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| Industry | Defense |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Aérospatiale-Matra,DASA, andCASA |
| Founded | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) |
| Defunct | January 2014 (2014-01) |
| Fate | Reorganised |
| Successor | Airbus Defence and Space |
| Headquarters | , Spain[1] |
Key people | Domingo Ureña-Raso (CEO, 2009-2014) |
| Products | Military aircraft |
| Parent | Airbus S.A.S.,EADS |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [2] | |
Airbus Military was abusiness unit ofAirbus, which was part ofEuropean Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) from 2009 to 2013.
The company was formally created in April 2009 by the integration of the former Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD) and Airbus Military Sociedad Limitada (AMSL) into Airbus. In January 2014, former EADS divisions Airbus Military,Astrium, andCassidian merged to formAirbus Defence and Space.[3]
The predecessor company, headquartered inBlagnac, was established in January 1999 asAirbus Military Company SAS, to manage theAirbus A400M project, taking over from theEuroflagconsortium. In May 2003, the company was restructured asAirbus Military Sociedad Limitada (AMSL) prior to the contract being awarded and its headquarters moved toMadrid, Spain.
The Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD) was a division of EADS which designed, manufactured and soldEADS-CASA light and medium transport aircraft, headquartered inMadrid, Spain.[4]
On 16 December 2008, EADS announced that MTAD and AMSL would be integrated into Airbus as part ofAirbus Military.[5]
In February 2009, Domingo Ureña-Raso was appointed chair and CEO of Airbus Military.[2]
On July 31, 2013, parent company EADS announced its reorganization as theAirbus Group. Airbus Military,Astrium, and Cassidian were merged and reorganized to form a new division:Airbus Defence and Space,[6] marking the end of the Airbus Military corporate entity. Airbus Group's two other divisions areAirbus andAirbus Helicopters[7]
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| European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company NV | Airbus Group NV | Airbus Group SE | Airbus SE | ||||||||||
| Airbus Industrie GIE | Airbus SAS | ||||||||||||
| Airbus Military SAS | Airbus Defence and Space SAS | ||||||||||||
| EADS Defence and Security | Cassidian SAS | ||||||||||||
| Astrium SAS | EADS Astrium SAS | ||||||||||||
| Eurocopter SA | Eurocopter SAS | Airbus Helicopters SAS | |||||||||||
