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Informationon GroupActivities
Registration Document 2015
1.
1.1 Presentation of the Group
1.1.4 Airbus Defence andSpace
Airbus Defence andSpace develops and engineers cutting-
edge products in the field of defence and space, enabling
governments, institutions and commercial customers alike
to protect resources and people while staying connected to
the world. Airbus Defence andSpace solutions guarantee
sovereignty in foreign affairs and defence matters. See
“— 1.1.1 Overview” for an introduction to Airbus Defence
andSpace.
Airbus Defence andSpace in 2015 comprised the four Business
Lines Military Aircraft, Space Systems, Communications,
Intelligence & Security (CIS) and Electronics, the broad scope
of which is detailed below. Further to a strategic portfolio review
conducted in 2014, some activities from the business lines CIS
and Electronics have been carved out with the target of a sale.
These changes did not affect the majority of the year2015,
therefore activities subject to these changes are reported in
this document and only remarks added.
 Military Aircraft designs, develops, delivers and supports
military aircraft, and is the leading fixed-wing military aircraft
centre in Europe and one of the market leaders for combat,
mission, transport and tanker aircraft worldwide. Key products
include the Eurofighter, the A400M, the A330 MRTT and the
C295/ CN235 as well as Unmanned Aerial Systems.
 Space Systems covers the full range of civil and defence space
systems. Its satellite system solutions for telecommunications,
earth observation, navigation and science include spacecraft,
ground segments and payloads. As the European prime
contractor for launchers, orbital systems and space
exploration, its key systems include Ariane launchers, the
French deterrence force and the European participation to the
International Space Station ISS. Beginning of the year, a 50/50
joint venture was launched with Safran named Airbus Safran
Launchers, bringing together space launchers expertise from
both companies.
 Communications, Intelligence & Security (CIS) brings
together satellite and terrestrial communications, intelligence
and security services and solutions. The customer base
encompasses both the government sector – notably defence
The Tiger combat attack helicopter programme includes four
variants based on the same airframe: the HAP (turreted gun,
rockets and air-to-air missile), 40 of which have been ordered
by France and 6 by Spain; the UHT (antitank missile, air-to-air
missile, axial gun and rockets), 80 of which have been ordered
by Germany; the ARH (antitank missile, turreted gun and
rockets), 22 of which have been ordered by Australia; and the
HAD (antitank missile, air-to-air missile, turreted gun, rockets
and upgraded avionics and engines), 24 and 40 of which have
been ordered by Spain and France, respectively. During 2015,
in the frame of French “loi de programmation militaire” (law
of military programmes management), Airbus Helicopters
has been notified a decrease by 16 Tiger HAP and asked to
perform the retrofit of 19 Tiger HAP already delivered in HAD
variant. 7 additional Tiger HAD have been ordered by France
in December. France finally ordered 66 Tiger HAD. On UHT,
Germany, decreased its number of Tiger UHT by 12 H/C to 68
H/C in the frame of the German deal.
Overall in 2015, 16 Tigers were delivered, for a cumulative total
of 135deliveries by year-end. The Tiger fleet has accumulated
more than 70,200flight hours.
Customer Services
With more than 3,000operators in over 150countries, Airbus
Helicopters has a large fleet of some 12,000 in-service rotorcraft
to support. As a result, customer service activities to support
this large fleet generated 42% of Airbus Helicopters’ revenues
for 2015.
Airbus Helicopters’ customer service activities consist primarily
of maintenance, repairs, spare parts supply, training and
technical support. In order to provide efficient worldwide service,
Airbus Helicopters has established an international network of
subsidiaries, authorised distributors and service centres.
Production
Airbus Helicopters’ industrial activities in Europe are conducted
in four primary locations, two in France, one in Germany and one
in Spain. The French sites are Marignane, in southern France,
and La Courneuve, near Paris. The German site is located in
Donauwörth, and the Spanish site is located in Albacete.
In the US, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. has two industrial sites: Grand
Prairie, Texas and Columbus, Mississippi. Grand Prairie serves
as the company’s headquarters and main facility and also serves
as the Airbus Helicopters Training facility for North America. The
Columbus facility is dedicated to the assembly and delivery of
the UH-72A Lakota and AS350.
In Australia, Australian Aerospace assembles, upgrades and
maintains NH90 and Tiger for the country’s armed forces;
while a rotary-wing centre of excellence in Helibras — Itajuba,
Brazil produces, assembles and maintains EC725helicopters
acquired by the Brazilian armed forces.
In November2015, the heavyweight H215 was introduced
along with a new industrial model and an expanded strategic
partnership with Romania aiming at providing a modern and
cost-effective solution for markets such as utility, peacekeeping
operations and logistic support missions.
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