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DGA qualifies Airbus U010 Aliaca drone

DGA qualifies Airbus U010 Aliaca drone

By Airbus • 5 November 2026
Air

The new VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) variant of Airbus Helicopters’ tactical uncrewed aerial system...

Valkyrie uncrewed combat aircraft takes off

Valkyrie uncrewed combat aircraft takes off

By Airbus • 27 October 2026
Air

Airbus, in partnership with Kratos Defence & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), has successfully...

Airbus awarded contract for two additional Galileo satellites

Airbus awarded contract for two additional Galileo satellites

By Airbus • 27 October 2026

The European Space Agency (ESA), acting on behalf of the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), under a...

Saab launches Allied Mission System

Saab launches Allied Mission System

By Saab • 22 October 2026

Saab introduces the Allied Mission System (AMS), a cloud-based software platform that enables the user to...

Airbus connects German and Swedish air defence forces

Airbus connects German and Swedish air defence forces

By Airbus • 18 October 2026

Airbus Defence and Space successfully integrated key components of bi-national air defence during NATO...

AUSA 2026: Bell Highlights 407M

AUSA 2026: Bell Highlights 407M

By Bell • 9 October 2026
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As anticipation builds for AUSA 2026, Bell is highlighting its Special Missions Aircraft (SMA), which...

Romania orders 12 Airbus H225M helicopters

Romania orders 12 Airbus H225M helicopters

By Airbus • 7 October 2026
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The government of Romania has signed a contract for the procurement of 12 Airbus H225M helicopters.

U.S. Navy Evaluates SeaGuardian UAS

U.S. Navy Evaluates SeaGuardian UAS

By General Atomics • 4 October 2026
Air

The U.S. Navy (USN) recently evaluated the MQ-9B SeaGuardian® from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems,...

Sikorsky, U.S. Army Reach Novel Production Agreement

Sikorsky, U.S. Army Reach Novel Production Agreement

By Lockheed • 4 October 2026
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Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), and the U.S. Army have reached a Novel Production Agreement...

Airbus completes acquisition of Quarkslab

Airbus completes acquisition of Quarkslab

By Airbus • 2 October 2026

Airbus Defence and Space has finalised the acquisition of the French cybersecurity company Quarkslab...

Airbus delivers first batch of next-generation satellites

Airbus delivers first batch of next-generation satellites

By Airbus • 2 October 2026

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered 32 latest-generation OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to...

BAE Systems fast-tracks combat vehicle modernization

BAE Systems fast-tracks combat vehicle modernization

By BAE Systems • 28 September 2026

The vehicles were developed through $17 million of BAE Systems Internal Research and Development funding and...

Airbus awarded 25-year cybersecurity contract

Airbus awarded 25-year cybersecurity contract

By Airbus • 23 September 2026

The French General Directorate for Armament (DGA) has awarded Airbus, through its subsidiary Airbus...

Fast-tracking the fighter jet engine of the future

Fast-tracking the fighter jet engine of the future

By Pratt and Whitney • 20 September 2026

With a delegation from the U.S. Air Force on hand, the demonstration of the power of digital engineering...