The UK is at the forefront of EADS’ global strategy and plays a leading role in terms of innovation and customer focus. We are firmly rooted into the UK’s industrial fabric and follow a broad and productive engagement strategy with the government. The UK is host to many of the key activities of Airbus, the world’s leading commercial aircraft maker, MBDA, the leading missile systems company, Paradigm, the world’s first commercial provider of military satellite communications services, EADS Defence & Security, our UK Systems House and EADS Astrium, our space business and satellite manufacturer.
We have world-renowned skills in aircraft wing design, secure communications, cryptography, homeland security systems and in the design and manufacture of sophisticated space systems. Furthermore, we are committed to continue and deepen our investment in technology and skills to maintain our competitive edge. Our Innovation Works initiative, in collaboration with a number of centres of learning and government bodies, demonstrates our long term commitment to develop the next generation of solutions here in the UK. Our strategy is to offer our customers affordable, world-beating technology backed by Europe’s leading aerospace and defence company. To that end, our UK business is a vital part of EADS globalisation ambitions setting the agenda for innovation in products, services, systems and solutions.
