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Airbus and Lockheed Martin latest names to confirm for DPRTE 2021

Land March 11, 2021

Yet more big names have been confirmed to appear at Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2020 taking place at Farnborough International Exhibition Centre on June 23rd. Airbus and Lockheed Martin will take their place at the DPRTE Supply Chain Engagement Zone​ alongside QinetiQ and BAE Systems. The Ministry of Defence manage over £20 billion of third-party procurement spend every year. ...

France selects Airbus fixed-wing UAS to equip its ships

Air February 18, 2021

Airbus Defence and Space mini UAS subsidiary SURVEY Copter has signed a contract with French DGA Armament general directorate to provide the French Navy with 11 systems, (22 aircraft), of the electrically powered fixed-wing Aliaca maritime version UAS, including training and integrated logistic support. The Aliaca maritime UAS is a high ...

RAAF benefits from Airbus SmartForce digital services

Air February 2, 2021

Airbus has signed a contract to provide a digital services focus for the maintenance of the Air Refueling Boom System (ARBS) on the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (A330 MRTT) fleet. Based on the Airbus suite of digital services SmartForce, this service is intended to support the ...

Skynet 6A successfully passes Preliminary Design Review

Air January 20, 2021

Airbus has successfully completed the first key phase of the Skynet 6A project with the achievement of the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The project now advance into the next phase leading to the Critical Design Review (CDR). Airbus was awarded the Skynet 6A contract in July 2020 and teams across its sites ...