INFORMATION DOCUMENT 2018

Information on the Company’s Activities / 1.1 Presentation of the Company

Designed for modern multi-mission capabilities and cost this large fl eet generated 38% of Airbus Helicopters’ revenues effectiveness throughout its lifecycle, the NH90 has been for 2018 (in 2017 it would have been 37% without Vector) 1 developed as a multi-role helicopter for both tactical transport Airbus Helicopters’ customer service activities consist (TTH) and naval (NFH) applications. The programme, mainly primarily of maintenance, repairs, spare parts supply, training fi nanced by the governments of France, Germany, Italy and the and technical support. In order to provide effi cient worldwide Netherlands, has been jointly developed by Airbus Helicopters, service, Airbus Helicopters has established an international Leonardo of Italy and Fokker Services of the Netherlands network of subsidiaries, authorised distributors and service as joint partners in NATO Helicopter Industries (“NHI”) in centres. direct proportion to their countries’ expressed procurement commitments. Airbus Helicopters’ share of NHI is 62.5%. There were 36 NH90 deliveries in 2018, for a cumulative total Production of 381 deliveries as of the end of 2018. The NH90 fl eet has Airbus Helicopters’ industrial activities in Europe are conducted accumulated ~187,000 fl ight hours. in four primary locations, two in France, one in Germany and The Tiger combat attack helicopter programme includes four one in Spain. The French sites are in Marignane, southern variants based on the same airframe: the HAP (turreted gun, France and Paris-Le Bourget. The German site is located in rockets and air-to-air missile); the UHT (antitank missile, air-to- Donauwörth, and the Spanish site is located in Albacete. air missile, axial gun and rockets); the ARH (antitank missile, In the US, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. has two industrial sites: Grand turreted gun and rockets); and the HAD (antitank missile, air- Prairie, Texas and Columbus, Mississippi. Grand Prairie serves to-air missile, turreted gun, rockets and upgraded avionics as the company’s headquarters and main facility and also serves and engines) Overall in 2018, 9 Tigers were delivered, for a as the Airbus Helicopters Training facility for North America. The cumulative total of 180 deliveries by year-end. The Tiger fl eet Columbus facility is dedicated to the assembly and delivery of has accumulated more than 122,000 fl ight hours. the UH-72A Lakota and H125. Airbus is also a major contractor to the US Army, having been In Australia, Australian Aerospace upgrades and maintains chosen to supply the service’s UH-72A Lakota helicopter. As NH90 and Tiger for the country’s armed forces; while a rotary- of 1 January 2019, 442 aircraft had been delivered to the US wing centre of excellence in Helibras — Itajuba, Brazil produces, Department of Defense for operation by US Army and Army assembles and maintains H225M helicopters acquired by the National Guard units, the Navy and foreign military sales buyers. Brazilian armed forces.

Customer Services Part of the transformation and its competitiveness branch is to optimise its production footprint, especially in term of production With more than 3,000 operators in over 150 countries, Airbus by creating some centers of excellence and avoid duplication Helicopters has a large fl eet of some 12,000 in-service rotorcraft of work. to support. As a result, customer service activities to support

1.1.4 Defence and Space

Airbus Defence and Space develops and engineers cutting- leader. It also manufactures orbital and space exploration edge products, systems and services in the fi eld of defence systems. Space transportation capabilities (comprising and space, enabling governments, institutions and commercial launchers and services) are offered via ArianeGroup, a 50/50 customers to protect people and resources while staying joint venture between Airbus and Safran; connected to the world. - Communications, Intelligence & Security (“CIS”) includes fi ve main business clusters: Secure Communications, Intelligence, Airbus Defence and Space is organised in four Programme Cyber Security, Security Solutions and Secure Land Lines: Military Aircraft; Space Systems; Communications, Communications. These clusters develop specifi c solutions for Intelligence & Security; and Unmanned Aerial Systems, which customers ranging from governments to small companies and are focusing on the following key activities respectively: commercial enterprises. In addition, CIS houses a dedicated - Military Aircraft designs, develops, delivers and supports unit for developing future applications for commercial markets, military aircraft. It is the leading fi xed-wing military aircraft leveraging Airbus Defence and Space innovations, products centre in Europe, and one of the market leaders for combat, and capabilities; mission, transport and tanker aircraft worldwide. Key products - Unmanned Aerial Systems (“UAS”) develops, delivers and include the Eurofi ghter Typhoon, the A400M, the A330 Multi operates UAS and UAV solutions for airborne intelligence, Role Tanker Transport (“MRTT”) and the C295; surveillance, reconnaissance, and combat missions. The - Space Systems covers a broad range of civil and military space commercial part of the UAS Programme Line, Airbus Aerial, applications. Its satellite solutions for telecommunications, delivers actionable data for different vertical markets, earth observation, navigation and science include spacecraft, connectivity and cargo delivery services – fi tting customer ground segments and payloads for institutional customers as needs. well as the export market, for the latter as recognised world

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