MUNICH, 17-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space has entered into an agreement to sell its 49 percent share in Atlas Elektronik Group to thyssenkrupp AG based in Essen, Germany. With this acquisition, thyssenkrupp, which to date has held a 51 percent … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Germany, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Airbus Defence and Space, Atlas Elektronik Group, ThyssenKrupp AG
MADRID, 12-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space has signed a long-term Global Support Service contract for the A400M new generation airlifter with the UK, France and Spain. The new agreement, effective 1 December, runs as a first step … Read the full press release
MetOp-A, Europe’s first polar orbiting weather satellite, still going strong after 10 years – double its specified lifetime High precision weather data helps businesses, farmers and security organisations TOULOUSE, 18-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — It has orbited Earth almost 52,000 times, delivered … Read the full press release
PerúSAT-1 is Peru’s first satellite Preparations complete for satellite launch scheduled for 16 September 2016 TOULOUSE, 13-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The PerúSAT-1 satellite, designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company and world leader in … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Airbus Defence and Space, PerúSAT-1 satellite, Peru’s first satellite
ESA awards new contract to continue developing PILOT lunar landing system BERLIN, 06-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, and the European Space Agency (ESA), have signed a contract for the early development of … Read the full press release
The French Navy has awarded a four year contract covering the provision of a satellite-based maritime surveillance service to a consortium of Telespazio France and Airbus Defence and Space. Under the Trimaran 2 contract, a follow-up to Trimaran 1, Maritime … Read the full press release
BERLIN, 06-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The French Navy has awarded a four year contract covering the provision of a satellite-based maritime surveillance service to a consortium of Airbus Defence and Space and Telespazio France. Under the Trimaran 2 contract, a follow-up … Read the full press release
PARIS, 06-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has completed integration of PerúSAT-1, Peru’s first Earth observation satellite. It was built in less than 24 months. PerúSAT-1 was ordered by the Peruvian government for … Read the full press release
DHL to manage logistics along the entire supply chain Airbus Defence and Space to contribute engineering support for lander design Astrobotic unveils new peregrine lunar lander BONN, 03-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Astrobotic, which is building a service to make the Moon … Read the full press release
The French National Institute of Geographic and Forestry Information (IGN) has awarded the Thales-Airbus Defence and Space consortium the GeoMaps contract for the next six years French armed forces will get high added-value geographical data that will give them the … Read the full press release
Ground-breaking spacecraft passes all in-orbit tests and officially handed over to ESA on 7 March Test masses Jake and Elwood flying free ready to prove the technology for future gravitational wave observatories BLAGNAC, 08-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and … Read the full press release
Airbus Defence and Space’s qualification model of the solar array for the Orion spacecraft operated flawlessly during a deployment test Solar array with bird-like movement enables special task of powering the crewed Lunar mission Leiden, Netherlands, 02-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus … Read the full press release
BLAGNAC, 04-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — EDRS-A, the first relay satellite of the SpaceDataHighway, was successfully launched into geostationary orbit on 30 January 2016. After a test period, it will become operational for its first end-user customer by mid-2016. The SpaceDataHighway system will … Read the full press release
EUTELSAT 9B is the 22nd satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space for Eutelsat Latest state-of-the-art broadcast satellite hosts EDRS-A, the first node for the European Space Agency (ESA) / Airbus Defence and Space’s European Data Relay System (EDRS-SpaceDataHighway) BLAGNAC, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, France, Germany, Science
Tagged Airbus Defence and Space, EUTELSAT 9B, Eutelsat fleet
A new tool to test Einstein´s theory of relativity Braunschweig, Germany, 17-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the first ACES Ground Terminal to the German National Metrology Institute (Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt, PTB) in Braunschweig (Germany). All around the … Read the full press release
Ariane 5 launch from Kourou, French Guiana is the 67th successful flight in a row This 225th flight puts two telecommunications satellites in geostationary orbit BLAGNAC, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space salutes the 67th straight successful launch of … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Science
Tagged Airbus Defence and Space, Ariane 5 satellite, François Auque
BLAGNAC, 6-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space has signed an agreement with the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO) providing Canadian governmental and institutional data users free access to TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellite imagery for pre-operational … Read the full press release
New software tool optimises data exchange between coalition forces MUNICH, 13-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The French defence procurement agency DGA has awarded Airbus Defence and Space a contract concerning the interoperability of intelligence systems. Conducted as part of the French … Read the full press release
First fully reconfigurable payload with total coverage, bandwidth, power and frequency flexibility marks milestone in satellite business PPP contract with Eutelsat and European Space Agency Blagnac, 13-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space has signed the first contract for the … Read the full press release
Munich/Paris/Rome, 20-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s leading aerospace companies Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Finmeccanica have welcomed the agreement of France, Germany and Italy to conduct a definition study of a European developed unmanned aerial system. Under the … Read the full press release
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