Getafe, 11 October 2023 – Airbus and the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) worked together to successfully complete the automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) flight test campaign with the Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) and F-15 fighter, ahead of its certification in the first half of 2024. Over…
In a press release by Anduril Australia dated 12 December 2022, the naming ceremony held in Sydney Harbour was highlighted. The stealthy extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle program (XL-AUV) being developed by Anduril Australia was named ‘Ghost Shark’ by Defence in a ceremony on Sydney Harbour today. The ceremony included the…
At a Christening ceremony following the Annual General Meeting of Ocius held on Thursday 24 November 2022, RADM Pete Quinn Head of Navy Capability made the announcement. He said “Over five years as HNC it has been fantastic being involved with Ocius and seeing Australian technology at the forefront. Systems…
HaloTM, the digital beam forming antenna system at the core of the U.S. Air Force High Capacity Backbone. Connecting disparate force elements in contested environments is a critical capability for the future all-domain battlespace. No easy task. Introducing Halo, the revolutionary breakthrough in digital communications from Cubic that transports video,…
TOKYO, JAPAN, November 15, 2021 – Airbus and NTT DOCOMO, INC. have demonstrated the ability to use its solar-powered Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) to deliver future wireless broadband connectivity. The trial took place in the United States in August, when the Zephyr S aircraft undertook approx. 18-day stratospheric flights…
Bremen, 11 March 2021 - Airbus has been selected by the European Commission to study spacecraft manufacturing in space through the Horizon 2020 Programme. ThePERIOD (PERASPERA In-Orbit Demonstration) project focuses on satellite assembly and manufacturing in orbit. This A/B1 phase study contract, worth € 3 million, will last two years, with the objective…
London, 9 March 2021 - Airbus, Fujitsu and Thales UK have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work collaboratively on the upcoming Systems Integrator (SI) opportunity for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), Land Environment Tactical Communications and Information Systems programme – known as LE TacCIS. Following the signature of…
Toulouse/Paris, France, 11 February 2021 - The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales and Airbus a contract for the new joint tactical signals intelligence (SIGINT) system to upgrade the French forces' critical signals monitoring, direction finding and spectrum analysis capabilities. The 10-year contract will equip the three armed…
