DASA (Deutsche Aerospace AG, later Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG, then DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG) was the former aerospace subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG (later DaimlerChrysler) from 1989.
DASA was founded on 19 May 1989 by the merger of Daimler-Benz's aerospace interests, MTU München (MTU = Motoren- und Turbinen-Union), and Dornier Flugzeugwerke. In December 1989, Daimler-Benz acquired Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) and merged it into DASA.
In March 1990, Daimler-Benz initiated a major restructuring of the new group, integrating the previously separate companies into five product groups: Aircraft, Space Systems, Defense and Civil Systems/Propulsion. Several companies continued to exist under their own names but by 1992 most (including MBB) were fully integrated. In 1992, the helicopter division was joined to Aérospatiale's helicopter division to form Eurocopter.
On January 1, 1995, the company changed its name to Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG. With the 1998 merger of Daimler Benz and Chrysler Corporation, the company was renamed DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG on November 7, 1998.
On July 10, 2000, DASA (minus MTU) merged with Aérospatiale-Matra of France and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain to form the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS). The former DaimlerChrysler Aerospace operated first as EADS Deutschland GmbH, but is now Airbus Defence and Space GmbH.
