citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message airbus group inc. industry aerospace defense founded 2003 headquarters mcnair virginia herndon mailing address 1 2 area served worldwide revenue 1.3 billion 2011 number of employees approx . 2000 end 2011 citation needed subsidiaries airbus helicopters inc. airbus military north america cassidian communications eads north america test and services fairchild controls corporation website northamerica.airbus group.com airbus group inc. formerly eads north america represents the north american activities of airbus group the world s second largest aerospace and defense company and the largest in europe . headquartered in mcnair virginia this american arm of the company participates in u.s. department of defense programs in some cases as a prime contractor . it employs approximately 2 000 people and had 2011 revenues of 1.3 billion . sean o keefe the former chancellor of louisiana state university in baton rouge louisiana is the chairman and ceo . paul pastorek former louisiana state superintendent of education is chief counsel and corporate secretary . 3 in the united states airbus group inc. oversees several subsidiaries including airbus helicopters inc. cassidian communications airbus military north america fairchild controls and eads north america test and services . with locations in 29 u.s. cities and 15 states 4 these entities provide fixed and rotary wing aircraft for commercial and military customers land and maritime detection and border security technology emergency call processing and notification solutions defense electronics and avionics and services . contents 1 history 2 light utility helicopter and armed aerial scout derivative 3 homeland security and homeland defense 4 u.s. air force kc 45 tanker 5 facilities 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit since its creation in 2003 airbus group inc. has expanded its footprint through acquisitions and selection in competitions for military aircraft and systems . in 1974 a rospatiale took full control of vought helicopter and in 1976 renamed it aerospatiale helicopter corporation . 5 in 1979 work began on a new helicopter facility in grand prairie texas . 5 2002 grand prairie facility underwent name change to eurocopter 2003 grand prairie facility became part of eads north america as subsidiary american eurocopter october 2004 eads north america acquired racal instruments now part of eads north america test and services october 2004 opened 85 500 sq. ft. helicopter production facility at golden triangle regional airport mississippi november 2005 acquired talon instruments now part of eads north america test and services june 2006 selected with sikorsky as prime contractors for light utility helicopter february 2007 opened airbus engineering center in mobile ala. july august 2007 selected to provide unmanned aerial targets dt 35 and dt 45 to u.s. army february 2008 selected with prime contractor northrop grumman to provide kc 45 tanker to u.s. air force award was later cancelled under protest april 2008 acquired temecula calif. based emergency response technology provider plant cml october 2009 announced expansion of maintenance repair and overhaul delivery center at the mobile regional airport plans for a mobile alabama aircraft assembly plant were formally announced by airbus ceo fabrice br gier on 2 july 2012 . the plans include a 600 million factory at the brookley aeroplex for the assembly of the a319 a320 and a321 aircraft . it could employ up to 1 000 full time workers when operational . 6 construction began on 8 april 2013 and will become operable by 2016 producing up to 4 aircraft a month at full production . 7 8 light utility helicopter and armed aerial scout derivative edit the uh 72a lakota light utility helicopter is flown by the u.s. army and u.s. navy airbus group inc. is a prime contractor to the u.s. army on the service s new uh 72a lakota light utility helicopter . the lakota is based on the commercial ec145 . under terms of a contract awarded in june 2006 airbus group inc. has already delivered more than 200 out of a planned 351 aircraft . the latest order under the army s contract for 32 lakotas in fiscal year 2011 brought total orders to 219 . this includes 214 rotary wing aircraft for the u.s. army and five already delivered aircraft for the u.s. navy . the army is targeting a total acquisition of 346 helicopters through 2016 for a total of 351 from both services . the armed aerial scout 72x aas 72x based on the uh 72a platform is airbus group inc s answer to the u.s. army s armed scout requirement . this highly adaptable solution has successfully demonstrated its ability to fly under high 6 km and hot 95 degrees conditions while carrying a 2 300 pound payload . the company unveiled a more capable variant the aas 72x in april 2012 that increases the payload capacity to 2 800 pounds while operating at the same high and hot conditions . homeland security and homeland defense edit eads was listed by homeland security today in april 2011 as the 11 supplier to the department of homeland security and within the department the 2 supplier to the u.s. coast guard . of note the company s aircraft make up 54 % of the customs and border protection helicopter fleet and 71 % of the coast guard s helicopter fleet . landing signal enlisted aviation boatswain s mate handling 3rd class troy palomino directs an h 65 airbus group inc. is the prime contractor on the hc 144a ocean sentry maritime patrol aircraft a key element of the u.s. coast guard s modernization program . the coast guard plans to buy a total of 36 ocean sentries ; to date 13 have been delivered . also serving the coast guard is airbus h 65 dolphin helicopter which is particularly well suited for search and rescue fisheries patrols maritime security border patrol monitoring illegal immigration and drug interdiction . its uh 72a lakota light utility helicopters operate with u.s. army and national guard units providing search and rescue disaster relief drug interdiction and medical evacuation services from coast to coast . other rotary wing aircraft from airbus group s american eurocopter subsidiary are flown by u.s. customs and border protection along more than 10 000 miles of the nation s borders as well as by the u.s. coast guard the federal bureau of investigation drug enforcement administration and law enforcement agencies across the country . airbus group inc s subsidiary cassidian communications provides emergency notification services emergency call centers and public safety radio systems . cassidian communications has nearly 600 employees in california tennessee indiana alabama and canada . its products and services provide security for more than 200 million u.s. residents . ectocryp black in use at the coalition warrior interoperability demonstration at joint forces command 2011 the company s multifunction trs 3d radar has been selected and deployed on both the coast guard s national security cutter and the navy s littoral combat ship . the trs 3d is a lightweight radar that performs surveillance self defense gunfire support and helicopter control . other security programs currently undergoing development for the u.s. market include the man portable sonex p which is able to detect both the presence and location of hidden chemical radiological and explosive threats in minutes with the push of a button . ectocryp black a purpose built high capacity voice encryption device that enables secure voice communications among geographically disparate users and between unclassified and secret networks . u.s. air force kc 45 tanker edit main article eads northrop grumman kc 45 eads north america teamed with then prime contractor northrop grumman to win the kc x aerial refueling tanker competition in 2008 however the contract was successfully appealed by boeing . 9 following northrop grumman s withdrawal from the subsequent procurement in 2010 9 the department of defense indicated it would welcome a bid from eads north america as prime contractor . eads north america submitted a compliant proposal in july 2010 . in february 2011 the air force announced it had awarded the contract to boeing and eads north america chose not to protest . 10 the kc 45a would have been based on eads a330 multi role tanker transport itself a derivative of the a330 commercial jetliner and would have been assembled in mobile alabama . 11 facilities edit since its formation in 2003 it has expanded existing facilities in mississippi texas california and alabama and built three new facilities in the u.s. columbus miss . mobile regional airport ala. airbus engineering center ala. see also edit defense contractor references edit 2010 census census tract reference map fairfax county va contacts 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