Airbus and Mistral AI sign sovereign AI deal for aviation and defense

On May 28, 2026 Airbus announced a partnership with French startup Mistral AI to deploy a ‘sovereign’ AI stack across its industrial operations and future aircraft and defense systems. Airbus will license Mistral’s full software suite for use in on‑prem, trusted cloud and other environments, with both companies co‑developing use cases including military applications.