Airbus Picks Iliad's Scaleway for AI, Defence Work in Sovereignty Push
Airbus will migrate about 70 critical applications by 2028 as the partnership could eventually cover up to 900 systems, company said.
- On Thursday, Airbus signed a multi-year agreement with Iliad-owned Scaleway to provide cloud infrastructure for sensitive industrial and defence applications, supporting deployment of AI tools developed with Mistral.
- Airbus pursued this partnership to shield critical data from foreign extraterritorial laws, assessing more than 150 technical and legal requirements to ensure data remains under European control.
- Under the agreement, Airbus will migrate around 70 critical applications to Scaleway by the end of 2028, with a broader program potentially covering up to 900 applications spanning aircraft design, engineering, and manufacturing.
- Airbus Chief Digital Officer Catherine Jestin stated the company will maintain a multicloud approach, continuing to use AWS for less sensitive systems like Skywise. "We balance our choices based on the criticality of the data," Jestin said.
- Scaleway CEO Damien Lucas called the collaboration "a significant milestone in our broader commitment to European digital sovereignty," emphasizing that Europe can deliver cloud capabilities at international standards.
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Airbus picks Iliad's Scaleway for AI, defence work in sovereignty push
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