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Local competitor pushback raises regulatory hurdles for Airbus–Leonardo–Thales space merger

Airbus, Leonardo and Thales’ proposed consolidation of space activities is facing formal pushback from local competitors, exposing friction points that could lengthen regulatory reviews and threaten clearance. The objections heighten political and antitrust scrutiny and increase the likelihood of conditions or blocked approval.

2026-03-10T05:39:07.476815-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

Astrobotic to develop lunar wheel assembly for Italy’s Multi‑Purpose Habitation under Thales Alenia Space contract

2026-03-09T03:58:00.501346-07:00

Reuters

Thales posts higher-than-expected core profit as defence, avionics and space lift margins

2026-03-02T22:21:46.804836-08:00

Space Intel Report

SES raises alarm over Airbus–Thales–Leonardo merger, vows to build its own satellites

2026-01-30T10:25:14.384532-08:00

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Local competitor pushback raises regulatory hurdles for Airbus–Leonardo–Thales space merger Airbus, Leonardo and Thales’ proposed consolidation of space activities is facing formal pushback from local competitors, exposing friction points that could lengthen regulatory reviews and threaten clearance. The objections heighten political and antitrust scrutiny and increase the likelihood of conditions or blocked approval.

2026-03-10T05:39:07.476815-07:00

Local competitor pushback raises regulatory hurdles for Airbus–Leonardo–Thales space merger

AeroTime

ArianeGroup and Thales unveil FLP‑T 150 — a 150 km precision tactical rocket for France’s sovereign long‑range strike programme ArianeGroup and Thales have unveiled the FLP‑T 150, a 150 km‑range tactical precision rocket developed to meet France’s sovereign long‑range land‑strike requirement. The companies say a first live firing is planned within the next six months as the programme moves into flight trials.

2026-03-10T05:23:29.313975-07:00

ArianeGroup and Thales unveil FLP‑T 150 — a 150 km precision tactical rocket for France’s sovereign long‑range strike programme

Vertical Mag

Precision Aviation Services named authorized installer for Thales/StandardAero StableLight System Precision Aviation Services has been named an authorized installer for Thales and StandardAero's StableLight flight-control system, expanding the company's avionics installation capabilities and supporting wider retrofit and line‑fit rollout of the StableLight 4‑axis autopilot across light and medium helicopters.

2026-03-09T10:10:05.185113-07:00

Precision Aviation Services named authorized installer for Thales/StandardAero StableLight System

SpaceWatch Global

Astrobotic to develop lunar wheel assembly for Italy’s Multi‑Purpose Habitation under Thales Alenia Space contract Astrobotic has been awarded a contract by Thales Alenia Space to develop a lunar wheel‑assembly solution for the Italian Space Agency’s Multi‑Purpose Habitation (MPH) module. The scope covers design and engineering of mobility hardware to support MPH surface operations and integration with European lunar habitat systems.

2026-03-09T03:58:00.501346-07:00

Astrobotic to develop lunar wheel assembly for Italy’s Multi‑Purpose Habitation under Thales Alenia Space contract

Reuters

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Thales posts higher-than-expected core profit as defence, avionics and space lift margins Thales reported annual core profit slightly above expectations, driven by stronger defence sales and rising demand for avionics and space activities, and said it expects higher profit margins this year. The results point to resilient systems demand supporting improved near‑term profitability.

2026-03-02T22:21:46.804836-08:00

Thales posts higher-than-expected core profit as defence, avionics and space lift margins

Via Satellite

EUSPA awards Thales Alenia Space framework to build central ground platform for European GNSS services EUSPA has awarded Thales Alenia Space a framework contract to develop a central ground support platform and an EGNSS Service Demonstrator to integrate EU navigation and space services — EGNOS, Galileo, Copernicus and GOVSATCOM/IRIS². The work is intended to streamline deployment and enable cross-service interoperability.

2026-02-18T13:11:26.068133-08:00

EUSPA awards Thales Alenia Space framework to build central ground platform for European GNSS services

APAC Defence Reporter

Thales to expand FlytEDGE IFE R&D and manufacturing in Singapore after three MoUs with EDB Thales signed three MoUs with Singapore's EDB at the Singapore Airshow 2026 to expand FlytEDGE in‑flight entertainment R&D, AI, cloud/edge computing, data engineering and smart manufacturing in Singapore. It will invest in local IFE operations and grow its IFE specialist headcount to nearly 40 within three years.

2026-02-03T19:07:56.115490-08:00

Thales to expand FlytEDGE IFE R&D and manufacturing in Singapore after three MoUs with EDB

AINonline

Thales and Aileron offer free traffic‑flow optimisation tool to Asia‑Pacific ANSPs Thales and Aileron are offering a free optimization tool to air navigation service providers across the Asia‑Pacific to improve air‑traffic flows and operational predictability. The package is designed to let ANSPs test flow‑management algorithms and sequencing changes without upfront procurement, accelerating uptake of traffic‑flow improvements.

2026-02-02T22:24:28.102700-08:00

Thales and Aileron offer free traffic‑flow optimisation tool to Asia‑Pacific ANSPs

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Local competitor pushback raises regulatory hurdles for Airbus–Leonardo–Thales space merger

Astrobotic to develop lunar wheel assembly for Italy’s Multi‑Purpose Habitation under Thales Alenia Space contract

Thales posts higher-than-expected core profit as defence, avionics and space lift margins

SES raises alarm over Airbus–Thales–Leonardo merger, vows to build its own satellites

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