needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message airbus defence and space pioneering the future together type subsidiary industry aerospace telecommunication electronics genre aerospace and defense predecessor airbus military astrium cassidian founded january 2014 headquarters france and germany key people dirk hoke ceo 1 see more nicolas chamussy space systems fernando alonso military aircraft evert dudok communication intelligence and security thomas m ller electronics julian whitehead financial officer andr hubert roussel engineering and operations jean pierre talamoni marketing and sales lars immisch human resources products military aircraft satellite launch vehicles communication satellites and systems electronic systems net income 14 billion pa 2 number of employees 40 000 3 parent airbus group website airbusdefenceandspace.com airbus defence and space is a division of airbus group responsible for defence and aerospace products and services . the division was formed in january 2014 during the corporate restructuring of european aeronautic defence and space eads and comprises the former airbus military astrium and cassidian divisions . 4 airbus defence and space is present in dozens of countries on six continents . 5 contents 1 history 2 organisation 2.1 military aircraft 2.2 space systems 3 sites 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit on 31 july 2013 european aeronautic defence and space company eads announced that it would change its corporate name to airbus group by the end of the year and that astrium cassidian and the airbus military divisions would be merged to form a new company airbus defence and space . 6 in january 2014 the parent company eads effected the reorganisation as airbus group of three subsidiary companies that include airbus defence and space airbus and airbus helicopters . 7 10 july 2000 1 december 2006 1 april 2009 17 september 2010 17 january 2014 27 may 2015 european aeronautic defence and space company nv airbus group nv airbus group se airbus airbus military airbus defence and space eads defence and security cassidian eads astrium eurocopter group airbus helicopters v t e organisation edit offices of airbus defence and space in madrid spain . airbus defence and space is currently structured into 4 business lines military aircraft space systems electronics communications intelligence and security military aircraft edit a400m flying during the royal international air tattoo riat 2010 airbus a330 mrtt airbus a400m atlas casa c 212 aviocar casa iptn cn 235 eads casa c 295 eurofighter typhoon space systems edit automated transfer vehicle orion european service module columbus iss module ariane rocket family eurostar satellite bus exomars rover rocket engines hm7b aestus vinci vulcain 8 high purity hydrazine hypu 9 ariane 44lp ariane 5es with atv 4 ariane 5eca columbus iss module gaia spacecraft rosetta spacecraft sites edit major european airbus defence and space sites are located in germany backnang berlin bremen immenstaad am bodensee jena kiel koblenz k ln lampoldshausen manching ottobrunn oberkochen potsdam rostock sulzbach taunus trauen wetzlar ulm and unterschlei heim in france elancourt v lizy les mureaux bordeaux toulouse and kourou in french guiana in the united kingdom newport portsmouth and stevenage in spain getafe madrid and sevilla in italy rome and potenza in south africa irene see also edit aerospace industry in the united kingdom references edit executive committee . airbus defence & space . february 2015 . retrieved 9 february 2015 . overview airbus ds . about airbus defence and space . airbus defence and space . retrieved 17 march 2016 . overview airbus ds . about airbus defence and space . airbus defence and space . retrieved 17 march 2016 . parker andrew 2014 01 02 . eads changes name to airbus . ft.com . retrieved 25 february 2014 . airbus defence and space global presence . ads . retrieved 20 july 2014 . eads announces name change restructuring defense news . defensenews.com . 2013 07 31 . retrieved 25 february 2014 . what we do . airbus group . 2015 . retrieved 9 february 2015 . rocket launcher propulsion ottobrunn germany . retrieved 20 july 2014 . how to find us airbus defence and space trauen germany . retrieved 20 july 2014 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to airbus defence and space . official website v t e airbus group units airbus airbus defence and space airbus group inc. airbus helicopters stelia aerospace people denis ranque tom enders former units euroflag airbus military astrium cassidian eads casa eurocopter other european union defence procurement competition between airbus and boeing related a rospatiale matra construcciones aeron uticas sa dasa retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title airbus 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