... military transport and combat aircraft, as well as related services. 2. Strategic events: EADS wants to reinforce its position in the defence market, and especially in the military transport division (which only represents 2% of its turnover in 2002). It will use success in Airbus' commercial aviation to challenge Boeing which is the leader in this profitable market. As commercial aviation is slowing down, such an operation will enable EADS to "smooth out" the fluctuations through an increase of its market shares in the military business. Taking advantage of a marketplace, EADS plans to use the Airbus platform and reputation. It includes commercial-derivative airplanes, tankers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms. To reach this goal, the first step has been to launch Airbus Military. Established in 1999, this company manages and manufactures the European A400M military cargo aircraft that competes with Boeing's C-17. The A400M is designed according to the needs of the eight European countries (Germany, ...

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