Airbus has confirmed that the European Service Module (ESM-2), built on behalf of the European Space Agency, is fully integrated, fuelled and ready for the Artemis II mission.
NATO’s Multinational MultiRole Tanker Transport Fleet has declared Full Operating Capability during a ceremony held on 26 March 2026 at Eindhoven Air Base in the Netherlands.
Airbus has completed the first demonstration flight of its uncrewed ‘Bird of Prey’ interceptor, successfully engaging a kamikaze drone in a test conducted in northern Germany.
Airbus has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ultra Cyber Ltd from Cobham Ultra, a portfolio company of Advent, the company said.
GE Aerospace has announced the continuation of its global research collaboration with Airbus Helicopters to develop a next-generation propulsion system for future rotorcraft.
Airbus is preparing two uncrewed combat aircraft based on the Kratos Valkyrie platform for their first flight equipped with a European mission system.
Airbus Helicopters, through its subsidiary Survey Copter, has been selected by the European Defence Agency (EDA) for the Multi Mission Unmanned Aircraft System (M2UAS) project.
The submission includes two concepts: a high-performance conventional helicopter and a novel high-speed compound rotorcraft. According to Airbus, the twin approach is intended to ensure operational efficiency and fleet complementarity for military partners. Modularity and simplicity form the core principles of the proposal. The design philosophy is based on delivering platforms that are straightforward
Airbus is prepared to support a two-fighter approach under the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System programme, according to Chief Executive Guillaume Faury.
Belgium’s Defence Minister Theo Francken said on Friday that recent remarks by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have effectively brought the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project to an end.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by Airbus Defence and Space to provide a ground segment supporting the OmanSat-1 software-defined satellite.
Spanish defence company Indra has equipped the Spanish Air and Space Force’s A400M aircraft with its InShield system, a latest-generation Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) technology.
