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Airborne signed an agreement to produce 40 solar panel arrays per month for Airbus’s mega-constellation satellites.
The commercial alliance between Airbus Defence and Space and Hisdesat was first established in 2018.
The PAZ-2 program includes 65% national participation under the direction of Airbus Defence and Space, which serves as the prime contractor for the space segment.
An agreement formalized during the European Space Conference in Brussels extends the partnership between Airbus Defence and Space and Hisdesat for commercialization of radar imagery from the PAZ satellite in constellation with the German TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellites.
Hisdesat awarded Airbus Defence and Space the contract in July 2025 to manufacture the two PAZ-2 satellites.
Spacesail signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus to integrate its future network into Airbus’s HBCplus in-flight connectivity portfolio.
Airbus is developing new Earth observation capabilities based on stratospheric platforms.
Eutelsat’s strategic growth trajectory includes expanding its OneWeb constellation after signing a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for 340 additional OneWeb satellites.
Airbus’s fleet includes both optical and radar satellite constellations to provide complementary services and applications across various resolutions and all-weather, day-and-night capabilities.
The German initiative involves major European aerospace primes including Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo to support a resilient satellite communications alternative to commercial systems like Starlink.
The first Airbus Pléiades Neo Next satellite is scheduled to launch in early 2028 from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Pléiades Neo Next is a program funded, manufactured, and operated by Airbus Defense and Space.
Users will be able to directly task Airbus Pléiades Neo Next satellites up to a few dozen minutes prior to a satellite overpass of an area of interest.
The MER team comprises about 48 engineers from NASA, ESA, Lockheed Martin, and Airbus.
Airbus made the case for a potential space merger involving Thales and Leonardo and also made the case against that merger.
Michael Schoellhorn is Chief Executive of Airbus Defence and Space.
Companies scheduled to participate in SSSIF 2026 include Airbus, GMV, Hispasat, Indra, Oesía, Satlantis, Sener, Servitron, and Telespazio.
In December 2025, Airbus partnered with the Spacesail constellation to integrate Spacesail low-Earth orbit connectivity into the HBCplus in-flight solution.
Eutelsat signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for 340 additional OneWeb satellites.
Thales, Airbus, and Leonardo are merging their space activities into a joint venture projected to have a workforce of 25,000 people and annual revenues of 6,500 million.