Airbus: naval unmanned aerial system tested at sea from a French Navy frigate
The derisking study for the SDAM programme was awarded to Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group by the DGA.
The derisking study for the SDAM programme was awarded to Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group by the DGA.
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H135 helicopter to the Spanish Navy (Armada), the company announced on social media.
Berlin has transferred a third IRIS-T SLM air defence system to Ukraine, an unspecified number of additional missiles for the IRIS-T SLS system, and one TRML-4D air surveillance radar.
“Our extensive capabilities in this process along the manufacturing chain are a real competitive advantage,” said Stefan Thomé, Managing Director of Airbus Helicopters in Germany. “Among other advantages, 3D printing can reduce the weight of aircraft components which leads to less fuel consumption. Such potential can bring financial benefits and contribute to reducing CO2 …
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Airbus and Northrop Grumman say the partnership is vitally important as military forces increasingly use space-based assets to fulfil their missions and require specialised technology to transmit information via space.
With 79 orders from 15 countries, the A330 MRTT has a 90 percent market share outside the USA. and more than 270,000 flight hours.
Airbus delivered the second C-295MSA aircraft to the Irish Air Corps, successfully fulfilling a contract valued at EUR 220 million, which was signed in December 2019.
In September, twin-engine high-speed jet-powered drones from Airbus Target Systems & Services were tested at Andøya Space.
The Airbus A330 MRTT is certified for aerial refuelling with both boom and hose-and-drogue systems for F-15, F-16, F-35, A330 MRTT, AWACS, Eurofighter and many more aircraft.
Airbus has officially launched the construction of the new A400M maintenance centre in Wunstorf, Germany.
Airbus Helicopters unveiled the PioneerLab, its new twin-engine technology demonstrator based on the H145 platform.
On September 20, the French Air and Space Force took delivery of a 12th A330MRTT Phénix multi-role transport and refueling aircraft.