Through Eurocopter, EADS is one of the global leaders in the worldwide civil and military helicopter market. Management expects Eurocopter sales in the military market to increase substantially due to the start of delivery of the Tiger attack helicopter, the strong backlog for the NH90 military transport helicopter with a number of European governments and the increasing demand in international military and para-military export markets. In 2005, Eurocopter maintained its leadership by capturing more than 50% of the civil market in terms of deliveries and by achieving a strong growth in its military order book.

For 2005, the Eurocopter Division earned consolidated revenues of €3.2 billion, representing 9% of EADS’ total revenues.