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Registration Document 2015
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1.1 Presentation of the Group
1.1.5 Other: AirbusGroup,Inc.
Airbus Group, Inc. is the American operating company
of Airbus Group. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia,
AirbusGroup,Inc. (together with its AirbusGroup parent)
contributes more than US$ 14billion to the US economy annually,
supporting over 225,000American jobs. Its US Business Units,
operating companies and divisions are found in 29 locations
across 15 states, offering a broad array of advanced solutions
to customers in the commercial, homeland security, aerospace
and defense markets.
Since its creation in 2003, AirbusGroup,Inc. (formerly EADS
North America) has been selected in key competitions for
military aircraft and systems. AirbusGroup,Inc.’s presence in
the US defence and homeland security sectors is growing as
well. The company has supplied more than 90HH-65 rotorcraft
to the Coast Guard for its vital homeland security missions.
AirbusGroup,Inc. is prime contractor for the supply of up to
36HC-144A Ocean Sentry aircraft for Coast Guard maritime
patrol and support missions.
The company is also a major contractor to the US Army, having
been chosen to supply the service’s UH-72A Lakota helicopter.
As of May2014, 300aircraft had been delivered to the US
Defense Department for operation by Army and Army National
Guard units, as well as the Navy.
In commercial aviation, AirbusGroup,Inc. has a significant
US presence including two engineering centers in Mobile and
Witchita, and Airbus Helicopters is one of the US leaders in civil
helicopters. More than 3,090 Airbus aircraft have been ordered
by North American customers, with over 2,150delivered; while
some 1,300 Airbus Helicopters rotary-wing aircraft are used
by operators that include the US Coast Guard, US Customs
and Border Protection, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office
and the FBI. In addition, Airbus commenced aircraft assembly
in July2015 at its Final Assembly Line in Mobile, Alabama,
with first deliveries scheduled to begin in 2016. The Airbus US
Manufacturing Facility is expected to produce between 40 and
50aircraft per year by 2018 – building the A319, A320 and A321
versions from Airbus’ best-selling single-aisle family of jetliners.
The vast majority of A320 Family jetliners produce in Mobile,
Alabama will be delivered to North American customers.
Among the most prominent platforms equipped by the
Electronics Business Line’s products are Eurofighter (radar, self-
protection, avionics), the Ariane space launchers, the A400M
transport aircraft (self-protection, avionics) as well as helicopters
of various types.
In the area of Space technology the Electronics Business
Line offers components and sub-systems deployed in space
platforms such as on-board computers, GNSS Receivers,
Launcher Electronics and Power Electronics. Actuators and
particularly reliable solar arrays rank extraordinarily high on
the company’s technology skills. Space payload electronics
comprise highly sophisticated components of communication
and earth observation satellites.
Production
Airbus Defence andSpace is headquartered in Munich. The
main engineering and production facilities of the Division
are located in France (Paris-region and South-West France),
Germany (Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Bremen), Spain
(Madrid-region and Andalusia) and the UK (Southern England
and Wales). In addition, Airbus Defence andSpace operates
a global network of engineering centres and offices in more
than 80countries.
MBDA
The Company’s missile business in addition to French nuclear
deterrence derives from its 37.5% stake in MBDA (a joint venture
between the Company, BAE Systems and Finmeccanica).
MBDA offers missile systems capabilities that cover the whole
range of solutions for air dominance, ground-based air defence,
maritime superiority and battlefield engagement. Beyond its
role in European markets, MBDA has an established presence
in export markets like Asia, the Gulf region and Latin America.
The broad product portfolio covers all six principal missile
system categories: air-to-air, air-to-surface, surface-to-air, anti-
ship, anti-submarine and surface-to-surface. MBDA’s product
range also includes a portfolio of airborne countermeasures
such as missile warning and decoy systems, airborne combat
training and counter-IED and counter-mine solutions. The most
significant programmes currently under development are the
ground based air defense system TLVS/MEADS for Germany,
the Aster Block 1 NT extended air defence missile family of
systems for France and Italy, the Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship
missile for the UK and French navies’ helicopters, the portable
medium range battlefield “Missile Moyenne Portée (MMP)”
and the “Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM)”, which
is an anti-air missile family with land, naval and air launched
applications.
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