The Federal Aviation Administration has authorized Airbus Aerial to operate unmanned aerial systems in Grand Forks, N.D., under a public–private partnership to integrate UAS into public airspace.

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HawkEye 360 raised $70M in its Series B funding round to support the launch of four additional satellite clusters designed to handle the firm’s new radio frequency data analytics offerings slated for development in 2021.

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Airbus’ defense business has begun its search for new partners to expand its footprint in the U.S. space market, Reuters reported Wednesday.

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Airbus Group' defense and space business and Orbital Insight have introduced a service offering to help customers analyze changes in infrastructure or land use through a satellite imagery basemap.

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General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems business and Airbus Group's Tesat-Spacecom subsidiary agreed to jointly develop free-space optical communication terminals intended for U.S. defense and intelligence use.

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The U.S. Navy issued in January a solicitation for a program to replace the TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopter trainer and companies such as Airbus, Bell and Leonardo have publicly announced plans to compete for the program, National Defense reported Friday.

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The Herndon, Va.-based subsidiary of Airbus Group has received a contract of an undisclosed value to develop a satellite bus intended for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency demonstration program.

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Omega Aerial Refueling Services intends to purchase new aircraft and take out from storage its Boeing-built KC-707 and KDC-10 tankers as the U.S. Air Force looks to industry for additional tanker services, FlightGlobal reported Thursday. “We are very much interested in bringing our expertise to that problem, and expect to go ahead and either bid or […] More

The Airbus-built service module for NASA’s uncrewed Lockheed Martin-built Orion spacecraft has arrived at Kennedy Space Center to undergo a series of tests and integration work in preparation for the Exploration Mission-1 program. NASA said Tuesday its engineers will assess the service module’s elements, connect fluid lines for gases, and fuel and fasten electrical wirings together before […] More

Airbus’ defense and space business has partnered with Iridium Communications’ subsidiary, Aireon, and introduced an airspace analytics platform at the Farnborough Airshow. Aireon said Thursday it will deliver space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data to Airbus’ recently launched analytics tool – AirSense – to facilitate real-time aircraft tracking, streamline airspace utilization and flight routes, and boost airport […] More

Airbus‘ defense, space and helicopter businesses have launched a new suite of data analytics services aimed at supporting aircraft operational safety, maintenance and mission availability. The company said Monday its SmartForce services use on-site private data cloud to help operators perform troubleshooting and predictive maintenance on aircraft. SmartForce works with data gathered from aircraft such […] More

Airbus’ defense and space business has launched at the Farnborough Airshow an unmanned aerial vehicle designed to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. Airbus said Monday it also opened the first production facility for the Zephyr S High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite UAV and named it after Zephyr inventor Chris Kelleher. Sophie Thomas, head of the Zephyr […] More