Airbus

Oct- 2026 -

8 October

Romania Signs $847M Deal for 12 Airbus H225M Helicopters

Romania has signed a purchase order with France’s arms procurement agency for 12 Airbus H225M multi-mission helicopters.

8 October

Europe

Christine Casimiro

Spain Selects Airbus A321 for Crewed Signals Intelligence Aircraft Revival

Spain has selected the Airbus A321 airframe as the foundation for an “eye in the sky” capability as it restores the country’s crewed signals intelligence fleet.

5 October

Air

On 09 April 2024, UK Armed Forces load Container Delivery Systems (CDS) with Humanitarian Aid as part of the action to address the plight of the Palestinian people. Army personnel from 47 Air Despatch Squadron load aid from Jordan and the UK onto an RAF A400M Atlas from RAF Brize Norton. 12000 Kgs of aid was dropped into Northern Gaza after an assessed reduction in threat to the military mission and risk to civilian life. The Royal Air Force participated in a large-scale international aid airdrop into Gaza on Tuesday (9 April 2024) to coincide with Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan. This was the largest airdrop of aid into Gaza on a single day and the culmination of careful planning alongside international partners to ensure the complex mission could be conducted safely and effectively. Led by the Jordanian Armed Forces, the international operation saw 10 nations and 16 aircraft (to check) including UK, Germany, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and Jordan (to check) drop essential aid.

Jodesz Gavilan

UK to Boost Daily A400M Fleet Readiness by 30%

The UK will increase the number of mission-ready A400M Atlas transport aircraft available each day by 30 percent under a $250-million contract with Airbus.

Sep- 2026 -

30 September

Air

Air to Air of Tiger ARH A38-001 performing a jettison of it's Counter Measure Dispensing System. At the Port Wakefield proving ground. Trial E3032 Tiger ARH CMDS

Rojoef Manuel

Australian Army Decommissions Airbus Tiger Helicopters After Two Decades

The Australian Army has officially concluded flying operations of its Airbus Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Tigers, marking the end of the platforms' 22 years of service.

Aug- 2026 -

27 August

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Spain Clears $6.2B Airbus A330 Tanker Buy With Poland

Spain has approved a seven-year framework agreement with Poland to jointly acquire Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft for $6.2 billion.

3 August

Space

Jodesz Gavilan

Airbus, Thales to Build Military Communications Satellite for Spain

Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space will build SpainSat NG III under a new contract from Hisdesat.

Jul- 2026 -

17 July

Europe

Christine Casimiro

Germany’s First Quadriga Eurofighter Takes Maiden Flight

The German Air Force’s first Tranche 4 Eurofighter EF-2000 aircraft under Project Quadriga has completed its maiden flight.

16 July

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Europe Pushes Into Exo-Atmospheric Missile Defense With Bliksem EXO Interceptor

Europe is taking its missile defense ambitions beyond the atmosphere with Bliksem EXO, a sovereign interceptor designed to destroy incoming ballistic missiles through direct hit-to-kill impacts in space.

6 July

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Canada’s First CC-330 Husky Tanker Transport Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight

The Royal Canadian Air Force’s “Husky 006” — its first of four new incoming A330 multi-role tanker transport aircraft — has completed its maiden flight at Airbus’ Getafe facility in Spain.

6 July

Air

Jodesz Gavilan

Dassault Says Airbus Tried to Push It Out of Eurodrone Program

Dassault Aviation has confirmed a dispute with Airbus over the Eurodrone program, adding fresh uncertainty to one of Europe's flagship defense projects.

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