James Hinds, CEO of a joint venture between Airbus and OneWeb, has joined the board of directors of Space and Satellite Professionals International, an association working to bolster the space industry's workforce. Hinds has been Airbus OneWeb Satellites' chief executive since January, when he was promoted from his role as the company's chief operating officer, SSPI said Wednesday.

Intelsat awarded Airbus a contract of an undisclosed sum to design, manufacture and deliver two software-defined satellites that support various frequency bands for global communications services.

Morpheus Space, a space technology startup based in Germany, secured funding from investors such as In-Q-Tel and Airbus' venture capital arm to support expansion efforts in the U.S., Defense One reported Wednesday.

The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to build 30-millimeter machine gun ammunition that will work to help military personnel reach defilade targets.

Airbus has demonstrated automatic air-to-air refuelling in a flight test that took place above the Atlantic Ocean earlier this year.

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that Michele Evans, executive vice president for Lockheed Martin's aeronautics business, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for forming partnerships and advancing technology capabilities and production of Lockheed Martin aircraft.

HawkEye 360 has partnered with Airbus to market geospatial intelligence products to clients from the defense and intelligence sectors.

Airbus has received a potential five-year, $37.7M contract to perform maintenance and logistics support services for five multimission helicopters operated by the U.S. Navy.

The Lockheed Martin-built Orion spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at an Ohio-based NASA remote testing facility Tuesday to undergo a series of space environment simulation tests. Lockheed, Airbus and the U.S. and European space agencies will collaborate on the two-phase testing effort.

The defense and space division of Airbus has invested in Amprius to help further develop the latter company's  lithium-ion battery technology with silicon nanowire anodes.

Airbus has begun manufacturing its H-135 helicopter trainer intended to serve as a successor to the U.S. Navy's TH-57 Sea Ranger aircraft, Defense One reported Thursday.

Airbus has built the first of two planned ocean satellites for an international mission aimed at monitoring changes in sea level to support coastal protection efforts.

The Federal Aviation Administration has authorized Airbus Aerial to operate unmanned aerial systems in Grand Forks, N.D., under a public““private partnership to integrate UAS into public airspace.

Airbus' defense business has begun its search for new partners to expand its footprint in the U.S. space market, Reuters reported Wednesday.

Inmarsat has selected Airbus' defense and space business to develop three next-generation satellites for its Global Xpress satellite network. Inmarsat said Thursday the production of GX7, GX8 and GX9 satellites is part of the company's move to expand its mobile broadband coverage worldwide, improve ability to incorporate future technology platforms and provide agility in space deployment.