Airbus is restructuring its U.S. operations into a new business unit - Airbus U.S. Space and Defense - as part of a special security agreement with the U.S. government in an effort to further build up its presence in the space, defense and intelligence markets.

Airbus has landed a potential $275.1M contract build another spacecraft module for the European Space Agency to support NASA's manned deep space exploration goals. The company said Tuesday it will produce the third European Service Module designed to fly with Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) Orion spacecraft as part of the the Artemis III Mission to bring astronauts to the moon sometime in 2024.

Airbus has secured a $122.6M contract modification to provide 15 light utility helicopters to the U.S. Army. The company will build the UH-72 Lakota helicopters at a facility in Columbus, Miss., the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 28, 2020 — HawkEye 360 and Airbus have partnered to help customers obtain geospatial intelligence datasets from the companies' radar and radio frequency platforms, ExecutiveBiz reported Jan. 21.

Airbus and San Francisco-based vehicle manufacturing firm LM Industries have jointly established a company that will aim to address mobility challenges with the use of technology.

Chris Emerson, former president of the helicopter manufacturing business and head of North American operations at Airbus Group, has been named president of the aerospace contractor's Herndon, Va.-based defense and space division.

Chris Emerson, former president of the helicopter manufacturing business and head of North American operations at Airbus Group, has been named president of the aerospace contractor's Herndon, Va.-based defense and space division.

Senior leaders from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Airbus reaffirmed their partnership to explore and meet the aerial refueling needs of the U.S. military during a meeting at the Paris Air Show.

Kim Urbanchuk, former counsel and director of ethics and compliance at Airbus, has joined Parsons as chief ethics and compliance counsel. She will work to address compliance risks and support digital transformation efforts, the company said Thursday. Urbanchuk will also lead the company’s ethics and compliance program and help Parsons follow …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 1, 2018 — Iridium Communications’ (Nasdaq: IRDM) Aireon subsidiary has partnered with Airbus’ defense and space business to provide space-based aircraft tracking data to the latter’s recently launched airspace analytics platform, ExecutiveBiz reported July 20. Aireon said July 19 it will supply Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data to …