Airbus Calls For Europe To Strengthen Defense Budgets Post-COVID-19

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Airbus Defense and Space CEO Dirk Hoke.
Credit: Herve Gousse/Airbus
While Airbus’ commercial business faces strong headwinds from the novel coronavirus pandemic, the company’s military capability is still very much in demand. But can Europe’s big defense initiatives—many of which involve Airbus-—be sustained with burdened budgets post-COVID-19? London Bureau Chief...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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