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Starlink and low-Earth-orbit competitors, such as Eutelsat’s Oneweb and Amazon Leo, have shaken the connectivity market with their low-latency internet.

A French aircraft developer has secured €110 million ($126.1 million) from a European fund to launch the development of amphibious firefighting aircraft.

The UK’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratories have unveiled a new flying testbed to support the development of aircraft survivability equipment.

London wants to buy more Thales air defense missiles to aid Gulf allies drawn into the Iran war and convened talks with industry to see what more could be done.

Contrails represent a significant but concentrated share of aviation’s climate impact—about 5% of flights generate up to 80% of the effect.

Beyond European exasperation with the Trump administration, there are market realities causing a rupture in Europe’s missile buying habit.

European defense companies see a pot of gold under missile defense dome developments.

Thales has joined the European race to push multi-layered air and missile defense initiatives in an integrated “dome” concept, launching what it calls SkyDefender.

The next-generation single-aisle aircraft Airbus is considering for program launch by 2029 may rely on avionics technology derived from its current offering.

Thales says the ability to quickly deliver the Eurosam SAMP/T NG could give the air and missile defense system an edge over the rival Raytheon Patriot system.

A Thales executive says fast adoption of low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations is transforming inflight connectivity.

Austrian rotary-wing uncrewed air system developer Schiebel is opening a British business as it eyes opportunities to expand the role of its products in the UK.

Leonardo has provided additional granularity regarding its future low-Earth-orbit-based satellite constellation.

Given the Asia-Pacific region’s fragmented airspace structure, Thales observes growing interest among ANSPs in seamless data sharing across flight information regions.

The adoption of artificial intelligence in defense will by 2030 have moved from an ambition to a reality, industry officials said here at the Singapore Airshow.

NH90 crews from France and Spain will be the first to benefit from an upgraded helmet-mounted sight that will also unlock planned upgrades for the rotorcraft.

Thales has been awarded a contract by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines to upgrade the country’s air traffic management system.

Arbus says it is shipping the fourth European Service Module (ESM-4) to the U.S. to support a future Artemis IV mission despite uncertainty over that endeavor.

Established space companies are looking to open a new chapter to retain relevancy.

Paris has given Thales the nod to provide the next-generation, ground-based Aurore space surveillance radar to track spacecraft and debris in low Earth orbit.

Technologies for air mobility and airships are among a new wave of research projects to be funded by the Canadian government under a program to support decarbonization of the aerospace sector.

Thales expects Denmark’s decision to buy the Eurosam SAMP/T NG ground-based air defense system as only the first of several deals.

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.

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