Airbus, Thales to merge satellite divisions?

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Airbus's competition with SpaceX and other players in the "New Space" is poorly met. The resilience of space Europe could be achieved through further consolidation in the sector with French Thales and Italian Leonardo.

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Airbus, Thales to merge satellite divisions?

Europe’s two giant aerospace companies are looking to merge their satellite-related businesses. Airbus Defence & Space and Thales Alenia Space are in ‘nonbinding’ talks about merging their two divisions. One third of Thales Alenia is owned by Italy’s Leonardo (and Leonardo also controls two-thirds of Telespazio). Airbus Chief Executive Guillaume Faury, speaking at the Airbus […]

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Airbus CEO: Talks under way with Thales, Leonardo on satellite division consolidation: 'What do we want? Scale and speed' - Space Intel Report

LA PLATA, Maryland — Europe’s two biggest space-hardware builders, Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia…