European aerospace and defense leaders Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, and Leonardo have signed a landmark agreement to jointly develop the IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security...
As US export controls increasingly constrain Boeing’s operations in China, Airbus is capitalizing on the opportunity to deepen its industrial presence in the world’s second-largest aviation market. The European aerospace...
Airbus has unveiled the MQ72C Lakota Connector unmanned helicopter concept at the 2025 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., signaling its ambition to enter...
Three of Europe’s largest defense contractors—Airbus Defence and Space (Germany/France), Leonardo (Italy), and Thales Alenia Space (France/Italy)—have agreed to merge their space businesses into a new joint venture valued at...
France is preparing to modernize its maritime patrol aviation capabilities by ordering a new fleet of Airbus A321-based Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) in 2026. The move will eventually replace the...
Airbus has restructured its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations by transferring all tactical drone activities from its Defence and Space division to Airbus Helicopters. The move aims to consolidate expertise...
The Netherlands has secured a significant industrial role in the production and sustainment of the Airbus H225M Caracal multirole helicopter fleet. This development follows the Dutch Ministry of Defence’s (MoD)...
The French Army’s next-generation multiple launch rocket system (MLRS), known as “Foudre,” is advancing toward operational readiness with the integration of Airbus Defence and Space’s Embedded Fire Control System (EFCS)....
France has signaled its willingness to pursue the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) sixth-generation fighter jet independently if ongoing disputes with Germany and Spain cannot be resolved. The Franco-German-Spanish program—once...
Airbus Defence & Space’s new SIRTAP tactical drone has completed prototype assembly and ground testing and is now scheduled for a full flight test campaign in Spain during 2026. Designed...
