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17May By Jessica ReedNo Comments

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Airbus VSR700 Testing Performed At Sea

Airbus Helicopters and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) collaborated to test the VSR700 in an operational configuration from a ship at sea for the first time. (Photo: Airbus) Recently, the VSR 700, Airbus’ unmanned aerial system (UAS), completed more testing at sea in the west of France as a part of Airbus’ collaboration with the French Armament General Directorate (DGA). Performing several autonomous take-offs and landings, the tests performed will help ensure the system is ready for certification and integration to navy fleets across the world. In late 2020, Airbus completed a test for its VSR700 program using its automatic flight control system (AFCS), landing the aircraft on a moving platform without assistance from a pilot. The VSR 700 is Airbus’ answer to the modern conf...

8May By Jessica ReedNo Comments

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Airbus and Embraer Report Q1 Results

Despite an overall decline in EBIT, Airbus continues toward its goals for increasing production rates for a variety of its commercial aircraft. Within the commercial sector, Embraer earned $198.8 million in revenue, seeing an increase of 17.5% compared to the previous year. Two of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Embraer, have announced their Q1 2023 results. Looking at a variety of metrics, the companies report improvements in some areas while indicating certain standards have fallen behind Q1 2022’s performance. Either way, the results of both companies highlight extensive and widespread recovery within the aviation industry as a variety of operators order and receive new aircraft. Within the first quarter of 2023, Airbus boasted 156 commercial aircraft orders. Foll...

9Apr By Wings StaffNo Comments

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GDAT of China signs for 50 Airbus H160 helicopters

Airbus Helicopters signed a contract with GDAT, one of…

Airbus Sees Big Potential For “Auto’Mate” Technology After Tanker-Drone Test Flights

30Mar By Jessica ReedNo Comments

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Airbus Sees Big Potential For “Auto’Mate” Technology After Tanker-Drone Test Flights

Airbus Defence & Space and Airbus UpNext achieved in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a drone. (Photo: Airbus) Demonstrations of an Airbus A310 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) autonomously guiding a drone went “even better than expected” and showed the potential for autonomous air-to-air refueling, according to an Airbus executive involved in directing the trials. Two 6-hour test flights–conducted March 21 and 23–in which an A310 MRTT flying testbed outfitted with the “Auto’Mate” technology being developed by Airbus UpNext was able to take control of DT-25 drones in-flight and put them in a refueling position around 45 m. from the tanker. UpNext is the Airbus Defence and Space unit charged with developing future flight technologies. Airbus Defence and Space said the test fl...

Airbus Helicopters Partners With the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation

9Mar By Jessica ReedNo Comments

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Airbus Helicopters Partners With the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation

In a new partnership, Airbus Helicopters will explore the use of eVTOL aircraft for emergency medical services with the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation. (Photo: Airbus) Airbus Helicopters and the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation have formed a new partnership to explore the use of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for air medical services. The news was shared in an announcement during the HAI Heli-Expo event this week in Atlanta, Georgia. The partners will determine operational requirements for conducting air medical missions in Norway. These requirements will then be integrated into the configuration of the CityAirbus NextGen, the eVTOL aircraft that Airbus is developing. Two objectives of the partnership are to reduce emergency response times for air medical ser...

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Airbus VSR700 Testing Performed At Sea

Airbus and Embraer Report Q1 Results

GDAT of China signs for 50 Airbus H160 helicopters

Airbus Sees Big Potential For “Auto’Mate” Technology After Tanker-Drone Test Flights

Airbus Helicopters Partners With the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation

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