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Sharpening its claws: the Tiger gets ready for future battles
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (299+ words) Airbus What are you looking for? The Tiger Mark III programme is modernising a tried-and-tested combat helicopter, incorporating next-generation avionics and weaponry into a platform with a proven track record. This mid-life upgrade will ensure that these attack helicopters remain…...
Building resilience: how Airbus supports European digital sovereignty and innovation
1+ week, 2+ day ago (263+ words) Digital sovereignty can apply at an individual business level, but also at a national or regional level. It is a high-level priority for the European Union, as well as the companies and armed forces operating inside it. Airbus" digital sovereignty…...
Teaming helicopters and drones for vital missions
1+ week, 3+ day ago (388+ words) Airbus is challenging the "drones vs. helicopters" narrative. By combining human intuition with autonomous technology, a new era of teaming together crewed and uncrewed aircraft is transforming how we protect lives and landscapes during critical emergencies. While drones are often…...
Airbus" intelligent digital ecosystem on display at Viva Tech 2026
1+ week, 4+ day ago (372+ words) How Airbus designs the invisible to protect the visible Step behind the scenes of an invisible, multi-layered digital ecosystem stretching from the ground to space and designed to anticipate and neutralise modern threats." Today, the line between the physical and…...
H160 M: Gearing up for tactical mission success
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (662+ words) The H160 M gets fired up for its next test campaign Airbus What are you looking for? Airbus Helicopters is preparing to conduct a first firing campaign with the H160 M equipped with a 12. 7 mm axial machine gun. "This is a major…...
Airbus and Sky Fall form strategic alliance to advance European and Ukrainian defence innovation
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (489+ words) Berlin, Germany, 12 June 2026 " At this year's International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin, Airbus Defence and Space and leading Ukrainian technological defence company Sky Fall signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mo U) to launch a strategic partnership. As a drone pioneer, Sky…...
Flight testing the A350-1000 ULR
2+ week, 1+ day ago (739+ words) Step inside the Airbus A350-1000 ULR flight test campaign, supporting Qantas" Project Sunrise. In the spotlight: custom flight test instrumentation. Designing the five tonnes of custom monitoring equipment needed to run the ULR certification campaign began as soon as MSN707 entered production,…...
Airbus and Alta Ares sign partnership to develop Europe's air defence solutions
2+ week, 1+ day ago (265+ words) Berlin, Germany, 11 June 2026 - Airbus Defence and Space and Alta Ares, a European defence technology company specialised in counter-drone systems and on-board artificial intelligence, have signed a memorandum of understanding (Mo U) to cooperate on the development and integration of European counter-drone…...
Ten breakthrough exhibits redefining aerospace
2+ week, 2+ day ago (452+ words) The Airbus Innovation story continues. After the Paris Airshow last year, this month we are at one of aviation's largest events: ILA in Berlin. This air show, which traces its roots back to 1909 is an opportunity to showcase how innovation…...
Airbus and Quantum Systems to cooperate on integration of counter UAS interceptors on military helicopters
2+ week, 2+ day ago (81+ words) Airbus Helicopters has introduced an uncrewed version of the H145 family of helicopters, the U145, at ILA Berlin. On Airbus" static display the U145 mockup already features Quantum Systems" advanced C-UAS solution. "+33 6 18 79 75 69 "+49 151 264 509 97 The Airbus U145, an autonomous uncrewed version of the proven H145 helicopter designed…...