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DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG, or DASA, was the former aerospace subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG
Daimler-Benz

Daimler-Benz AG was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motor vehicles, and engines which was founded in 1926. An Agreement of Mutual Interest?which was valid until year 2000?was signed on May 1 1924 between Karl Benz's Benz & Cie....
 (later DaimlerChrysler
DaimlerChrysler

Daimler Aktiengesellschaft is a Germany car corporation and automaker as well as the largest truck manufacturer in the world. In addition to automobiles, Daimler manufactures trucks and provides financial services through its Daimler Financial Services arm....
) from 1989. In July 2000 DaimlerChrysler Aerospace merged with Aerospatiale-Matra
Aérospatiale-Matra

A?rospatiale-Matra was a European missile and aircraft manufacturer. It was formed in 1999 by the merger of France companies A?rospatiale and Matra#Matra Haute Technologie....
 and CASA to form EADS
EADS

The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. is a large European aerospace corporation, formed by the merger on 10 July 2000 of DaimlerChrysler Aerospace of Germany, A?rospatiale-Matra of France, and Construcciones Aeron?uticas SA of Spain....
.

lerChrysler Aerospace was founded as Deutsche Aerospace AG on May 19, 1989 by the merger of Daimler-Benz's aerospace interests MTU
MTU Aero Engines

MTU Aero Engines is Germany's leading aircraft engine manufacturer. MTU develops, manufactures and provides service support for military and civil aircraft engines....
, Dornier
Dornier Flugzeugwerke

Dornier Flugzeugwerke was a Germany aircraft manufacturer founded in Friedrichshafen in 1914 by Claudius Dornier. Over the course of its long lifespan, the company produced many notable designs for both the civil and military markets....
 and two divisions of AEG
AEG

AEG was a Germany producer of electronics and electrical equipment. AEG was founded in 1883 by Emil Rathenau who had bought some patents from American inventor Thomas Edison....
). In July 1989 the two AEG divisions were themselves merged within Deutsche Aerospace to form Telefunken Systemtechnik (TST).

In December 1989 Daimler-Benz acquired Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm
Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt AG was a famous Germany aircraft manufacturer, known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, notably the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Me 262....
 (MBB) and merged it into Daimler-Benz Aerospace.

In March 1990 Daimler-Benz initiated a major restructuring of the new group, integrating the previously separate companies into five product groups; Aircraft, Space Systems, Defense and Civil Systems/Propulsion.






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DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG, or DASA, was the former aerospace subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG
Daimler-Benz

Daimler-Benz AG was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motor vehicles, and engines which was founded in 1926. An Agreement of Mutual Interest?which was valid until year 2000?was signed on May 1 1924 between Karl Benz's Benz & Cie....
 (later DaimlerChrysler
DaimlerChrysler

Daimler Aktiengesellschaft is a Germany car corporation and automaker as well as the largest truck manufacturer in the world. In addition to automobiles, Daimler manufactures trucks and provides financial services through its Daimler Financial Services arm....
) from 1989. In July 2000 DaimlerChrysler Aerospace merged with Aerospatiale-Matra
Aérospatiale-Matra

A?rospatiale-Matra was a European missile and aircraft manufacturer. It was formed in 1999 by the merger of France companies A?rospatiale and Matra#Matra Haute Technologie....
 and CASA to form EADS
EADS

The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. is a large European aerospace corporation, formed by the merger on 10 July 2000 of DaimlerChrysler Aerospace of Germany, A?rospatiale-Matra of France, and Construcciones Aeron?uticas SA of Spain....
.

History

DaimlerChrysler Aerospace was founded as Deutsche Aerospace AG on May 19, 1989 by the merger of Daimler-Benz's aerospace interests MTU
MTU Aero Engines

MTU Aero Engines is Germany's leading aircraft engine manufacturer. MTU develops, manufactures and provides service support for military and civil aircraft engines....
, Dornier
Dornier Flugzeugwerke

Dornier Flugzeugwerke was a Germany aircraft manufacturer founded in Friedrichshafen in 1914 by Claudius Dornier. Over the course of its long lifespan, the company produced many notable designs for both the civil and military markets....
 and two divisions of AEG
AEG

AEG was a Germany producer of electronics and electrical equipment. AEG was founded in 1883 by Emil Rathenau who had bought some patents from American inventor Thomas Edison....
). In July 1989 the two AEG divisions were themselves merged within Deutsche Aerospace to form Telefunken Systemtechnik (TST).

In December 1989 Daimler-Benz acquired Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm
Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt AG was a famous Germany aircraft manufacturer, known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, notably the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Me 262....
 (MBB) and merged it into Daimler-Benz Aerospace.

In March 1990 Daimler-Benz initiated a major restructuring of the new group, integrating the previously separate companies into five product groups; Aircraft, Space Systems, Defense and Civil Systems/Propulsion. Several companies continued to exist under their own names but by 1992 most (including MBB and TST) were fully integrated. In 1992, the helicopter division was joined to Aerospatiale
Aérospatiale

A?rospatiale was a French aerospace manufacturer that primarily built both civilian and military aircraft, rockets and satellites.History...
's helicopter division to form the Eurocopter Group
Eurocopter Group

The Eurocopter Group is a European helicopter manufacturing and support company formed in 1992 from the merger of Germany DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG and the helicopter divisions of France A?rospatiale....
.

On January 1, 1995 the company changed its name to Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG. With the 1998 merger of Daimler Benz and The Chrysler Corporation, the company was renamed DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG on November 7, 1998.

Transition to EADS

Defence consolidation became a major issue in 1998, with numerous reports linking various European defence groups — mainly with each other, but also with American defence contractors.

It was widely anticipated that DaimlerChrysler Aerospace would merge with British Aerospace
British Aerospace

British Aerospace was a United Kingdom aircraft manufacturer, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer. In 1999 it purchased Marconi Electronic Systems, the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc to form BAE Systems....
 (BAe) to form a pan-European aerospace giant, however BAe chose instead to merge with GEC's defence electronics business, Marconi Electronic Systems
Marconi Electronic Systems

Marconi Electronic Systems , or GEC-Marconi as it was until 1998, was the defence arm of The General Electric Company . It was demerged from GEC and acquired by British Aerospace on November 30 1999 to form BAE Systems....
. This move, to create a UK company compared to what would have been an Anglo-German firm, made the possibility of further penetration of the United States (US) defence market more likely.

On July 10, 2000 DASA (minus MTU) merged with Aerospatiale-Matra
Aérospatiale-Matra

A?rospatiale-Matra was a European missile and aircraft manufacturer. It was formed in 1999 by the merger of France companies A?rospatiale and Matra#Matra Haute Technologie....
 of France and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain to form the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS
EADS

The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. is a large European aerospace corporation, formed by the merger on 10 July 2000 of DaimlerChrysler Aerospace of Germany, A?rospatiale-Matra of France, and Construcciones Aeron?uticas SA of Spain....
). The former DaimlerChrysler Aerospace now operates as EADS Germany.

Projects

In 1993 MiG Aircraft Support GmbH was established with DaimlerChrysler Aerospace holding a 50% stake. The company undertook the upgrade of the 24 MiG-29s
Mikoyan MiG-29

The Mikoyan MiG-29 is a Fourth generation jet fighter fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union for an Air superiority fighter role. Developed in the 1970s by the Mikoyan design bureau, it entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1983, and remains in use by the Russian Air Force as well as in many other nations....
 to NATO
NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949....
 standards. The aircraft were inherited from the former East Germany after the reunification of the country.

As part of the Eurofighter
Eurofighter Typhoon

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine Canard -delta wing Multirole combat aircraft aircraft. It is being designed and built by a consortium of three separate partner companies: Alenia Aeronautica, BAE Systems, and EADS working through a holding company Eurofighter GmbH which was formed in 1986....
 consortium DaimlerChrysler Aerospace manufactured the centre fuselage sections of all the development aircraft, (DA) beginning with DA1 which made its first flight from DaimlerChrysler Aerospace's Manching facility in March 1994. DaimlerChrysler Aerospace was responsible for the mid life upgrade (MLU) of the German fleet of Panavia Tornado
Panavia Tornado

The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine combat aircraft, which was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy. There are three primary Panavia Tornado variants of the Tornado; the Tornado IDS Ground attack aircraft, the electronic warfare Tornado ECR and the Panavia Tornado ADV Interceptor aircraft....
s, similar to the RAF's GR4 upgrade.

Owing to its expertise with German and NATO aircraft DaimlerChrysler Aerospace became an expert in upgrade of many allied aircraft, including the F-4 Phantom II
F-4 Phantom II

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic interceptor jet fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft....
 and the E-3 Sentry
E-3 Sentry

The Boeing Integrated Defense Systems E-3 Sentry is an United States military airborne warning and control system aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications, to the United States, United Kingdom, France, Saudi Arabia, and NATO air defense forces....
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