Aérospatiale
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Aérospatiale () was a French state-owned aerospace and defence corporation. It was founded in 1970 as Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale () through the merger of three state-owned aerospace firms: Nord Aviation, SEREB, and Sud Aviation.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Aérospatiale
- Company.logo
- AerospatialeLogo.png
- Company.type
- State-owned corporation
- Company.fate
- Merged with Matra to form Aérospatiale-Matra; later merged into EADS (now Airbus)
- Company.location
- Paris, France
- Company.industry
- Aerospace and defence
- Company.products
- See list
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Formation
- Major activities
- Privatisation and mergers
- Products
- Fixed-wing aircraft
- Helicopters
- Unmanned aerial vehicles
- Missiles
- Space-related products
- List of CEOs
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Aérospatiale () was a French state-owned aerospace and defence corporation. It was founded in 1970 as Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale () through the merger of three state-owned aerospace firms: Nord Aviation, SEREB, and Sud Aviation.
During its existence, Aérospatiale was one of the world's largest aerospace companies. It was Europe's biggest general aeronautics manufacturer and its leading exporter in the industry. Its products included civilian and military aircraft and helicopters, launch vehicles and satellites, as well as weapon systems ranging from intercontinental ballistic missiles to portable anti-tank guided missiles. The company was also a key participant in several high-profile multinational programs, including the Concorde supersonic airliner, the Ariane series of launch vehicles, and the Airbus A300, the world’s first twin-engined wide-body airliner.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aérospatiale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.