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Guimbal Cabri G2
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2026
10 June Airbus sees future roles for the U145 spanning logistics, firefighting, surveillance and drone mothership operations.

Airbus unveils autonomous helicopter derived from H145

The uncrewed platform combines a proven helicopter design with autonomous technology and has its first flight planned later this year.

12 March Mathilde Royer-Germain, head of strategy and sustainability at Airbus Helicopters, Bruno Guimbal, chief executive officer of Hélicoptères Guimbal, and Cédric Goubet, chief executive officer of Safran Helicopter Engines.

Guimbal launches the GrandCabri G5

The five-seat helicopter was revealed at Verticon 2026 and will use Safran’s Arrius 2D engine to bridge the gap between piston trainers and larger turbine aircraft.

14 January

ReleaseFrance orders Airbus VSR700 uncrewed aerial system

2025
14 October

ReleaseAirbus streamlines its tactical uncrewed aerial system offering

12 June

ReleaseAirbus unveils HTeaming, its modular crewed-uncrewed teaming system

2024
18 January The Flexrotor.

Airbus Helicopters invests in UAS with acquisition of Aerovel

Airbus has seen customer demand for additional mission capabilities such as manned-unmanned teaming, so Aerovel's expertise in autonomous flight technology will be an important step forward in its UAS development.

2023
31 October

ReleaseNaval unmanned aerial system tested at sea from a French Navy frigate

17 May Designed for maritime ops.

VSR700 goes to sea in full operational configuration

The handling qualities of the aircraft were tested as well as the capabilities of the sensors - a maritime surveillance radar, electro optical sensor, and AIS receiver - alongside the mission system.

2022
6 October

ReleaseKorean Air partners with Airbus Helicopters on vertical unmanned aerial systems

24 March

ReleaseVSR700 autonomous take-off and landing capabilities tested at sea

2021
13 April

ReleaseVSR700 achieves a first step in flight envelope opening

2020
30 November

ReleaseVSR700 achieves autonomous takeoff and landing from moving platform

8 September

ReleaseMajor European aerospace company chooses GNAT Pro Ada targeted to Wind River's VxWorks 6.x Cert RTOS on PowerPC

28 July Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 unmanned aerial system (UAS) prototype has performed its first free flight. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)

Airbus UAS makes first autonomous free flight

Destined to be a drone system for the French Navy, the Airbus VSR700 will begin sea trials by the end of next year. It has taken an important step by flying autonomously within a geofenced virtual perimeter.

2019
12 November

ReleaseVSR700 prototype performs first flight

2018
20 December

ReleaseAirbus Helicopters VSR700 demonstrator flies unmanned

11 January

ReleaseNaval Group and Airbus Helicopters responsible for building the first demonstrator of a rotary-wing drone for a warship

2017
19 June

ReleaseVSR700 demonstrator performs first autonomous flights

2015
21 July

ReleaseConcorde Battery RG-25XC sealed lead acid battery starts Guimbal's FAA certified Cabri G2

2011
26 January

ReleaseThe Cabri G2 emergency floats system is certified by the EASA

2009
7 December

ReleaseFirst Cabri G2 delivered to Eurocopter