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Spanish MOD orders 100 Airbus helicopters

Spanish MOD orders 100 Airbus helicopters

By Airbus • 5 January 2026
Air

Spain is placing orders for 100 Airbus helicopters through the Directorate General for Armament and Material...

PEGASUS takes the next step: First aircraft lands

PEGASUS takes the next step: First aircraft lands

By HENSOLDT • 11 December 2025

Arrival marks the start of integration, testing and certification activities for Germany’s next-generation...

Landing where others can not to deliver more aid

Landing where others can not to deliver more aid

By Airbus • 10 December 2025
Air

"Bumpy, slippery and green."  Thats how Airbus Defence and Space A400M test pilot Jon Taylor describes...

1st European Military Operator of Pilatus PC-24

1st European Military Operator of Pilatus PC-24

By Pilatus • 30 November 2025

The French Navy is set to become the first European military operator of the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet.

Belgian Defensce Selects PC-7 MKX

Belgian Defensce Selects PC-7 MKX

By Pilatus • 30 November 2025

The Belgian Government has selected the Pilatus PC-7 MKX Training System as the new training solution for the...

Airbus to support entire FSC & Gendarmerie H145 fleet

Airbus to support entire FSC & Gendarmerie H145 fleet

By Airbus • 22 November 2025

Airbus Helicopters will now support the entire fleet of H145 family helicopters of the French Sécurité...

Saab receives orders for Arexis system

Saab receives orders for Arexis system

By Saab • 18 November 2025

Saab has received two orders from Airbus Defence and Space for the Arexis Electronic Warfare (EW) sensor...

Airbus-built SpainSat NG-II successfully launched

Airbus-built SpainSat NG-II successfully launched

By Airbus • 1 November 2025

SpainSat NG-II, the second Airbus-built new generation secure communications satellite for Spain, has been...

Saab receives order for Giraffe 1X radars from US Army

Saab receives order for Giraffe 1X radars from US Army

By Saab • 28 October 2025

The U.S. Army has awarded Saab a contract to provide Giraffe 1X radars in support of security co-operation...

Europes new era of weather forecasting begins

Europes new era of weather forecasting begins

By Airbus • 20 August 2025

The first of Europe’s next-generation meteorological satellites, MetOp-SG A1, has launched from Europe’s...

Orbital Advantage: The Space Domains Rising Role

Orbital Advantage: The Space Domains Rising Role

By Lockheed • 10 August 2025

Space is no longer a supporting player. It has become a core enabler of America’s multi-layered missile...

Airbus launches H160M flight test campaign

Airbus launches H160M flight test campaign

By Airbus • 3 August 2025
Air

Airbus Helicopters has started flight-testing the H160M Guépard. This militarised version of the H160 is...

A daring vision takes flight: 25 years of Airbus

A daring vision takes flight: 25 years of Airbus

By Airbus • 2 August 2025

Twenty five years ago today, on 10 July 2000, the European aerospace and defence landscape was radically...

Airbus A400M/H225M: A winning duo

Airbus A400M/H225M: A winning duo

By Airbus • 2 August 2025
Air

In the Atlas Mountains of North Africa, small wild cats known as caracals can be found roaming freely. In the...