Airbus Shifts Critical Apps to European Sovereign Cloud Platforms

Airbus announced the migration of 70 mission‑critical applications from Amazon Web Services to the French cloud provider Scaleway. The move, described as the first phase of a plan to relocate up to 900 applications by 2032, is driven by a desire for digital sovereignty and to avoid exposure to the U.S. Cloud Act, which can compel American companies to hand over data stored abroad.

In parallel, Airbus selected SAP’s RISE with SAP solution built on a sovereign cloud model to modernise the business processes of more than 100,000 employees. The deployment will cover ERP, MES, CRM and PLM systems. This decision is part of a broader European digital‑sovereignty strategy that includes Airbus’s involvement in the European Sovereign Tech Industry Alliance (ESTIA) and the European Tech Creators coalition with other continental champions. The company is also strengthening its own cybersecurity capabilities through acquisitions such as Ultra Cyber Ltd and Quarkslab.