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News - airbus

  • Defence Helicopter

    Norwegian crash grounds H225 fleet

    2nd May 2016

    Commercial flights of the Airbus Helicopters H225 remain suspended following the crash in Norway on 29 April that killed 13 people. The CHC-operated EC225LP was …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Airbus Helicopters talks Kruk

    29th April 2016

    Airbus Helicopters and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) have begun talks to identify potential areas of cooperation for Poland’s Kruk attack helicopter programme, the company announced …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Quad A 2016: Lakota FMS efforts stepped up

    28th April 2016

    With end of production on the horizon for the US Army's UH-72A Lakota, Airbus Helicopters Inc (AHI) is redoubling efforts to find international customers for …

  • Defence Helicopter

    DSA 2016: AIROD signs MoUs for RMAF upgrades

    21st April 2016

    On 20 April, the third day of DSA 2016, AIROD signed MoUs with two foreign companies to propose upgrades for two types of Malaysian military …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Brazil certifies weaponised Fennecs

    18th April 2016

    The Brazilian Army has completed qualification trials of a new integrated weapon system fitted to the service’s upgraded AS550 C3e (H125M) Fennec helicopters. Airbus Helicopters’ …

  • Defence Helicopter

    DSA 2016: Indonesian Panther ready to pounce

    13th April 2016

    Airbus Helicopters is looking to speed up deliveries of its new AS565 Panther MBe to launch customers Indonesia and Mexico, with deliveries now due to …

  • Training

    CAE to develop RAAF C-130J fuselage trainer

    8th April 2016

    CAE Australia has received a contract from Australia's Department of Defence to develop a C-130J Fuselage Cargo Compartment Trainer for the Royal Australian Air Force …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Airbus tests HFI concept for Germany

    8th April 2016

    Airbus Helicopters has conducted the first testing phase of a research and technology study for a Hostile Fire Indication (HFI) concept for the German armed …

  • Defence Helicopter

    New weapons for Thai AS550 C3e

    8th April 2016

    Shephard recently witnessed new 12.7mm FN Herstal HMP400 gun pods and FZ220 70mm rocket launchers fitted to Airbus Helicopters AS550 C3e (since being renamed H125M) …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Thales, Airbus receive French defence contract

    7th April 2016

    Thales and Airbus Defence and Space have received the GeoMaps contract to supply digital geographic data for the French Ministry of Defence’s mapping database, Thales …

  • Military Logistics

    Japan’s C-2 aircraft enters service

    5th April 2016

    The Japanese Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) announced in March that its new Kawasaki Heavy Industries C-2 cargo aircraft had entered service. The JASDF planned the …

  • Digital Battlespace

    DIMDEX 2016: Qatar orders satellite data receiving station

    3rd April 2016

    Airbus Defence and Space has received a contract from the Qatar Armed Forces (QAF) to provide a multi-mission direct satellite data receiving station and image …

  • Defence Helicopter

    FIDAE 2016: Hard landing for Airbus in Latin America

    1st April 2016

    The tough economic conditions in Latin American has impacted all the main rotary-wing OEMs, not least Airbus Helicopters and its Brazilian subsidiary Helibras, which saw …

  • Training

    Project Cerbére gathers pace

    1st April 2016

    The French Army has launched a major upgrade of its main line training sites under a project known as Cerbére (Cerberus). The service currently operates …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    DIMDEX 2016: Qatar signs Aerosonde deal

    31st March 2016

    The Qatari Emiri Armed Forces signed an MoU with Textron Systems Unmanned System for an Aerosonde UAS system, valued at 54 million Qatari rials ($15 …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Loyal Wingman (Forecast) [Germany]

    Programme Background Need Michael Schoellhorn, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, stated in Jue 2024 that the "German Air Force has expressed a clear need for ...

  • Transport

    A400M (Kazakhstan)

    Programme Background In September 2021, it was announced that Kazakhstan ordered two Airbus A400M aircraft. According to Michael Schoellhorn, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, ‘The A400M ...

  • Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

    H225M - France

    Programme Background In April 2021, the French government signed a deal for the purchase of eight H225M Airbus helicopters to replace its ageing fleet of SA330 ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Spain]

    Programme Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    A330 MRTT [Singapore]

    In February 2020, Airbus and the Singapore government announced an agreement to collaborate on the development of an A330 Smart Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT). One Singaporean ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Eurodrone [Spain]

    Programme Background Inception (Stage One) The European MALE RPAS programme was launched in September 2016. Germany, Spain, France, and Italy negotiated and agreed, in collaboration ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    Future Combat Air System (FCAS/SCAF) [France]

    Programme Background The governments of France and Germany have launched the demonstrator phase for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) with the issue of an ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) (FCAS) [France]

    Programme Background FCAS Project As noted by Airbus, the FCAS project is a tri-nation effort which will be centred around a core Next-Generation Weapon System ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) (FCAS) [Spain]

    Programme Background FCAS Project As noted by Airbus, the FCAS project is a tri-nation effort which will be centred around a core Next-Generation Weapon System ...

  • Military helicopters - maritime

    Maritime Operations Helicopters

    The three maritime operations helicopters will be used for logistics and personnel transport, alongside transportation of PASKAL naval special forces in operations in the area. ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    Strategic Tanker Transport [Canada]

    Programme Background This project will replace the existing fleet capability, including strategic airlift, air-to-air refuelling, Aeromedical Evacuations and Strategic Government of Canada transport. The Strategic ...

  • Military helicopters - light/training

    TH-73 Advanced Helicopter Training System - AHTS (TH-57 Replacement)

    Contenders for the competition included the Leonardo single engine TH-119 – a military variant of the AW119Kx – and Bell’s newly upgraded single engine 407GXi. ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Eurodrone [France]

    Programme Background Inception (Stage One) The European MALE RPAS programme was launched in September 2016. Germany, Spain, France and Italy had negotiated and agreed, in ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Eurodrone [Germany]

    Programme Background Inception (Stage One) The European MALE RPAS programme was launched in September 2016. Germany, Spain, France and Italy had negotiated and agreed, in ...

  • Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

    H225M (Kuwait)

    Programme BackgroundThe Kuwait MoD has decided to stop receiving further deliveries of the Airbus H225M Caracal heavy-lift helicopter, following the discovery of technical faults on ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    H175M

    The Airbus H175M is the military variant of the H175, a seven-tonne class aircraft powered by twin PT6C 67E engines. The civilian variants produced by Airbus ...

  • Major networking projects

    Skynet 6 SATCOM

    Skynet 6 is designed to replace Skynet 5. The PFI contract for Skynet 5,  held by Paradigm Secure Communications and Airbus DS, ends in 2022. As ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Airbus Multi-Mission and Transport UAS

    The Airbus Multi-Mission and Transport UAV, or cargo copter, is a rotary-wing cargo-carrying platform that Airbus is developing. The platform has yet to be formally named. The ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Wingman

    The Wingman is an Airbus concept drone unveiled at ILA Berlin in June 2024. The loyal wingman-type fixed-wing UAV is designed to accompany crewed fighters, ...

  • Helicopter engines

    LTS101

    The LTS101 was first certified in 1975. Since then, over 2,100 engines have been delivered to customers worldwide, logging over 11 million service hours. The ...

  • Transport

    C295

    The C295 is the largest member of Airbus Defence and Space’s family of medium tactical airlifters and surveillance aircraft. It is a development of the ...

  • Military helicopters - light/training, Military helicopters - multirole

    H135M

    The H135M (formerly known as the EC635 and also designated as H135) is a light utility variant of the EC135 twin-engine, multipurpose 3t helicopter. In ...

  • Air: mission management systems

    Helionix

    The Helionix digital avionics suite was developed from the need for a more powerful avionics system with greater functions and computing capacity, alongside a user-friendly interface. ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    Flexrotor

    Flexrotor is a VTOL small tactical UAS manufactured by Aerovel. In a typical operational configuration, it has been designed for ISTAR missions for more than ...

  • Air: AEW/fire control radar

    Captor-E Radar

    Captor-E is a multi-mode AESA pulse-Doppler radar upgrade to the Captor-M, designed for the Eurofighter Typhoon. Captor-E is being developed under a Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH ...

  • Air: transport/tanker simulators

    A400M Training

    Thales is the principal training provider for the Airbus A400M with a contract to provide FFSs and flat-panel trainers. Four A400M FFS and two flat-panel ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    H215M

    The H215M (formerly the AS532 ALe) is the most recent addition to the Cougar family.  It is a medium-weight (9t-class), twin-engine helicopter, combining the AS532's ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    Bo 105

    The Bo 105 is a twin-engine, multipurpose, light helicopter that was developed in 1963-68. Approximately 37% of the more than 1,400 aircraft built before production ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    UH-72 Logistics Connector (LC)

    The UH-72 Logistics Connector (LC) is an uncrewed version of Airbus' UH-72B crewed helicopter, a derivative of the H145.  In mid-May 2024, Airbus announced that the UH-72B had ...

  • Air: transport/tanker simulators

    Cargo Hold Trainer - Enhanced

    Rheinmetall provides technology in rear crew training aids for air transport platforms. This includes the Load Master Work Station Trainer (LMWST) and Cargo Hold Trainer ...