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Aviation Week Staff
Poland, Spain To Acquire Seven Airbus A330 MRTTs
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By Tony Osborne
Poland and Spain will collectively acquire seven Airbus A330 MRTTs through a new framework agreement recently approved by the Spanish government earlier this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A joint Spanish and Polish procurement of Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft has been given the green light by the Spanish government.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Irene Klotz
With the upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA is poised to open a new frontier in coronagraph technology.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
Canada’s Volatus Aerospace is exploring the potential of autonomous firefighting with the developer of a Spanish uncrewed amphibious aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey, Olly Atkins
Malaga is one of the top overseas leisure destinations from the UK, yet Norwich remains without a nonstop link despite strong demand from its local catchment.
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
The Spanish Air Force plans to acquire a new batch of combat aircraft through a third iteration of its Halcon program, the service’s new vision lays out.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Airbus will build a new Spanish secure communications satellite after the loss of the SpainSat NG-II military communications spacecraft.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
After the termination of the trinational New Generation Fighter program, Dassault Aviation is gearing up to work on a Rafale successor on its own.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Dassault Aviation’s CEO says the company is open to cooperation on whatever comes after the demise of the New Generation Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Poland has signaled it is ready to acquire its first tanker aircraft following discussions with the Spanish government.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The promoters of the Aero Excellence International supplier assessment program, launched in mid-2024, have gathered encouraging results.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Spanish aerospace and defense companies have bandied together like their German counterparts to create a united industrial front to urge their government to move with pace to define a future fighter program in the wake of the demise of the cooperation with France.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
An Airbus A400M airlifter equipped with an aerial firefighting system will bolster Spain’s wildfire attack capability this year.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Robert Wall
Airbus says Spain will receive an initial 21 TAI Hurjet advanced jet trainers while it works on the final avionics package.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Thierry Dubois
Spain's Enaire has formed a consortium to advance the evaluation of projects conducted in the framework of Europe's SESAR ATM research and technology initiative.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Spain’s Indra Group formally opened a new facility in Olathe, Kansas, on April 20.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Web Manuals, a digital document management services provider, is adding a sixth global office with a presence in Barcelona, Spain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sonny Butterworth
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pushed back against President Trump's calls for defense spending increases and canceled a contract with Israel, choosing a different path for the Iberian nation.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Shield AI has demonstrated the rapid integration of its Hivemind autonomy software by installing it into the Hornet uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands defense ministry is expanding its interest in U.S. Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) initiatives.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters and Spanish telecoms provider Telefonica will jointly demonstrate the potential use of 5G communications in military helicopters and UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
France and Germany are poised to make a decision on whether they can repair the fractured defense industrial relationship for the Future Combat Air System.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Diehl has struck a partnership agreement with Indra to jointly pursue a Spanish medium-range air defense program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By David Casey
Plans to invest nearly $5 billion in expanding Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport are moving forward as tensions with airlines over airport charges escalate.
Airports & Networks