An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining
aircraft,
aircraft parts,
missiles,
rockets, and/or
spacecraft. In the
European Union, aerospace companies such as
EADS,
BAE Systems,
Thales,
Dassault,
Saab and
Finmeccanica account for a large share of the global aerospace industry and research effort, with the
European Space Agency as one of the largest consumers of aerospace technology and products.
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