Airbus Defense and Space

European efforts to develop a future medium airlifter are steadily moving toward a concept, an Airbus official says, but he warns that if the program is to move into development, the number of nations and partner industries will need to be narrowed down.

MTU Aero Engines' new boss wants to maintain the engine partnership with Safran to jointly pursue the fighter programs likely to emerge from the anticipated divorce between France and Germany on the Next-Generation Fighter portion of their FCAS.

Eutelsat has secured about $1.2 billion in export credit backing for its order for 440 Airbus-made satellites for its OneWeb LEO broadband constellation.

Airbus says it will augment its space-based SAR imagery provision through a teaming agreement with Japan’s Synspective to boost resolution and revisit rates.

Airbus is still hunting for deals to bolster the dwindling A400M's backlog, but program boss Gerd Weber said he is more relaxed about winning contracts.

Airbus Defense and Space says it has seen a sharp rise in the market for refueling tankers as it pitches the new generation of its A330 MRTT.

Singapore is set to deploy a new constellation of SAR satellites as it builds out its Earth-observation portfolio, including through a partnership with Airbus.

Airbus plans to finally deploy the Superbird-9 broadcast and broadband satellite for Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT next year after multiple delays, Schoellhorn says.

FCAS is suffering due to a slow pace of decision-making rather than political will to work together, France’s ambassador to Germany says.

Airbus plans to test a software-defined satellite to underpin efforts to develop non-terrestrial 5G connectivity infrastructure.

Eutelsat says it will buy another tranche of satellites from Airbus to build out its OneWeb low-Earth-orbit broadband communication system.

Airbus and Spain’s Indra have been awarded a study contract to examine options for the domestic development of an airborne signals intelligence platform.

Spain ordered 18 Airbus C295 transport aircraft days after the government in Madrid gave the OEM's helicopter arm a boost with a mammoth 100-rotorcraft deal.

Airbus has been selected by Oman’s Space Communications Technologies to build a high-capacity Ka-band satellite based on its OneSat geostationary spacecraft.

Airbus is gearing up to begin flight trials of its Sirtap tactical uncrewed air system while also looking to expand the system's customer set and capabilities.

The AMK upgrade could triple the Typhoon’s weapon configurations and make future integration faster, cheaper and simpler for partner nations.

Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have joined forces to gain critical mass in the satellite business amid slumping demand for the largest telecommunications spacecraft and hot competition in other segments.

ESA is closely looking at the ramifications for its own activities of a potential merger for the satellite businesses of Airbus, Leonardo and Thales.

Madrid’s funding package positions Airbus at the center of Spain’s contribution to European defense autonomy.

The Royal Thai Air Force is to be the first customer for Airbus’ new Multi-Role Tanker Transport+ based on the A330-800 airliner.

Space Norway and Airbus’ SSTL have signed an agreement to jointly pursue business for a new synthetic aperture radar satellite the companies are co-developing.

Airbus says it has signed an agreement with Kratos to offer a version of the XQ-58A Valkyrie for potential German Air Force use before the end of the decade.

Europe has added to its weather monitoring and Earth-observation capacity with the launch of the MTG-S1 satellite and the Sentinel-4 instrument.

Airbus is exploring the concept of becoming the owner and operator of some A400M military airlifters to secure contracts with smaller air forces.

Airbus says talks are underway on how to evolve the Eurodrone program in terms of missions and participants, in part to reflect lessons from current conflicts.