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Airbus vs Peraton

Airbus is an aeronautics and space company that provides products, services and solutions for the commercial aircraft, helicopter, defence and space sectors, and it also offers security solutions covering connectivity, secure communications, emergency response, intelligence and cybersecurity. Peraton is a national security company that delivers solutions and technologies to protect the nation and allies. CISO Tribune files both under Security consulting and advisory. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Airbus vs Peraton: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
AirbusAirbus is an aeronautics and space company that provides products, services and solutions for the commercial aircraft, helicopter, defence and space sectors, and it also offers security solutions covering connectivity, secure communications, emergency response, intelligence and cybersecurity.airbus.comPeratonPeraton is a national security company that delivers solutions and technologies to protect the nation and allies.peraton.com
What it sells
  • Cybersecurity[1][2][5]Airbus protects defence, governments, critical infrastructure and businesses from increasingly complex cyber threats.
  • Crisis management[1][5]Solutions for the crisis management needs of today and tomorrow.
  • Multi-Domain Combat Cloud[6]Cyber-resilient and cloud-based military communications.
  • Peraton [x ][5]An enterprise agentic AI platform.
  • Background investigation services[10]Background investigation services for the U.S. government.
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Recent news
  • April 28, 2026Airbus reported consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026.[10]
  • February 19, 2026Airbus reported consolidated full-year 2025 financial results and provided guidance for 2026.[12]
  • December 8, 2025Airbus closed the transaction with Spirit AeroSystems for the acquisition of industrial assets dedicated to its commercial aircraft programmes.[11]
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Who it fits
From its own pages, Airbus sells its security offering mainly to defence organisations, governments, critical infrastructure operators and businesses. Airbus also names public safety organisations as customers for secure communication and collaboration. Its defence pages address military customers and the defence organisations of nations. Airbus says its customers are under increasing pressure to manage the transition to digital technology.Peraton says it supports every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and serves government agencies. Its customer mission focus includes the defense, intelligence, space, civil and health markets. Its investigative services are offered to government organizations, and its fraud detection and analysis serves state, local and federal government organizations.
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October 12, 2026October 14, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Security consulting and advisory is the primary category of both Airbus and Peraton.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Peraton is also filed under Threat intelligence and Fraud prevention.
  • Airbus lists Cybersecurity, Crisis management and Multi-Domain Combat Cloud. Peraton lists Peraton [x ] and Background investigation services.

How they differ

Airbus is an aeronautics and space company for the commercial aircraft, helicopter, defence and space sectors, and its security offering covers connectivity, secure communications, emergency response, intelligence and cybersecurity. Its listed products include Crisis management and the Multi-Domain Combat Cloud, which Airbus presents as cyber-resilient and cloud-based military communications. CISO Tribune also files Peraton under Threat intelligence and Fraud prevention. Peraton describes itself as a national security company, and it sells Peraton [x ], an enterprise agentic AI platform, along with background investigation services for the U.S. government. Peraton also describes Rapid Fraud Intelligence as designed to address complex fraud schemes at the federal level.

On customers, Airbus says it sells its security offering mainly to defence organisations, governments, critical infrastructure operators and businesses, and it names public safety organisations for secure communication and collaboration. Peraton says it supports every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and serves government agencies, with a mission focus on the defense, intelligence, space, civil and health markets. Both companies therefore address defence and government buyers, while Airbus also names critical infrastructure operators and businesses.

On ownership and history, Airbus says it was founded through the industrial cooperation of France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, and Airbus SE trades under the symbol AIR. Peraton was spun out of the former Harris Corporation. Recently, Airbus reported first quarter results on April 28, 2026, and closed the Spirit AeroSystems transaction on December 8, 2025. Peraton acquired the as-a-service business of ViON Corporation, covering critical IT infrastructure for government customers.

What it sells: Airbus

What Cybersecurity does[1][2][5]
Cybersecurity is part of the Airbus security offering, which covers connectivity, secure communications, emergency response, intelligence and cybersecurity. Airbus says it protects defence, governments, critical infrastructure and businesses from increasingly complex cyber threats.
What Multi-Domain Combat Cloud does[6]
Airbus presents the Multi-Domain Combat Cloud (MDCC) as an example of cyber-resilient and cloud-based military communications. Airbus says it is developing integrated, digitised and agile solutions for collaborative combat across all domains.

What it sells: Peraton

What Peraton [x ] does[5]
Peraton [x ] is an enterprise agentic AI platform. Peraton describes it as built to deliver reasoning across volumes of mixed enterprise data types.

Questions about Airbus and Peraton

What do Airbus and Peraton sell?
Airbus sells Cybersecurity, Crisis management and Multi-Domain Combat Cloud. Peraton sells Peraton [x ] and Background investigation services.
Are Airbus and Peraton in the same category?
Yes. Security consulting and advisory is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
Who are Airbus and Peraton sold to?
From its own pages, Airbus sells its security offering mainly to defence organisations, governments, critical infrastructure operators and businesses. Peraton says it supports every branch of the U.S.
What have Airbus and Peraton announced recently?
April 28, 2026: Airbus reported consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026.

About Airbus

Airbus is an aeronautics and space company that provides products, services and solutions for the commercial aircraft, helicopter, defence and space sectors, and it also offers security solutions covering connectivity, secure communications, emergency response, intelligence and cybersecurity.[4]

Airbus describes itself as the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe. The company says it draws on over half a century of aerospace engineering expertise. Airbus says it has more than 180 sites around the world.[4]

On security, Airbus says it aims to make societies safer through solutions for connectivity, secure communications, emergency response, intelligence and cybersecurity. Airbus says its customers are under increasing pressure to manage the transition to digital technology and make the most of their data. Airbus states that it provides customers with 24/7 global security, connectivity, reliability and intelligence services.

The security services described by Airbus include trusted data, situational awareness and smart support. Airbus says trusted data connects people and critical systems and gives access to a unique portfolio of data sources. Situational awareness is described as creating real-time awareness by mastering the toolset to process, validate, analyse, predict and deliver. Smart support is described as providing timely, actionable recommendations and enabling distributed implementation for customers, or enabling third parties to do so.

Public safety is a further line, which Airbus says allows public safety organisations to communicate and collaborate in a secure and efficient way, anytime, anywhere. Airbus also lists crisis management, which it describes as delivering the right solutions to meet the crisis management needs of today and tomorrow.

In defence, Airbus says it ensures superiority across land, air, sea, space and cyber domains with interoperable solutions. Airbus says it is the prime contractor for Europe's Future Combat Air System (FCAS). Airbus presents its Multi-Domain Combat Cloud (MDCC) as an example of cyber-resilient and cloud-based military communications.[6]

Airbus says it was founded through the industrial cooperation of four European nations: France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. Airbus SE trades under the stock exchange symbol AIR.[4][6][9]

Airbus on the record

Sources

Airbus full record

  1. [1]airbus.comAirbus · airbus.com · undated page, accessed October 12, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]CybersecurityAirbus · airbus.com · undated page, accessed October 12, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Pioneering sustainable aerospace | AirbusAirbus · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]About us | AirbusAirbus · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Security | AirbusAirbus · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Defence | AirbusAirbus · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Helicopters | AirbusAirbus · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Commercial aircraft | AirbusAirbus · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Space | AirbusAirbus · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Airbus reports First Quarter (Q1) 2026 resultsAirbus · published April 28, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Airbus completes acquisition of Spirit AeroSystemsAirbus · published December 8, 2025 · Tier A
  12. [12]Airbus reports Full-Year (FY) 2025 resultsAirbus · published February 19, 2026 · Tier A

Peraton full record

  1. [1]CyberPeraton · peraton.com · undated page, accessed October 14, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]peraton.comPeraton · peraton.com · undated page, accessed October 14, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Careers at Peraton | AI/ML Platform & Agentic Automation EngineerPeraton · undated page, accessed November 2, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Careers at Peraton | Cybersecurity Research Engineer - RE/DSPPeraton · undated page, accessed November 2, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]PeratonPeraton · undated page, accessed November 2, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Careers at Peraton | Customer Support Specialist (Technical)Peraton · undated page, accessed November 2, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Careers at Peraton | Lenel Subject Matter Expert (Level III) – Electronic Security SystemsPeraton · undated page, accessed November 2, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Mission, Vision, and Values | PeratonPeraton · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Careers at Peraton | Information Assurance and Security AnalystPeraton Careers · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Investigative Services | PeratonPeraton · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Company | PeratonPeraton · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Our Heritage | PeratonPeraton · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

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