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FULL FLIGHT SIMULATOR SOLUTION PROVIDER HAVELSAN ACCELERATES INTO 2024 WITH FIRST AIRBUS 320 FFS SITE ACCEPTANCE TESTS AND SECOND A320 FFS FACTORY ACCEPTANCE TEST

Türkiye headquartered flight simulator solution provider and manufacturer HAVELSAN announced that within the framework of the Turkish Airlines Simulator Purchase Program, HAVELSAN has successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Test for Turkish Airlines’s first A320 Full Flight Simulator and initiated the Site Acceptance Test (SAT). In parallel, the Factory Acceptance Test …

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Airbus to make Eurofighter fit for electronic combat

Munich, 29 November 2023 – Now it’s official: The Eurofighter EK (Electronic Combat) is coming. Following the recent parliamentary approval by the German budget committee, Airbus will equip 15 German Eurofighters for electronic combat – and equip them with a transmitter location and self-protection system from Saab, as well as “AARGM” …

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THEOS-2 Airbus-built satellite for Thailand successfully launched

The Airbus-built THEOS-2 Earth observation satellite has been successfully launched on a Vega rocket from Kourou, Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency of Thailand (GISTDA) selected Airbus as partner for its next-generation national geo-information system in 2018. Jean-Marc Nasr, Head of Space Systems at …

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Airbus delivers first C295 to India

Airbus Defence and Space has officially handed over  in fly-away condition the first of 56 C295 aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) to begin replacing its ageing Avros-748 fleet. The C295, in transport configuration and with an indigenous electronic warfare suite, will leave Airbus’ production site in Seville, Spain, …

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Airbus and KAI to Launch Light Armed Helicopter Serial Production

Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have signed an agreement to initiate the serial production phase of the Light Armed Helicopters (LAH). This follows the contract awarded by the country’s Defence Acquisition Programme Administration to KAI in December 2022 to supply an initial batch of ten LAH to the …

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Airbus Delivers 1st ACH160 Exclusive Helicopter

Airbus Corporate Helicopters has delivered the first example of the ACH160 Exclusive helicopter. The helicopter is not only the first ACH160 in Exclusive configuration to be delivered globally but also the first ACH160 of any version to be delivered in Europe. It was accepted by a private customer based in …

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Airbus launches European Defence Fund R&D projects

Airbus has launched two defence research and development projects that it is coordinating as part of the 2021 European Defence Fund (EDF). In July 2022, the European Commission selected, among others, eight collaborative projects that Airbus is part of, covering different innovative technology areas. The EDF promotes cooperation among European …

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