Vertical evolution: French Navy launch operator of Airbus VTOL Aliaca UAS
The French Navy is set to enhance its maritime surveillance capabilities as the launch operator for the new Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) version...
Airbus Helicopters records strong 2025 performance with 544 orders and expanding defence and UAS momentum
Airbus Helicopters reported a robust performance in 2025, logging 544 gross orders (536 net) from 205 customers across 50 countries and delivering 392 helicopters....
Naval innovation: France orders six Airbus VSR700 unmanned aerial systems
On January 14, 2026, the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) officially contracted Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group to produce six VSR700 uncrewed aerial systems...
Rescue helicopter crashes on Mount Kilimanjaro, killing five
Five people were killed after an Airbus H125 ambulance helicopter (tail number 5H-KMA) crashed on Mount Kilimanjaro during a medical evacuation mission on Wednesday...
Spanish Ministry of Defence orders 100 Airbus helicopters
Spain’s Ministry of Defence has placed orders for 100 Airbus helicopters through its Directorate General for Armament and Material (DGAM), marking the largest helicopter...
German Navy takes delivery of first NH90 Sea Tiger helicopter
The German Navy has officially taken delivery of its first NH90 Sea Tiger helicopter at a ceremony held at Nordholz Naval Air Base on...
Germany orders 20 more Airbus H145M helicopters
Germany has exercised an option for 20 additional H145M light combat helicopters, increasing its total fleet to 82 helicopters. The first H145M was delivered...
Belgium to expand helicopter fleet with five additional H145M aircraft to strengthen security
The Belgian government has approved the acquisition of five additional H145M helicopters for the Armed Forces, aimed at enhancing both military capability and domestic...
Airbus secures 10-helicopter H125 deal as Nordic demand accelerates
Airbus has strengthened its foothold in the Nordic helicopter market with a new order for 10 H125 aircraft from Østnes Helicopters, the region’s official...
Morocco orders 10 Airbus H225M helicopters to replace ageing Puma fleet
Morocco has signed a contract for ten Airbus H225M helicopters, marking a major modernisation step for the Royal Moroccan Air Force and replacing its...
Niagara Helicopters completes fleet renewal with four new Airbus H130s
“Made in Niagara” milestone strengthens sustainable aerial tourism over the FallsNiagara Helicopters has officially completed its fleet modernisation program with the delivery of four...
Royal Thai Air Force expands fleet with two new Airbus H225 helicopters
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has ordered two additional Airbus H225 multi-role helicopters to strengthen its search and rescue (SAR) and emergency medical...
Airbus begins flight testing of H160M Guépard military helicopter
Airbus Helicopters has launched the flight test campaign for the H160M Guépard, the military version of its H160 helicopter, developed under France’s Joint Light...
[Debriefing] International Paris Air Show – Salon International du Bourget 2025
International Paris Air Show
Salon International du Bourget 2025
Authors: Martin Gillet & Benoît Denet reporting from Le Bourget, Paris.It is with a warm weather...
[Paris Airshow 2025] RACER as in rapid and cost-effective rotorcraft
RACER as in Rapid And Cost-Effective Rotorcraft
"An aerodynamic architecture designed
to deliver high speed"
Authors: Martin Gillet & Benoît Denet reporting from Le Bourget, Paris.One of...
Norwegian Air Ambulance orders up to eight new Airbus H145 helicopters
Norwegian Air Ambulance has signed a frame contract with Airbus for up to eight H145 helicopters, beginning with a firm order for two. The...
Drone Forge places inaugural order of Airbus Flexrotor
Authors Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet.Paris, France, 18 June 2025 – Australian aerospace start-up Drone Forge and Airbus Helicopters have signed an agreement to...
France signs framework agreement for Airbus VSR700 programme
Authors Martin Gillet & benoit Denet.Paris, France, 17 June 2025 – Sébastien Lecornu, the French Minister for the Armed Forces has signed a framework agreement...
Airbus and Leonardo to launch NH90 Block 2 studies responding to a request from NAHEMA
Authors Martin Gillet & Benoit Denet.Paris, France, 18 June 2025 - Airbus Helicopters and Leonardo are joining forces to carry out an architecture study...
Airbus delivers first two NH90 tactical helicopters to Spanish Navy
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first two NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters (MSPT variant) to the Spanish Navy, marking the Navy’s entry into the joint...