Airbus Defence & Space Systems News and Activities

Airbus Defence & Space Systems is owned by Airbus.

Airbus is one of the...

• CAC 40;
• CAC All-Trade;
• Dax 40;
• Forbes Global 2000 (#97);
• Fortune 500 Europe (#41);
• Global Fortune 500 (#174);
• SBF 120;
• Stoxx 600;
• TOB Iconic 10,000.

Airbus is a company listed under the stock ticker AIR (FR).

Airbus has a direct presence in 22 countries.

Airbus has 48 subsidiaries including Aalto Haps, Acubed and Airbus Africa & Middle East.

They are in:

• Aerospace78%
• Defense & Space8%
• Other14%

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Most searched biographies at Airbus Defence & Space Systems

• Alex Veneziano, Chief Executive Officer
• Kevin Sweeney, Chairman of the Board
• Romain Trapp, Director

Popular executive movements at Airbus Defence & Space Systems

• Alex Veneziano, who was Chief Administrative Officer, is promoted to Chief Executive Officer  (posted on June 12 2026).
• Kevin Sweeney, who was Director, is promoted to Chairman of the Board  (posted on June 12 2026).
• Robert Geckle, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, has left the company  (posted on June 12 2026).

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Popular executive movements at Airbus

• Eric Kirstetter will join the company as Executive Vice President of Strategy on May 18, 2026  (posted on May 4 2026).
• Amparo Moraleda who is Director, will be promoted to Chairman of the Board on Oct. 1, 2026  (posted on April 15 2026).
• Henriette Thygesen has joined the company as Director  (posted on April 15 2026).

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Airbus has 332 competitors including SpaceX (United States (USA)), Thales (France) and Rheinmetall (Germany).

Popular M&A news in Defense & Space

• Blue Origin has just announced a $10,000 Million fundraising (posted on July 14 2026).
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Popular contacts in Defense & Space

• Mark Juncosa - Vice President of Vehicle Engineering at SpaceX
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Press releases by Airbus Defence & Space Systems

• News - Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc.
• News Feature - Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc.
• News - Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc.

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