Company profile
Airbus
Airbus Defence and Space cybersecurity — Quarkslab / QShield software protection folded in after the Oct 1, 2026 close (terms Undisclosed).
- Status
- Status not recorded in CyberMerge data
- Valuation
- Undisclosed
- Latest funding
- Undisclosed
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Funding & valuation
Funding: Undisclosed — no round recorded in the CyberMerge Funding Tracker.
Research map notes
- Research map · AI Security · Acquired Airbus Defence and Space completed Quarkslab acquisition (Oct 1, 2026) — QShield software protection against AI reverse-engineering / edge threats for defence and aerospace; terms Undisclosed (Airbus PR) Source (recorded Oct 2, 2026)
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Related CyberMerge stories
On the desk
- Today's Deals · M&A · Oct 1, 2026 Airbus closes Quarkslab: sovereign cyber + QShield. Airbus Defence and Space press release, 1 Oct 2026
- M&A Activity · Oct 1, 2026 Airbus completed Quarkslab acquisition — French sovereign cyber / QShield into Defence & Space; terms Undisclosed. Airbus Defence and Space
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