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Spain’s replacement for the ageing F-5 fleet includes 30 Hürjet-based aircraft, national avionics integration and a redesigned training centre in Extremadura.
Operations in Germany and France will support aircraft production and maintenance, with focus on rapid spare parts delivery near Paris.
The 18-month project will identify a suitable platform and intelligence systems for a three-aircraft capability to serve the Spanish Armed Forces.
Airbus Defence and Space has selected the AVIATOR 700S to enhance connectivity and reduce workload in A400M military airlifters.
Airbus completed assembly of the tactical UAS at its Getafe facility and scheduled the first flight for late 2025 in Huelva.
The FAL will integrate manufacturing of detail parts and related tooling, sub-assemblies, major component assemblies, tools, jigs and testers. The production of components of the C295 have started in Hyderabad.
The control system for fighter jets will allow pilots to interact with aircraft systems using physical gestures like hand movements without the need for traditional controls like buttons or switches.
The Wingman’s tasks can range from reconnaissance to jamming targets and engaging targets on the ground or in the air with precision guided munitions or missiles.
The LMXT will first be produced as an A330 airliner at Airbus' U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, before being configured for strategic tanking at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility in Marietta, Georgia.
Automatic air-to-air refuelling involves advanced technologies to identify the receiving aircraft's shape and its refuelling receptacle, then perform automated contact and fuel transfer while flying at high altitude.
As main subcontractor for this major collaborative European programme, Airbus Defence and Space is responsible for the selection of the engine supplier - and was looking for performance combined with low risk.
FTB2's advantages also extend into the manufacturing process, from the use of Scalmalloy and additive manufacturing, to a new assembly method for the aero structures of the wing.
State-of-the-art Active Electronically Scanned Array technology will help deliver multi-tasking radar systems for the Typhoon, while HENSOLDT continues to innovate at a new RF development centre.
Parts include a range of thermoplastic and pre-preg composite components to be supplied to the Airbus A400M composite wing box assembly line at the Filton facility in Bristol in the UK.