Airbus

19 March 2015 – Airbus Defence and Space and Arianespace have reached an agreement for the launch of EDRS-C which is the second geostationary satellite of the SpaceDataHighway system. The launch is scheduled for the first quarter in 2017.

16 March – Airbus Defence and Space and Intelsat S.A. announced today that the companies’ strategic agreement concluded in 2014 has yielded value for end-users and is setting the course for even more maritime customer advantages as part of a ...

16 March – Airbus Defence and Space announced during Satellite 2015 today the forthcoming move of its Skynet 5A satellite. The move will enable delivery of protected and secure satcom services in the new coverage footprint from mid-2015.

12 March 2015 – Airbus Defense and Space is highlighting its technology at this year’s Satellite 2015 conference, March 16-19, in Washington. To start the conference, Evert Dudok, head of Communications, Intelligence and Security for Airbus D...

12 March 2015 – Airbus Defence and Space has been selected by the DGA (Direction générale de l’armement) to build the three CERES satellites, which will provide France with its first operational SIGINT capability. CERES is the first operation...

11 March 2015 – The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Airbus Defence and Space to provide satellite airtime for air and ground tracking of ground assets and helicopters on a worldwide basis. The contract is for the provision of Iridi...

27 February 2015 – LISA Pathfinder’s propulsion and science modules are leaving the UK for the last time. Airbus Defence and Space will ship the two modules to IABG near Munich in Germany, for final system level testing. The spacecraft is sch...

25 February 2015 – Following the recent decision confirming the ESA-Airbus Defence and Space European Data Relay System partnership, agreement has been reached with the European Commission for the provision of EDRS services to the EU Copernic...