Airbus Defence and Space

Airbus Defence and Space is the Airbus division for military aircraft, uncrewed aerial systems, military and civil space, and secure connectivity and intelligence. Its customers include air forces and other armed services, police, firefighters, medical evacuation teams and climate scientists, as well as European governments and commercial space customers.

Military aircraft

• Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft
• A400M airlifter
• A330 MRTT multi role tanker transport
• C295 and CN235 tactical transport aircraft
• Services and support for these fleets

Uncrewed aerial systems

The UAS range includes the Eurodrone medium altitude, long endurance system, currently in development, and the tactical Sirtap, for military, government and commercial uses.

Future programmes and connectivity

Airbus is prime contractor for Europe's Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a network of crewed and uncrewed platforms, and is developing the Multi-Domain Combat Cloud for secure, cloud based military communications. It also provides military satellite communication services and intelligence and data products.

Space

Space activities cover telecommunications, navigation and Earth observation satellites such as Sentinel-2 and MetOp, spacecraft equipment and electronic components, the Orion European Service Module for missions to the Moon and the JUICE probe to Jupiter. Access to space is provided through ArianeGroup, a joint venture with Safran.

Company facts

• Division of Airbus
• Prime contractor for FCAS
• Products used for defence across land, air, sea, space and cyber domains
• ArianeGroup joint venture with Safran for launchers