Airbus Group

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Airbus Group, Inc.

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Aerospace, Defense
Founded	2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Headquarters	McNair, Virginia, United States (Herndon mailing address)[1][2]
Area served	Worldwide
Revenue	$1.3 billion (2019)
Number of employees	approx. 3,200 [3](2021)
Parent	Airbus SAS
Subsidiaries	Airbus Helicopters, Inc. Airbus Military North America Cassidian Communications EADS North America Test and Services Fairchild Controls Corporation
Website	www.airbus.com

Airbus Group, Inc. (formerly EADS North America) represents the North American activities of European^[4] multinational aerospace company Airbus. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, this American arm of the company participates in U.S. Department of Defense programs, in some cases as a prime contractor.^[5] The American unit operates under a Special Security Arrangement which allows it to work independently on some of the most sensitive United States defense programs despite its foreign ownership. It employs approximately 3,200 people^[6] and had 2011 revenues of $1.3 billion.

In the United States, Airbus Group, Inc., oversees several subsidiaries including Airbus Helicopters, Inc., Cassidian Communications, Airbus Military North America, Fairchild Controls, and EADS North America Test and Services. With locations in 29 U.S. cities and 15 states, these entities provide fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft for commercial and military customers, land and maritime detection and border security technology, emergency call processing and notification solutions, defense electronics and avionics, and services.