Airbus // Universal Registration Document 2023

1. Information on the Company’s Activities 1.1 Presentation of the Company

A new test centre was inaugurated in Strykow, Poland, to perform mechanical tests on rotating components in support of our global research and development activities. It will complement the design and development capabilities offered by the engineering office Airbus Helicopters already has in Lodz. On the military side, the Company has focused on the development of the H160M in the frame of the joint light helicopter programme for the French armed forces as well as the ongoing development of the Tiger Mk3 upgrade for the French and Spanish armies. The H175M pursued its development and successfully performed flight demonstrations in the extreme hot and high conditions of the desert in Saudi Arabia. The Company has also continued to expand the mission capabilities of the H145M and ended the year with the largest ever contract for the H145M, up to 82 light attack helicopters, for the German Army and Special Forces. At the end of November, the first NH90 Sea Tiger took off on schedule for its maiden flight, at Airbus Helicopters’ site in Donauwörth, Germany. The Sea Tiger is the latest version of the proven NH90 NFH (Naval Version). It has been specifically designed to match the needs of the German Navy for a state of-the-art anti-submarine warfare helicopter. Airbus Helicopters also introduced the first US-built H125 military configurations, known as AH-125 and MH-125 Ares, to the Airbus range of military helicopters. These combat capable aircraft will feature militarised options that meet the needs of military and parapublic allies and partners around the world. The AH-125 Ares will be configured as the armed variant of the helicopter with a new addition of a flexible weapons capability, while the MH-125 Ares will be configured as a multi role helicopter capable of a wide range of operations. Airbus Helicopters achieved a major milestone with the development of the VSR700 in October 2023 by testing the SDAM ( Système de Drone Aérien Marine / Naval Aerial Drone System) from the French Navy multi-mission frigate Provence, in partnership with Naval Group, the French Navy, and the DGA ( Direction générale de l’armement ). These sea trials were arranged to demonstrate the system’s high performance from an operational warship and the SDAM’s capabilities for surveillance and intelligence missions. This was the final milestone in the derisking study for the SDAM programme that was awarded to Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group by the DGA. The project also involves French Small and medium-sized enterprises like Hélicoptères Guimbal and Diades, contributing to the creation of a local naval UAS industry in France. Airbus Helicopters continued to make inroads on its decarbonisation roadmap which is based on a threefold approach using SAF, hybridisation, and electrification. The Company continued to lead a SAF user group for its helicopter operators and industry partners as well as increasing the use of SAF for its own development test flights, training, deliveries and ferry flights to 10%. In June 2023, an H125 was the first helicopter in China to fly with SAF (40%), marking an important milestone in the development of low-carbon aviation in Chinese aeronautics. In 2023, the company continued to develop its FlightLab ecosystem, which enables more rapid testing of new technologies that could later equip Airbus’ current helicopter range, and even more disruptive ones for future fixed-wing aircraft or (e)VTOL platforms. The DisruptiveLab that was unveiled at the Airbus Summit in December 2022 performed

its first flight in January 2023 and went on to complete its first round of flight testing. The DisruptiveLab will evaluate a new aerodynamic architecture intended to reduce fuel consumption, as well as pursuing the implementation of hybridisation with a fully parallel hybrid propulsion system that enables its battery to be recharged in-flight. The new architecture of the DisruptiveLab features an aerodynamic aluminium and composite fuselage, specifically designed to reduce drag and thus reduce fuel consumption. The blades are integrated into the rotor in a way that allows for a more compact rotor head which reduces drag and therefore improves energy efficiency while lowering the perceived noise level. Its lighter rear fuselage incorporates a streamlined Fenestron tail rotor that also contributes to improved performance. In September 2023, the Company unveiled the PioneerLab, its new twin-engine technology demonstrator based on the H145 platform which is partially co-funded by the BMWK, the Federal German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Actions through its national research programme LuFo. It focuses on testing technologies that reduce helicopter emissions, increase autonomy and integrate bio-based materials. The PioneerLab aims to demonstrate a fuel reduction of up to 30% compared to a conventional H145, thanks to a hybrid electric propulsion system and aerodynamic improvements. Aboard the demonstrator, Airbus Helicopters will also flight-test structural components made from bio-based and recycled materials, which aim to reduce the environmental footprint across the entire aircraft lifecycle. The Company intends to produce the new parts using processes that reduce material and energy consumption and improve recyclability. Further research activities will include the integration of the latest digital technologies into the aircraft’s flight control system and associated sensors to increase autonomy and safety during critical flight phases such as take off and landing. In 2023, the Company also began assembling its fully electric vertical take-off and landing prototype, CityAirbus NextGen and ended the year by successfully performing the power-on of the vehicle. Ensuring the success of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) requires more than just the development of a platform, which is why Airbus is taking a holistic approach to the development of its AAM ambition by working on the platform, while also developing the ecosystem thanks to partnerships all over the world, and simultaneously focusing on key missions that will demonstrate the added value of AAM, helping to secure public acceptance. Thanks to Bavaria-based Air Mobility Initiative (AMI), a design team at Munich Airport has been working with Airbus on the first designs of a vertiport, while two collaborative projects have been analysing the integration of vertiports in different environments. In March 2023, the Company announced a partnership with the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to develop CityAirbus NextGen’s future missions for medical services in Norway. The parties will jointly measure the added value of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for a selection of medical services use cases across the country to integrate the operational requirements directly into the configuration of Airbus’ eVTOL. Focusing on Customers Airbus Helicopters’ top priority from a customer support and service perspective is to ensure its work results in the best customer experience possible, including fleet availability. The Company celebrated important fleet milestones this year, such as the 1,500 th H135 delivery to ADAC Luftrettung,

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