Christoph Hoppe

Part of Thales SA, Thales Management & Services Deutschland GmbH is a technology company based in Ditzingen, Germany. The German company provides innovative, highly secure, robust, and highly available communication, information, and control systems, as well as services for safe land, air, and sea traffic and for civil and military security and protection requirements. Thales Deutschland is a subsidiary of the international technology group Thales and its main customers are airport and rail network operators, industrial companies, and government organizations in the public sector. Additionally, the company develops and manufactures satellite components.

Premium AEROTEC GmbH develops and manufactures structures and production systems for commercial and military aircraft construction. It offers fuselage, wing and high lift systems, and aluminum ribs. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Augsburg, Germany.

Airbus DS GmbH manufactures and sells space satellite systems, guided missiles, space vehicles and other space technologies. Astrium Services develops and delivers end-to-end solutions in the worldwide satellite services market, focusing on secure communications. The company also provides launch services through its shareholdings in Arianespace (Ariane 5 launcher), Starsem (Soyuz launchers) and Eurockot (Rockot launchers), as well as services in the arenas of telecommunications and Earth observation through subsidiaries such as Paradigm and Infoterra and joint ventures such as Spot Image. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Taufkirchen, Germany.