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Airbus to provide satellite communications for Belgian Armed Forces

January 25, 2023

Airbus has signed a contract with the Belgian Ministry of Defence to provide tactical satellite communications services for a 15...

France and Spain Launch Tiger MkIII Helicopters Program

March 4, 2022

OCCAR (Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation), on behalf of the French and Spanish Armament General Directorate, the DGA (Direction Générale...

Airbus to provide satellite-based maritime surveillance services for the UK Royal Navy

June 29, 2021

The UK Royal Navy has awarded a 12 month contract extension to Airbus covering the continued provision of satellite-based maritime...

VSR700 prototype performs first autonomous free flight

July 29, 2020

The prototype of Airbus Helicopters' VSR700 unmanned aerial system (UAS) has performed its first free flight. The VSR700 performed a...

Airbus Helicopters Maintains Global Market Leader Position in 2019

February 14, 2020

MARIGNANE, France: Airbus Helicopters logged gross orders for 369 helicopters in 2019 (310 net orders), combined with its support and...

Airbus and Singapore Collaborate on A330 SMART MRTT Development

February 13, 2020

Singapore, (DefenceTalk.com): Airbus and Singapore have agreed to collaborate on the development of the A330 SMART Multi Role Tanker Transport...

Royal Thai Air Force Orders Six Airbus H135 Training Helicopters

February 12, 2020

SINGAPORE: Airbus Helicopters has signed an order for six H135 military training helicopters from the Royal Thai Air Force, as...

France Orders H160s for Navy’s Search And Rescue Missions

February 11, 2020

The French Directorate-General for Armaments (DGA) is to supply four H160s to the French Navy for search and rescue missions...

Air-to-Air Refueling Broadens the C295 Tactical Airlifter’s Operational Versatility

February 2, 2020

The new capability for Airbus’ C295 to serve as an aerial tanker brings additional flexibility for this tactical airlifter, further...

Airbus Demonstrates First Fully Automatic Vision-Based Take-Off

January 17, 2020

Airbus has successfully performed the first fully automatic vision-based take-off using an Airbus Family test aircraft at Toulouse-Blagnac airport. The...