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Airbus Helicopters inaugurates Albacete Digital Campus as a global rotorcraft technology hub

Airbus Helicopters has officially opened its Albacete Digital Campus, positioning the Spanish site as one of three global technology-infrastructure nodes for the company’s information-technology capabilities. The launch is framed as a move to decentralize key competencies across the European consortium.

2026-06-17T08:18:26.703725-07:00

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Leonardo and EDGE map a joint venture to target €4B+ in orders over five years

2026-06-17T08:24:00.561034-07:00

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Thales unveils RapidStriker mobile counter-drone system at Eurosatory 2026 using low-cost 70mm rockets

2026-06-17T08:18:30.043217-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

RIIS to host Karman Week 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa (Nov. 2–6)

2026-06-17T05:01:41.162892-07:00

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Leonardo and EDGE map a joint venture to target €4B+ in orders over five years Leonardo and Abu Dhabi’s EDGE group outlined plans for a joint venture aimed at securing more than €4 billion in orders across five years, the companies said at a Paris event. The update signals how both firms intend to industrialize and scale their defense portfolios through a structured partnership.

2026-06-17T08:24:00.561034-07:00

Leonardo and EDGE map a joint venture to target €4B+ in orders over five years

AeroTime

Thales unveils RapidStriker mobile counter-drone system at Eurosatory 2026 using low-cost 70mm rockets Thales used Eurosatory 2026 to debut RapidStriker, a vehicle-mounted counter-drone and counter-helicopter air-defense concept built around low-cost 70mm rockets. The system targets a broader drone/helicopter threat set with a mobile “engage-from-the-road” approach rather than dedicated fixed-site defenses.

2026-06-17T08:18:30.043217-07:00

Thales unveils RapidStriker mobile counter-drone system at Eurosatory 2026 using low-cost 70mm rockets

Vertical Mag

Airbus Helicopters inaugurates Albacete Digital Campus as a global rotorcraft technology hub Airbus Helicopters has officially opened its Albacete Digital Campus, positioning the Spanish site as one of three global technology-infrastructure nodes for the company’s information-technology capabilities. The launch is framed as a move to decentralize key competencies across the European consortium.

2026-06-17T08:18:26.703725-07:00

Airbus Helicopters inaugurates Albacete Digital Campus as a global rotorcraft technology hub

AeroTime

MBDA unveils complete Land Cruise Missile system at Eurosatory 2026, positioning it as a sovereign European deep-strike option MBDA presented its full Land Cruise Missile system at Eurosatory 2026, framing the capability as a sovereign European deep-strike solution. The company used the air-defense-focused trade show to spotlight an end-to-end ground-launched cruise missile approach aimed at long-range strike roles.

2026-06-17T06:19:16.456140-07:00

MBDA unveils complete Land Cruise Missile system at Eurosatory 2026, positioning it as a sovereign European deep-strike option

SpaceWatch Global

RIIS to host Karman Week 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa (Nov. 2–6) The Karman Project says Karman Week 2026 will be held in South Africa, hosted by RIIS in Cape Town from November 2–6. The event is positioned as a gathering for international space leaders, consolidating regional and global space engagement for the year’s program.

2026-06-17T05:01:41.162892-07:00

RIIS to host Karman Week 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa (Nov. 2–6)

FlightGlobal

Aura Aero’s Aura M unveils redesigned MALE UAV Enbata at Eurosatory; early CCA work points to possible 2028 flight At Eurosatory 2026, Aura M—Aura Aero’s defense division—presented a redesigned concept for its MALE Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAV, Enbata. Aura Aero also disclosed early design efforts on a collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) that it says could fly in 2028, positioning Enbata’s maturation alongside a broader autonomous strike roadmap.

2026-06-17T00:32:37.492811-07:00

Aura Aero’s Aura M unveils redesigned MALE UAV Enbata at Eurosatory; early CCA work points to possible 2028 flight

New York Times

Ronald Reagan National (DCA) to close runways during July 3–4 Independence Day events, grounding flights Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) will close runways after noon on July 4 and for several hours on July 3, with additional Independence Day celebrations expected to disrupt operations. The airport is preparing for significant flow impacts to align with heightened activity around the U.S. capital’s 250th birthday.

2026-06-16T18:13:40.654288-07:00

Ronald Reagan National (DCA) to close runways during July 3–4 Independence Day events, grounding flights

The Air Current

Eurosatory 2026 spotlights helicopters as scalable counter-UAS platforms, from Airbus H160M “agnostic” drone integration to H145 Global conflict lessons are driving fresh counter-drone concepts built around lower-cost platforms, with the Pentagon increasingly looking to helicopters as aerial shooters and sensing nodes. At Eurosatory 2026, Airbus Helicopters highlights a “agnostic” H160M Guépard approach targeting first delivery in late 2028, plus plans to broaden the H145M into anti-drone roles and to team rotorcraft with drones for missions including life-saving operations and wildfire response.

2026-06-16T13:24:11.122201-07:00

Eurosatory 2026 spotlights helicopters as scalable counter-UAS platforms, from Airbus H160M “agnostic” drone integration to H145

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Airbus Helicopters inaugurates Albacete Digital Campus as a global rotorcraft technology hub

Leonardo and EDGE map a joint venture to target €4B+ in orders over five years

Thales unveils RapidStriker mobile counter-drone system at Eurosatory 2026 using low-cost 70mm rockets

RIIS to host Karman Week 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa (Nov. 2–6)

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