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Article: Spotlight on industry: European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS)
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- Sea Power
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- September 1, 2002
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CopyrightCopyright Navy League of the United States Sep 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Sea Power: The merger in 2000 that created EADS led to the world's first trinational corporation. How has this corporate structure influenced your defense product lines during the past two years?
Hertrich: First let me say that EADS is unique. One of our strengths is diversity. Our management, our engineering, our design, and our production teams bring many different perspectives to the table. And indeed, with our broad portfolio of businesses and technologies, EADS is in an advantageous position to serve the customer. Aerospace and defense markets increasingly demand complex system solutions, combining intelligence, deterrence, and power projection as well as survivability and homeland ...