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A measure of the wind

Three years ago saw the launch of Europe’s Aeolus wind measuring test satellite to trial the first ever Doppler Wind lidar – a…

Three finalist teams are selected for Airbus’ Sustainable Mobility Challenge

“Why stop at zero?” This is the inspirational question Airbus Defence and Space asked with its Sustainable Mobility Challenge,…

Airbus delivers CLIP dispenser to launch CERES mission

After a successful delivery review meeting (DRB-Delivery Review Board) with the Italian customer AVIO, Airbus Defence and Space…

Robots at work! Airbus fully automates solar array production

The use of 18 solar array-producing robots at Airbus Defence and Space’s facility in Ottobrunn, Germany has reduced lead times as…

Sparkwing solar panels from Airbus to power lunar mission of Masten

Today, Airbus announced that its Sparkwing solar panels were selected by USA-based Masten Space Systems for their XL-1 lunar…

ERS-1 launch: The Birth of European Earth Observation

On July 17, 1991, the first European polar-orbiting Earth observation satellite, ERS-1, built by what is now the Airbus space…

Power-to-Liquids, explained

Today, the large-scale deployment of renewable energy is accelerating, as the world looks to increasingly decarbonise its energy…

French force projection “goes the distance” with Airbus A400Ms and A330 MRTTs

Airbus-built A400M and A330 MRTT aircraft provided vital support for the French armed forces’ 17,000-km deployment to Polynesia,…

Airbus starts the assembly of its first A321XLR front fuselage

Less than two months after the start of structural assembly of the rear & centre fuselages in Germany, Airbus teams are taking…

The global helicopter fleet with Helionix avionics logs 500,000+ flight hours

The more than 500 H135, H145 and H175 rotorcraft equipped with Airbus Helicopters’ Helionix digital aviation suite have…

OneWeb is “on top of the world” after its latest launch

OneWeb will soon begin delivering connectivity services to the northern regions of Earth after today’s eighth launch of satellite…

How a satellite hijacking could save the world

An asteroid is hurtling towards the Earth. The end of the world is imminent. What can be done to avert the danger? The solution:…

Helicopters tailored for special forces

Airbus millennium - 1000 years’ of service in orbit

Airbus designed and built Eurostar geostationary telecommunications satellites have clocked up 1000 years of successful service…

SpaceDataHighway reaches milestone of 50,000 successful laser connections

Women in Engineering Day: three engineers leading the way toward safer aviation

We “make it fly” every day thanks to the work of an entire community of Airbus engineers. Diversity is what makes this team…

Breathtaking first images from Pléiades Neo

The very first high precision imagery from the first Pléiades Neo Earth observation satellite has just been unveiled!

What’s taking shape at the Airbus Foundation

The Airbus Foundation recently refocused its mission around three core pillars: Humanitarian Aid, Youth Education and Environment…

Tomorrow’s airports: future energy ecosystems?

Airports are at the forefront of leading the transition towards climate-neutral operations across the entire value chain. Airbus’…

Seeing the seas: live!

Following six months of careful calibration, the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has been declared operational.