PARIS — Europe’s Astrium space hardware and services company plans to reduce its work force by 1,000 full-time employees and 1,000 subcontractors to realize more than 400 million euros ($560 million) in annual savings as it seeks to boost efficiency, Astrium’s parent company, EADS, said May 13.

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Peter B. de Selding was the Paris Bureau Chief for SpaceNews.