欧洲航空国防暨太空公司(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS))

欧洲太空公司，居世界最大之列。2000年由法国马特拉太空公司（Aerospatiale Matra of France）、德国的戴姆勒克莱斯勒太空公司（DaimlerChrysler Aerospace; Dasa）、西班牙太空建设公司（Construcciones Aeronáuticas S.A.; CASA）合并而成。它掌控了空中巴士工业公司（Airbus Industrie）联营企业的80%股份，最後并致力组成了空中巴士飞机公司。它拥有三国企业阿斯特里姆公司（Astrium，2000年创立）的控制股权，该企业在法国、德国、英国的设施涵盖了广泛的太空企业，从地面系统和发射载具到人造卫星和轨道基础设施。它的子公司欧洲直升机公司生产军用及民用直昇机。它也资助雅利安太空公司（Arianespace），行销雅利安发射载具的商业服务；资助欧洲战斗机联合企业发展多功能战斗机，还资助法国太空公司（达梭公司〔Dassault〕）。

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European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS)

European aerospace company that is one of the world's largest. It was formed (2000) from the merger of Aerospatiale Matra of France, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) of Germany, and Construcciones Aeronáuticas S.A. (CASA) of Spain. It holds an 80-percent share in the Airbus Industrie consortium and is responsible for the final assembly of Airbus aircraft. It has a controlling interest in the trinational venture Astrium (created 2000), whose facilities in France, Germany, and Great Britain cover a broad range of the space business from ground systems and launch vehicles to satellites and orbital infrastructure. Its Eurocopter subsidiary produces military and civil helicopters. It also has stakes in Arianespace, which markets the commercial services of Ariane launch vehicles; the Eurofighter consortium to develop a multirole combat aircraft; and the French aerospace firm Dassault.