EADS Establishes U.S. Office

The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), has opened a U.S. corporate office in Washington, DC. The Washington office will help coordinate the overall efforts of EADS companies in the United States, particularly by building partnerships with U.S. industry for both government programs and commercial projects. EADS, with more than a dozen subsidiaries in the United States, has a diverse, well-established customer base here, and employs more than 1,500 U.S. citizens. 

EADS contributes more than US$4 billion to the U.S. economy annually with subsidiary locations in 28 U.S. cities in 16 states, as well as hundreds of suppliers across North America. EADS subsidiaries in the United States include the following: Aeroframe Services, Airbus Industrie of North America, Inc., American Eurocopter Corporation, Astrium North America, ATR Marketing and Support, Inc., Barfield, Inc., EADS CASA Aircraft USA, Inc., Cilas U.S., Inc., Fairchild Controls Corporation, Intecom, ISTAR Americas Inc., Matra Datavision, Inc., MATRAnet, Inc. and Socata Aircraft.

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