Airbus, a major European aerospace company, is moving 900 key applications from American cloud computing platforms to Scaleway, a French cloud provider. This shift underscores a growing emphasis on protecting sensitive industrial data to maintain competitive advantage and national security. The move signals a broader trend where digital sovereignty—ensuring control over digital infrastructure and data—is becoming a core part of risk management, rather than just a political concept. Previously, Airbus relied on American cloud services like Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host its enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, customer relationship management (CRM) tools, and manufacturing software. However, the company now views these platforms as potential geopolitical risks, prompting its decision to relocate critical data under European jurisdiction. This action sends a message to the professional computing market that American cloud providers are no longer seen as the only secure and reliable options. Despite the strategic benefits of repatriating data, the path to digital sovereignty is fraught with challenges. While moving proprietary applications is technically possible, ensuring the security of the global supply chain remains complex. Airbus depends on 18,000 suppliers worldwide, many of whom use American software like Microsoft or Google products daily. Even with a European-based exchange portal, much of the business data still flows through American infrastructure. Currently, no European provider can fully replace these widely used office solutions, leaving the company partially reliant on American tools. To address these challenges, Airbus has taken a practical approach to artificial intelligence (AI), avoiding reliance on American AI models. Instead, the company is developing AI applications tailored to industrial needs, such as supporting decision-making, searching for information, and automating processes—all deployable on-site. Airbus is also launching tenders to help build a trusted market for European software solutions. The success of this digital sovereignty effort will depend on the willingness of European leaders to collaborate and invest in future technological solutions.