Airbus, the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer, has taken a decisive step away from US technology dominance by announcing plans to migrate critical digital systems off Google’s cloud infrastructure. The move underscores growing European concerns over data sovereignty, national security, and the expanding reach of US jurisdiction into sensitive industrial and defense-related information.

The European aerospace corporation confirmed that security risks linked to US laws – rather than purely technical shortcomings – were the primary motivation behind the decision. Airbus executives have made clear that control over sensitive data, including aircraft design, production systems, and business management platforms, can no longer be entrusted to cloud services subject to American legal oversight.

At the center of these concerns is the reality that US-based cloud providers, regardless of where their servers are physically located, remain subject to American legislation such as the CLOUD Act. This law allows US authorities to compel companies to provide access to data under certain circumstances, even if that data is stored overseas. For Airbus, whose work intersects directly with European defense, industrial strategy, and national security interests, such exposure is increasingly viewed as unacceptable.

Airbus’s decision also comes at a sensitive moment for Google. The tech giant is currently facing a class-action lawsuit in the United States over alleged privacy violations connected to its AI assistant, Gemini. According to reporting by Bloomberg, the lawsuit claims that Gemini was quietly activated across Gmail, Google Chat, and Google........

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