Airbus Defence and Space

Biomass: The final sprint 🏁 This week, the Airbus-built forest 🌳monitoring satellite, Biomass, is doing its final tests before shipment to French Guiana, for its launch in April. Built in Stevenage 🇬🇧 and now being tested in our Toulouse 🇫🇷 cleanrooms, the forest monitoring satellite is almost at the end of a series of tests to replicate the extreme conditions during launch and the harsh environment in orbit.

Airbus signs new study contract to define France's future maritime patrol aircraft. The A321 MPA is a militarised version of the Airbus #A321XLR, designed to meet all the operational requirements of the French Navy Marine Nationale, mainly in anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, from low to high intensity, as well as intelligence gathering. The aim is to have a new aircraft to replace the fleet of Atlantique 2 operated by the French Navy from the Lann-Bihoué (France) naval air base by the 2030-2040 timeframe. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eVXa3iY7 #A321MPA #TeamAirbus #MilitaryAircraft #DefenceMatters Airbus Aircraft

When it comes to public safety in South Tyrol 🇮🇹, Airbus is always close by. While our critical communication solutions play a central role in coordinating emergency operations, mountain rescuers rely on the #H135 and #H145 🚁 from Airbus Helicopters.  Find out more about our products in action - for all those who save lives: https://lnkd.in/eMkj7wtD #Helicopter

And that’s a wrap for the SpainSat NG-I launch! ✅ Last night, the first of the two Airbus-built new generation SpainSat satellites, SpainSat NG-I, was successfully launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, in the U.S. Europe’s most advanced secure communications satellite, will enter into service in geostationary orbit from the second half of 2025. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eUbRa86N

Airbus and Navantia, S.A., S.M.E sign an agreement to explore the integration of SIRTAP into the Spanish Navy Juan Carlos I flagship. This aims to be the first step to guarantee the interoperability of SIRTAP with the rest of systems of the carrier, such as the SCOMBA combat system. Integration activities will focus on pillars: ➡️ Command and control (C2) ➡️ Combat system integration ➡️ Navigation support (incl. take-off and landing operations) This joint effort seeks to achieve a fully integrated system, ensuring complete compatibility between SIRTAP and Juan Carlos I carrier, increasing its mission capabilities, operational flexibility, and the overall effectiveness of both platforms in diverse operational scenarios. This agreement could set the path to offer the Spanish Navy with additional capabilities developed in Spain, strengthening the national industry in the benefit of its strategic sovereignty. #UAS #SIRTAP #Navy #Spain

Did you know that Airbus is involved in all major environment-monitoring satellite 🛰️ programmes in Europe and plays a key role in the Copernicus missions? As our eyes 👀 in space, #satellites help us monitor climate change and derive vital insights to tackle it. At Airbus Defence and Space, we're not only striving to reduce our environmental footprint, but also aiming to expand our positive #handprint by investing in products that serve sustainable use cases for our customers. Learn more about the climate monitoring satellites built by Airbus: https://lnkd.in/eh8k4KCc #Sustainability #Space #SustainabilityMatters #SpaceMatters

Airbus welcomes India as an observer to the #Eurodrone programme. This step demonstrates India’s willingness to explore opportunities to collaborate on subjects of common interest between the country and Europe and it is taken by OCCAR as a first step that could lead to a collaboration. Eurodrone is a European defence industry programme currently under development by Airbus with Leonardo and Dassault Aviation. #Defence #Europe #India

The first Airbus #A400M for the Indonesian Air Force has entered the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Seville, marking a significant milestone in the production of this multirole tanker and transport aircraft ahead of its delivery by the end of 2025. During this phase of assembly, key production milestones have been completed, including the attachment of the Horizontal Tail Plane (HTP) to the Vertical Tail Plane (VTP) and the integration of the wings to the fuselage.  The aircraft, production number MSN148, will next undergo installation of its power plant and software, followed by a series of functional tests prior to its first engine run. The Indonesia Ministry of Defence ordered two Airbus A400Ms in 2021, which will significantly enhance the Indonesian Air Force’s operational flexibility, supporting strategic and tactical missions, humanitarian assistance, medical evacuation, and aerial refuelling.

✅Airbus just delivered the Payload Module of the SMILE spacecraft to European Space Agency - ESA. SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) mission aims to revolutionise the understanding of space weather. ℹ️ Space weather, caused by interactions between particles in the solar wind and the Earth’s magnetic shield, poses significant challenges in an increasingly technology-driven society. These interactions, such as auroras or geomagnetic storms, can disrupt power grids, corrode pipes and affect high-frequency communications and satellite navigation like GPS or Galileo. #SpaceMatters #SpaceWeather #Space #Satellite

We're very happy to announce the foundation of Starlab Space GmbH in Bremen, Germany. Jointly owned by Starlab Space and Airbus, this is the first overseas subsidiary for the creators of our next-generation Space Station #Starlab that is set to follow in the footsteps of the ISS.