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# Airbus completes acquisition of French cybersecurity firm Quarkslab
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-10-01-airbus-quarkslab-acquisition-completed/
- Published: 2026-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-04T03:53:33.000Z
- Description: Airbus completed its acquisition of Quarkslab, a French cybersecurity firm with about 100 staff. Airbus Defence and Space said the deal builds sovereign cyber capability for French and allied authorities.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Airbus press release, 1 October 2026](https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-10-airbus-completes-acquisition-of-quarkslab-strengthens-french-sovereignty-in-cybersecurity?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not disclose the acquisition price or which Quarkslab contracts or products transfer to Airbus.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. French firm (\~100 staff) bought by French Airbus; already European owner/law, no answer changes. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)