# Airbus

Europe's largest aerospace group. Airbus Defence and Space builds telecom, navigation and science satellites (Eurostar Neo, OneSat, Pléiades Neo), the European Service Module for NASA's Orion and — through ArianeGroup — the Ariane 6 launcher. In October 2025 Airbus, Thales and Leonardo signed an MoU to combine their space businesses into a new company ("Project Bromo") with around 25,000 employees.

## Key facts

- Country: France / Germany
- Segment: Satellites, defence
- Headquarters: Toulouse, France (registered in Leiden, Netherlands)
- Founded: 1970
- Employees: ~160 000
- Products: Eurostar Neo, OneSat, Pléiades Neo, Orion ESM, Ariane 6 (via ArianeGroup)
- Website: https://www.airbus.com
- Status: Public (Euronext Paris: AIR)
- Share price: €206.00 (▲ 4.89%, ~15 min delayed)
- Market cap: €154bn
- 52 weeks: €157.42 – €221.30

## Funding & contracts

| Date | Type | Counterparty | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Contract | ESA — Aeolus-2 satellite | undisclosed |  |
| 2025-10-23 | Contract | Thales, Leonardo — “Project Bromo” memorandum | ~€6.5bn revenue |  |

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Source: SpaceCAPEX — https://www.spacecapex.com/en/companies/airbus