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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Airbus, Kawasaki Explore Japanese Eurodrone Anti-Submarine Variant

Airbus has signed an agreement with Kawasaki to explore the development of a Japanese anti-submarine warfare variant of the U950 Eurodrone.

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Belgium Receives First Airbus H145M Multi-Role Helicopter 

Belgium has taken delivery of its first H145M multi-role helicopter from Airbus, supporting the country’s military modernization efforts. 

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Canada Receives First H135 Helicopter for Future Aircrew Training Program

Canada has taken delivery of its first Airbus H135 helicopter, which will support its Future Aircrew Training program for Royal Canadian Air Force pilots. 

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