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ASTRIUM —
the company is advancing an upgraded Ariane 5 ME launcher,
which will offer greater exibility. A rst launch could be carried
out as early as 2018. Beyond the Ariane 5 ME, the Ariane 6 is
planned to meet the needs of both government and commercial
customers by offering competitive launch rates for large and
small satellites alike. In 2013, the company received contracts
from the European Space Agency (ESA), with an order intake
outcome of € 360 million combined for the development of
the Ariane 5 ME and Ariane 6 launch vehicles.
Orders were booked for a total of 5 satellites (2012: three).
Three telecommunication satellite contracts were signed, notably
with Telesat and DirecTV. A€ 344million contract was signed
with the German Armed Forces for a reconnaissance radar
satellite, representing another breakthrough.
In March 2013, Pléiades 1B and SPOT 6 entered into service
following their in-orbit validation, enabling the Division to offer
high denition images of any point on the globe on a daily basis.
In addition, the fourth UK Ministry of Defence Skynet 5 satellite,
built and operated by the company, entered into service.
With the Skynet 5 system and newly leased Anik G1 payload,
Airbus Defence and Space is the only commercial company able
to provide a military satellite communication constellation with
global coverage.
A strategic distribution partnership was signed with Inmarsat
for broadband services. The new Global Xpress service is the
world’s rst globally available high-speed broadband service
delivered via Ka-band satellite network.
ASTRIUM
REVENUES BY MARKET
IN % OF EXTERNAL REVENUES
67% Civil
33% Defence
€ m 2013 2012(a) Change
Revenues 5,784 5,817(a) -1%
R&D expenses 127 128(a) -1%
EBIT* 347 311(a) +12%
Order Intake 6,169 3,761(a) +64%
Order Book 13,077 12,734(a) +3%
(a) 2012 gures are pro forma, amended with IAS 19 restatement.
OUTLOOK
As of 2014, the former Astrium is fully integrated
within the new Airbus Defence and Space Division
(see page 44 for details and outlook).
ACHIEVING OUR GOALS — ANNUAL REVIEW 2013
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