Airbus Military was a business unit of

Airbus Airbus SE (; ; ; ) is a European multinational aerospace corporation. Airbus designs, manufactures and sells civil and military aerospace products worldwide and manufactures aircraft throughout the world. The company has three divisions: ' ...

, which was part of

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company Airbus SE (; ; ; ) is a European multinational aerospace corporation. Airbus designs, manufactures and sells civil and military aerospace products worldwide and manufactures aircraft throughout the world. The company has three divisions: '' ...

(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 Astrium was an aerospace manufacturer subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) that provided civil and military space systems and services from 2006 to 2013. In 2012, Astrium had a turnover of €5.8 billion and 1 ...

, and

Cassidian Airbus Defence and Space is the division of Airbus SE responsible for the development and manufacturing of the corporation's defence and space products, while also providing related services. The division was formed in January 2014 during the ...

merged to form Airbus Defence and Space.

History

The predecessor company was established in January 1999 as Airbus Military Company SAS to manage the Airbus A400M project, taking over from the Euroflag consortium. In May 2003, the company was restructured as Airbus Military Sociedad Limitada (AMSL), prior to the execution of the production contract. The Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD) was a division of EADS which designed, manufactured and sold EADS-CASA light and medium transport aircraft, headquartered in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...

, Spain. On 16 December 2008, EADS announced that MTAD and AMSL would be integrated into Airbus as part of ''Airbus Military''. In February 2009, Domingo Ureňa-Raso was appointed chair and CEO of Airbus Military. On July 31, 2013, parent company EADS announced its reorganization as the

Airbus Group Airbus SE (; ; ; ) is a European multinational aerospace corporation. Airbus designs, manufactures and sells civil and military aerospace products worldwide and manufactures aircraft throughout the world. The company has three divisions: '' ...

. Airbus Military,

, and Cassidian were merged and reorganized to form a new division: Airbus Defence and Space, marking the end of the Airbus Military corporate entity. Airbus Group's two other divisions are

and Airbus Helicopters

Evolution

Products

* Airbus A330 MRTT * Airbus A400M * CASA C-212 Aviocar *

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* EADS CASA C-295

Gallery

Airbus A400M Rollout.JPG, First Airbus A400M roll-out in

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in June 2008 CASA C-295 of Polish Air Force, Radom AirShow 2005, Poland.jpg, CASA C-295 of the Polish Air Force CASA 212 side.jpg, CASA C-212 of the Swedish Coast Guard Royal Air Force Airbus A330MRTT Bidini.jpg, A330MRTT of the

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