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Airbus

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commercialFounded 2014
Blagnac, France
www.airbus.com
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The EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 0.013 kg satellite, built by Airbus Defence and Space, is scheduled to be launched in the first half of 2022 and will host the EGNOS GEO-4 payload.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipFeb 14, 2021GSA’s EGNOS GEO-4 Service To Be Developed + Operated By Eutelsat

The Biomass Structure Model Platform was completed at Airbus’ site in Stevenage.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductFeb 12, 2021Biomass forest sensing satellite shaping up

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) awarded Thales and Airbus a contract for a new joint tactical signals intelligence (SIGINT) system to upgrade French forces’ signals monitoring, direction finding, and spectrum analysis capabilities.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductFeb 12, 2021Airbus selected by French DGA to upgrade France’s joint electronic warfare and armed forces

Airbus teams finalised the Biomass structure build in the second half of 2020.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductFeb 12, 2021Biomass forest sensing satellite shaping up

Airbus Defence and Space was awarded the contract for the Hotbird 0.013 kg satellite in 2018 with an expected launch date of 2021.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipFeb 9, 2021Eutelsat awarded €100m contract for next-gen European navigation overlay service

Airbus has used Viasat’s UHF SATCOM technology within the Skynet satellite network since 2012.

Mentioned as: airbusTechnical ProductFeb 8, 2021Viasat Awarded Contract to Upgrade the UK Ministry of Defence’s Ultra High Frequency Satellite Communications Network Control Stations

Airbus awarded Viasat’s UK entity an $8,500,000 (GBP 6.7 million) contract to upgrade the Ultra High Frequency satellite communications Network Control Stations delivering the UHF Skynet capability to the UK Ministry of Defence.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipFeb 8, 2021Viasat Awarded Contract to Upgrade the UK Ministry of Defence’s Ultra High Frequency Satellite Communications Network Control Stations

Xenesis is scheduled to demonstrate the performance of its optical terminal in 2022 on Bartolomeo, Airbus Defence and Space’s external research platform on the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: Airbus Defence and SpaceTechnical ProductFeb 8, 2021Xenesis adopts revenue-sharing model for optical communications

The European Space Agency signed a €650 million ($790,000,000) contract with Airbus Space and Defence to produce three additional service modules for NASA’s Orion crewed spacecraft.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipFeb 4, 2021Airbus awarded €650 million contract to build three more Orion service modules

The €650 million contract brings the total number of European Service Modules to be built by Airbus to six.

Mentioned as: airbusOrg RelationshipFeb 4, 2021Airbus awarded €650 million contract to build three more Orion service modules

The first European Service Module rolled off the production line at Airbus’ facility in Bremen, Germany and was delivered to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in November 2018.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipFeb 4, 2021Airbus awarded €650 million contract to build three more Orion service modules

Since the launch of SmartForce in 2018, Airbus has signed five agreements for co-development of new services and technologies.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 29, 2021Royal Australian Air Force benefits from Airbus SmartForce digital services

Airbus signed a contract to provide a digital services focus for maintenance of the Air Refueling Boom System on the Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (A330 MRTT) fleet.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJan 29, 2021Royal Australian Air Force benefits from Airbus SmartForce digital services

The European Commission awarded two contracts for 12 second-generation Galileo satellites to Thales Alenia Space (Italy) and Airbus Defence & Space (Germany) for a total of EUR 1.47 billion.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 26, 2021Contracts for EUR €1.47 Billion Go to Aerospace Giants for Galileo’s Second Gen Satellites

Airbus Helicopters’ Flightlab provides an agile and efficient testbed to quickly test technologies for Airbus’ current helicopter range and for future fixed-wing aircraft or (e)VTOL platforms.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJan 25, 2021Airbus unveils helicopter Flightlab to test new technologies

Airbus Helicopters intends to test hybrid and electric propulsion technologies, autonomy, and technologies aimed at reducing helicopter sound levels or improving maintenance and flight safety with its Flightlab demonstrator.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 25, 2021Airbus unveils helicopter Flightlab to test new technologies

The AMU-LED consortium includes 17 companies and institutions globally, including EHang, Airbus, and Boeing.

Mentioned as: AirbusTechnical ProductJan 22, 2021EHang joins consortium for Europe’s Air Mobility Urban project

Airbus’ Bartolomeo platform was launched and robotically attached to the ISS Columbus module in 2020.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 22, 2021ESA books two payload missions on Airbus Bartolomeo platform

The European Space Agency and Airbus agreed service orders for two independent payload missions to be launched to the Bartolomeo payload hosting facility on the International Space Station in 2022 and 2024 respectively.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 22, 2021ESA books two payload missions on Airbus Bartolomeo platform

The European Commission awarded two contracts for 12 satellites (six satellites each) to Thales Alenia Space (Italy) and Airbus Defence & Space (Germany) for close to $1,790,000,000 following an open competition.

Mentioned as: AirbusOrg RelationshipJan 22, 2021Airbus and Thales win $1.79 bn contracts for second-generation Galileo satellites
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