MT Aerospace supplies lightweight potable and waste water tanks, structures and other aerospace components to Airbus aircraft programs; the company lists Airbus as a customer for its aviation and defence products.
Relationship research recordAirbus
Integrated space-systems prime contractor, satellite manufacturer, Earth-observation operator, and co-owner of launcher infrastructure businesses.
Company websiteAirbus designs, manufactures and integrates telecommunications, navigation, Earth-observation and exploration spacecraft; provides associated ground systems and imagery services; and participates in European launch-system industrial infrastructure through ArianeGroup.
Suppliers, customers & partners
Suppliers & service providers to Airbus
MT Aerospace AG— customerTell me more
SABCA— customerTell me more
SABCA supplies complex aerostructures and actuation systems to Airbus as a tier‑1 Risk‑Sharing Partner on multiple Airbus programmes, providing aerostructure and actuation hardware primarily for commercial aircraft production (civil aviation business unit relationship ongoing).
Relationship research recordSonaca— customerTell me more
Sonaca supplies wing movable structures, metallic and composite aerostructure components and assemblies to Airbus commercial aircraft programs (Sonaca lists Airbus as a key OEM customer served across its commercial/business jets product line).
Relationship research recordTesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG— customer / system integratorTell me more
TESAT has delivered laser communication terminals and other telecommunications payload equipment for satellites built by Airbus (Airbus prime programs such as EDRS/Alphasat/Sentinel-related work historically referenced in TESAT flight heritage).
Relationship research recordPrimus Aerospace— customerTell me more
Primus Aerospace supplies precision aerospace components and subassemblies to Airbus as a Tier subcontractor (commercial aerospace customer relationship reported in Primus company profile coverage).
Relationship research recordAirbus customers & supported companies
ArianeGroup— industrial partner / supplier · program partner / launch infrastructure co‑owner · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more
Airbus (space division) is listed among ArianeGroup’s world-class partners/customers and collaborates on launch-system and space projects where Airbus provides spacecraft, payload and systems integration capabilities that interface with ArianeGroup launch and integration processes.
Relationship research recordAirbus, as a major shareholder/industrial partner in ArianeGroup, is both a supplier of payloads and systems that are launched and a co‑owner/industrial partner in European launcher infrastructure providing launch capability for Airbus spacecraft.
Relationship research recordAirbus Defence and Space signed a major supplier contract with ArianeGroup in March 2026 to produce interface structures, launch vehicle adapters, and upper booster parts for the Ariane 6 operational phase.
Relationship research recordOneWeb— supplier2 connectionsTell me more
Airbus (and Airbus/OneWeb Satellites production arrangements) is the manufacturer and supplier of OneWeb satellites and was contracted (via Eutelsat/OneWeb agreements) to deliver next‑generation LEO satellites (orders for hundreds of replacement/next‑gen satellites).
Relationship research recordAirbus supplies satellites to OneWeb (Eutelsat OneWeb) via the Airbus OneWeb Satellites joint venture (established 2016/2019) for mass production of LEO satellites and through direct contracts, including a January 2026 award for 340 additional OneWeb LEO satellites; long-term partner for over 30 years.
Relationship research recordSafran S.A.— supplier / equipment providerTell me more
Safran supplies mission‑critical equipment and systems (aircraft equipment and avionics) to airframers; Safran’s corporate pages state it supplies airframers including the world’s leading airframers such as Airbus, enabling Safran’s broader aerospace supply chain footprint (includes systems relevant to space/launch prime contractors through Airbus partnerships).
Relationship research recordThaicom— supplier2 connectionsTell me more
Airbus Defence and Space is the prime manufacturer/supplier of the THAICOM-10 satellite (a next-generation software-defined high-throughput satellite) for Thaicom, providing the spacecraft hardware and SD-HTS capability.
Relationship research recordAirbus supplies and builds the Thaicom-10 (Flexsat Asia) OneSat software-defined flexible Ku-band GEO satellite for Thaicom, contracted September 2023 with delivery targeted around 2027-2028; Eutelsat-backed project.
Relationship research recordEutelsat— customer · supplier6 connectionsTell me more
Airbus Defence and Space was awarded contracts by Eutelsat in December 2024 and January 2026 to build a total of 440 OneWeb low-Earth orbit satellites (100 + 340), with production in Toulouse and deliveries starting end of 2026 to replenish and extend the constellation; this continues prior Airbus OneWeb Satellites JV work for OneWeb (now part of Eutelsat).
Relationship research recordAirbus Defence and Space is contracted to design and manufacture additional OneWeb LEO satellites for Eutelsat (extension of the OneWeb constellation), providing production, spacecraft buses and payload integration to support Eutelsat's LEO capacity expansion and operational continuity (contract announced Jan 2026; builds on earlier 2024 selection).
Relationship research recordAirbus Defence and Space supplies LEO satellites to Eutelsat for the OneWeb constellation, including a contract for 440 satellites (100 in Dec 2024 + 340 in Jan 2026) manufactured in Toulouse; long-standing supplier and partner for over 30 years; formerly part of Airbus OneWeb Satellites JV.
Relationship research recordAirbus press materials and newsroom entries describe Airbus’ role as supplier/prime for the OneWeb LEO satellite production line serving Eutelsat Group's constellation expansion.
Relationship research recordEutelsat selected Airbus Defence and Space to build an extension of the OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation (press release describing selection and supplier role; announcement dated 2024-12-17).
Relationship research recordSatNews article documents technical evolution and planned manufacturing cadence of OneWeb satellites supplied by Airbus for Eutelsat's LEO roadmap (supports supplier relationship).
Relationship research recordAirbus program partners
Hisdesat— strategic partner · supplier2 connectionsTell me more
Airbus signed a commercialisation agreement with Hisdesat for PAZ-2 satellite imagery services.
Relationship research recordAirbus Defence and Space is prime contractor and satellite builder for Hisdesat's next‑generation PAZ-2 radar satellites and has a commercialisation agreement with Hisdesat to provide PAZ-2 radar imagery services (Airbus builds the spacecraft hardware and provides the space segment capability that enables Hisdesat's PAZ-2 mission and services).
Relationship research recordManufacturing Technology Centre— member / programme partner · strategic partner · 2 more roles4 connectionsTell me more
Airbus is named as one of the major UK-based manufacturers that sit alongside members in MTC's core research programme, indicating a direct membership/partnership relationship with MTC for collaborative manufacturing research and projects.
Relationship research recordAirbus is a founding member of MTC and program partner on the DECSAM aerospace additive manufacturing programme, providing industrial membership and collaboration on advanced manufacturing technologies for aerospace and space applications.
Relationship research recordMTC provides additive manufacturing R&D, process development, and benchmarking services to Airbus as part of founding membership and the DECSAM aerospace programme.
Relationship research recordMTC supplies collaborative manufacturing R&D and industrial project services to Airbus through its membership/core research programme participation.
Relationship research recordMitsubishi Corporation— program partner / enablerTell me more
Airbus (through its participation in the Starlab joint venture) supplies design, systems and partner capabilities for the commercial Starlab station program, enabling Mitsubishi Corporation's equity/partner role and access to on-orbit facilities.
Relationship research recordThales Alenia Space / Telespazio— strategic partner / MoU counterparty · strategic partner / MoU counterpart2 connectionsTell me more
Airbus signed a memorandum of understanding with Leonardo and Thales (related European space cooperation and consolidation initiatives), a partnership-level agreement that enables collaborative R&D and industrial coordination affecting Thales Alenia Space’s program planning and supply chains.
Relationship research recordThales (and by extension Thales Alenia Space) signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus and Leonardo to accelerate European leadership in space; TAS will be a supplier and participant in programs and joint R&D under the MoU framework.
Relationship research recordSpace Tango— hardware partner / enabling supplier · strategic partner / enabling supplier · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more
Airbus’s my_biorack hardware portfolio (branded in the collaboration as Airbus ScienceBox) is integrated with Space Tango’s TangoLab facilities—Airbus supplies compatible hardware that enables additional experiment types within Space Tango’s automated payloads.
Relationship research recordAirbus Defence and Space and Space Tango established a partnership to integrate Airbus my_biorack hardware (Airbus ScienceBox) with Space Tango’s TangoLab facilities, enabling Space Tango to offer compatible microgravity lab hardware globally and expanding Space Tango’s ability to serve international users.
Relationship research recordSpace Tango and Airbus established a partnership under which Space Tango offers its TangoLab facilities in combination with Airbus’s my_biorack hardware to Airbus customers and other end users, meaning Space Tango supplies in-space lab services compatible with Airbus hardware.
Relationship research recordInternalized capabilities
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL)— acquired capabilityTell me more
Airbus Defence and Space is the parent company / owner of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL); SSTL is wholly owned by Airbus Defence and Space and operates as part of the Airbus group, providing SSTL with corporate ownership and group-level capabilities.
Relationship research recordGovernment awards & missions
UK Ministry of Defence— earth-observation-satellite-prime-contractorTell me more
Airbus is designing and building two Oberon synthetic-aperture-radar satellites for the UK Ministry of Defence. · Oberon space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellite programme.
Airbus directly identifies the UK MOD as the customer for the two-satellite Oberon contract.
government agencyUK Ministry of Defence— military-communications-satellite-prime-contractorTell me more
Airbus is contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence to manufacture Skynet 6A, the next-generation UK military communications satellite. · Skynet 6A secure military satellite communications programme.
Airbus announced its contract with the UK MOD to build Skynet 6A.
government agencyCNES— earth-observation-operations-partnerTell me more
CNES entrusts Airbus with exclusive civil operation of the Pléiades constellation, while Airbus and CNES jointly extended operations through the end of 2028. · Pléiades optical Earth-observation constellation, civil operations and imagery commercialization.
Airbus states CNES assigned it exclusive civil-operator responsibility and that the parties extended constellation operations through 2028.
government agencyNASA— mission-hardware-supplierTell me more
Airbus supplies European Service Modules that are integrated with NASA’s Orion crew modules for Artemis missions. · NASA Orion spacecraft and Artemis lunar-exploration missions; Airbus performs the work through ESA’s contractual role.
Airbus delivered ESM units into the NASA Orion integration flow; NASA is the end mission agency rather than Airbus’s primary ESM contracting authority.
government agencyEuropean Space Agency— prime-contractor-and-spacecraft-supplierTell me more
Airbus builds European Service Modules for NASA Orion under contract to the European Space Agency. · Orion European Service Module serial production, including ESM-3 and later modules for Artemis missions.
ESA signed Airbus for ESM-3, and Airbus subsequently described ESM-4 as built under ESA contract.
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