Avionics
Airbus Insists: German ‘Sensor House’ Has Strong Future
The divestment plan for its electronics and border security business has been explained by the European aerospace giant
Transmit/receive modules for ground and airborne radars are a key product of the Airbus defence electronics business that is being sold. (photo: Airbus DS)
Transmit/receive modules for ground and airborne radars are a key product of the Airbus defence electronics business that is being sold. (photo: Airbus DS)

Airbus Defence & Space (DS) described the future of the electronics business that it is selling, in a briefing at the ILA Berlin airshow yesterday. A deal to offload Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS) to American buyout specialist KKR was announced last March. The business employs 4,000 people, mostly in Germany, and has a turnover of €1 billion ($1.1 billion).