Tag: Airbus Defence and Space
SYRACUSE 4B secure military communications satellite successfully launched
The SYRACUSE 4B communications satellite, built by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space, has been successfully launched from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in...
Airbus achieves in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a drone from a tanker aircraft
Airbus Defence and Space and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, have achieved in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a drone using an A310...
Airbus launches European Defence Fund R&D projects
Airbus has launched two defence research and development projects that it is coordinating as part of the 2021 European Defence Fund (EDF).
In July...
Spain orders 20 Eurofighter jets under landmark contract to modernise its combat aircraft fleet
The NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) has signed a landmark contract for the acquisition of 20 latest generation Eurofighter jets.
Known as...
Airbus to conduct live demo of its interoperable communication solutions at World Defense Show...
Airbus Defence and Space will demonstrate live the mission-critical features of its interoperable communication technologies for the defense community at the World Defense Show...
Patria participates in the research project about cooperation between unmanned and manned aerial vehicles
Patria participates in a research project led by the Finnish and German Defence administrations.
The research project investigates the teaming of manned and unmanned...
Airbus Defence and Space/Helicopters FY20 Results Steady in the Face of COVID-19
Airbus Defence and Space’s revenues were four percent down, at $12.5 billion (€10.4bn) in FY20 from $13.1 billion (€10.9bn) in FY19, according to Airbus’...
Airbus signs contract for 38 Eurofighters with Germany
Airbus has signed a contract to deliver 38 new Eurofighter aircraft to the German Air Force. This makes Germany the largest ordering nation in...
France and the Bomb
A new work is published examining the French nuclear deterrent written by one of the country’s leading military experts.
The defence analyst and military historian...
Sigs In Space!
Once upon a time, only a handful of nations were capable of building and launching expensive spacecraft for SIGINT gathering.
Look at a list...
