation under the direction of Airbus Defence and Space, which serves as the prime contractor for the space segment.
The commercial alliance between Airbus Defence and Space and Hisdesat was first established in 2018.
Eutelsat’s strategic growth trajectory includes expanding its OneWeb constellation after signing a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for 340 additional OneWeb satellites.
Eutelsat signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for 340 additional OneWeb satellites.
Michael Schoellhorn is Chief Executive of Airbus Defence and Space.
In July 2025 Hisdesat awarded Airbus Defence and Space the contract to build the two PAZ-2 satellites.
Airbus Defence and Space and Hisdesat signed an agreement to commercialize imagery and applications from the future PAZ-2 radar satellites.