Airbus Defence and Space, a world leading geo-information services and defence solutions expert, has been on a mission for over 30 years.
They aim to deliver insightful and actionable intelligence, enabling their customers and partners to make informed decisions and tackle challenges swiftly, confidently, and definitively.
The company assists decision-makers in enhancing security, optimising mission planning, improving operational performance and efficiency, managing resources more effectively, and safeguarding the environment.
Airbus prioritises long term customer relationships, emphasising support services such as the Airbus Space Academy for customer training.
On the sidelines of the 2024 NewSpace Africa Conference, Space in Africa had the opportunity to interview Mr Laurent Frech, Sales Director at Airbus Defence and Space.
The aim was to gain insight into Airbus Defence & Space’s current and future projects in Africa.
In 2020, the Minister of Higher Education and Research of Djibouti selected ten Djiboutian students who obtained Master’s degrees in satellite development, assembly integration and testing (AIT) at the Polytech University of Montpellier.
These graduates were hosted by the CSUM, where they participated in developing the Republic of Djibouti’s first two satellites, DJIBOUTI-1A and 1B, using the 1U platform of CSUM.
DJIBOUTI-1A was launched on 11 November 2023 and supports data collection from various meteorological stations nationwide operated by the Center for Study and Research of Djibouti CERD. DJIBOUTI-1B should be launched in 2024.
A similar partnership is set with Senegal, which began at the start of the 2021 school year with the arrival of ten Senegalese students at CSUM to develop the GAINDE mission based on the nanosatellite of CSUM.
Source: https://spaceinafrica.com/2024/04/22/airbus-defence-and-space-shaping-africas-space-landscape-through-collaboration-and-innovation/
