Airbus Defence and Space is poised to reduce its workforce by 2,500 as the manufacturer plans to adapt the division’s organisation and workforce.
“In recent years, the defence and space sector and, thus, our division have been impacted by a fast changing and very challenging business context with disrupted supply chains, rapid changes in warfare and increasing cost pressure due to budgetary constraints,” said Mike Schoellhorn, Airbus Defence and Space CEO.
He continued: “While transformation efforts initiated in 2023 have started bearing fruit, particularly on operational performance and risk management, we are now taking the next steps, not least to adjust to an increasingly difficult space market. We want to shape the Division so it can act as a leading and competitive player in this ever-evolving market. This requires us to become faster, leaner and more competitive.”
Intended measures are set to include creating a more “effective and efficient organisational structure” for the division, as well as a full operative end-to-end accountability for its business lines air power, space systems and connected intelligence.
Airbus has said these reductions in its workforce will continue up until mid-2026.