Aviation Defense Service
Saint-Gilles, Occitanie Doing business as Avdef Part of Airbus U.s. Space & Defense, Inc.
- UEI
- U7DSBSAEBFB5
- CAGE
- FA2B6
- Primary NAICS
- 561210 Facilities Support Services
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- International Organization
- Corporate family
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Parent
Grand Prairie, TX
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Grand Prairie, TX
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- Aéroport de Nîmes Grande Provence Méditerranée, 30800 Saint-Gilles, France
- Website
- avdef.fr
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Construction & Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $208,931 |
| FY2025 | $0 |
| FY2024 | $0 |
| FY2023 | $327,452 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Navy | $208,931 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Aviation Defense Service, doing business as Avdef, is a French air-target towing services provider operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc., and competes exclusively as a full-and-open prime contractor to the Department of the Navy, with no subcontract relationships or set-aside positioning in its federal footprint.
Avdef is headquartered in Saint-Gilles, France, at Nîmes Airport and operates as an international for-profit organization under Airbus's corporate structure. The vendor's federal capability set consists entirely of air-target towed-services operations — equipment and personnel for live-fire training exercises and fleet readiness drills — delivered in the European theater to support U.S. Navy surface combatant operations.
Avdef's customer base is monolithic: the Department of the Navy United States Fleet Forces Command (Atlantic) accounts for 11 of 12 awards (89% of combined potential value at $855 thousand), with a single additional award from the Department of the Navy carrying $132 thousand. All work is full-and-open competitive, purchase-order based, with no set-aside designations. Representative recent awards include a $62.3 thousand firm fixed-price purchase order awarded November 17, 2025, for air-warfare live-fire support to Personnel General Navy training exercises, a $131.5 thousand contract dated July 13, 2023, for air-target towed services in support of U.S. Navy destroyers in France, and an $83.9 thousand order awarded May 25, 2023, for air-target towed services during fleet transit operations between Nîmes, Jerez, and Nîmes. Award values typically range from $26 thousand to $143 thousand with performance periods spanning three weeks to three months, reflecting transactional tactical training support rather than platform contracts or IDVs.
The vendor's activity footprint is sparse and episodic. Twelve total awards span from 2018 to November 2025, concentrated in 2019 (three awards) with gaps in 2020 and 2024. Combined potential value across all awards is $987 thousand, with $926 thousand obligated (94% realization rate). No parent vehicles, BPAs, or GWACs anchor Avdef's work; all procurement is point-purchase tactical support for Atlantic Fleet training operations in European waters. The vendor carries no recompete risk — no awards complete in the next twenty-four months.
Quick answers
Is Aviation Defense Service registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Aviation Defense Service's SAM.gov registration is active through January 27, 2027.
How much has Aviation Defense Service received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $536,383 to Aviation Defense Service in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Aviation Defense Service's most recent federal award?
Aviation Defense Service's most recent federal contract award is Air live fire exercise DDG79 off the coast of toulon, france (N6817126PT026), from Naval Supply Systems Command (Navy), on May 11, 2026.
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