Airbus

24 February 2015 – After six months of intensive testing, the first Sentinel-2 satellite developed and built by Airbus Defence and Space for the European Space Agency (ESA) is getting ready for its mission in space.

19 February 2015 – Airbus Defence and Space has started work on the MUSTANG project for machine to machine communications, in partnership with the SMEs SIGFOX and SYSMECA, and the CEA-Leti research centre.

16 February 2015 – Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract by SES, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, to design and develop SES-14, a highly innovative telecommunications satellite.

14 February 2015 – The European space transporter ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) ‘Georges Lemaître’ has de-docked from the International Space Station (ISS) after more than 200 days in space – the longest period of any of the ATV spacecraft...

29 January 2015 – Airbus Defence and Space has named Fernando Alonso (58) as Head of its Military Aircraft business unit as per 1 March 2015. Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, will act as interim Head of Military Aircraft unt...

12 January 2015 – Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed the initial in-orbit testing of ASTRA 2G and has handed over the control of the satellite to SES who will now validate the performance of its communications payload.

19 December 2014 – Inmarsat-2 F2, the second Eurostar satellite designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space, was retired from operational service and safely decommissioned this week after completing a record-breaking flawless commercial mi...

6 December 2014 – Ariane 5 has been successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, for the 63rd time in a row, once again confirming the reliability of the European launcher developed and built by Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s numb...