Airbus establishes subsidiary in Slovakia to support Ministry of Interior projects
Airbus opens subsidiary in the Slovakian capital to support Ministry of Interior projects and related activities.
Airbus and VDL Group join forces to produce an airborne laser communication terminal
Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a laser communication terminal for aircraft, known as UltraAir.
Airbus S950: the future Polish very high resolution optical satellite system
Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with Poland to provide a geospatial intelligence system including the development, manufacture, launch and delivery in orbit of two high-performance optical Earth observation satellites.
GMV improves in-flight refueling efficiency
Aerial hose-and-drogue refueling operations have undergone little in the way of technological upgrades over the past 70 years.
Airbus to provide 2 Pléiades Neo satellites, receiving station to Polish Armed Forces
Airbus will provide Polish Armed Forces with two Pléiades Neo observation satellites and a receiving station.
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Airbus H175M – optimum performance for a full range of missions [VIDEO]
Derived from Airbus Helicopters’ proven H175 civil rotorcraft, the multi-role H175M delivers optimum performance for a full range of missions.
Europe’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS): on the way to the first flight
On behalf of the governments of France, Germany and Spain, the French General Directorate for Armament (DGA) has awarded to Dassault Aviation, Airbus, Indra, Eumet and their industrial partners the contract for the Demonstrator Phase 1B of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
Airbus achieves key milestone on EGNOS European satellite-based navigation augmentation system
Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system.
Airbus delivers first Sentinel-4 air-monitoring instrument to ESA
Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the first Sentinel-4/UVN (Ultraviolet, Visible and Near Infra-Red) multispectral instrument flight model to the European Space Agency.
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Remote Carrier demonstrator released and operated from flying A400M for the first time [VIDEO]
Germany’s Bundeswehr, Airbus, the German Aerospace Center DLR, and German companies SFL and Geradts have jointly carried out the world’s first successful launch and operation of a Remote Carrier flight test demonstrator from a flying A400M.
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European premiere: Airbus-led large-scale flight demo teams up fighters, a helicopter and drones [VIDEO]
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Manned-Unmanned Teaming Demonstrator project will now move to the next phase: further paving the way for FCAS by developing a flying remote carrier (RC) demonstrator in the coming years.
For Air Defenders – Airbus Defence and Space produces 2,000th target drone
The unmanned aerial system with the serial number 2,000, a Do-DT45, will be used in a military exercise at the training ground of Airbus partner Andøya Space Defence in Norway.