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Bon voyage, MetOp-C!

December 21, 2016

Did you know? Pléiades 1A and Pléiades 1B operate as a constellation in the same orbit, phased 180° apart

Airbus Defence and Space Celebrates Five Years of the First Pléiades...

December 19, 2016

Five years ago, the very high-resolution satellite Pléiades 1A was launched from the Guiana Space Center, joined by its twin Pléiades 1B a few months later. [...]

SpaceDataHighway - Start of Service

November 23, 2016

French Air Force praises A400M

November 22, 2016

- French Air Force officials believe in the A400M and have asked the press to “stop A400M bashing”. The aircraft is seen as a vital backbone of the French air fleet in theatres of [...]

Airbus Defence and Space A400M, the world’s most versatile airlifter, is landing on an unpaved runway

Airbus Defence and Space is the main sponsor of the 2017 Caltech Space Challenge

November 16, 2016

As one of the world-leading company, Airbus manufactures planes, fighter jets, rockets ans satellites. They are the prime contractor of Arianespace’s Ariane 5, the world reference for [...]

Airbus Defence and Space supports Caltech Space Challenge - Lunarport project

Germany Receives First Tactical Standard Airbus A400M Airlifter

December 12, 2016

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered to the German Air Force its first A400M transport aircraft qualified for tactical operations and able to fly in areas [...]