ConnectivityFAA Certifies Satcom Direct's Plane Simple Antenna System for Dassault Falcon 7x Satcom Direct’s Plane Simple Ku-band Antenna System was recently granted a supplemental type certificate (STC) for use on Dassault Falcon 7x aircraft. The certification allows operators across the world to implement this…
MilitaryFlexible Neural Networks Needed for FCAS, Airbus Official Says Flexible, neural networks will be a feature of the Airbus-Dassault Aviation Future Combat Air System (FCAS), an Airbus official said last week. On May 14, Airbus and the Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute for…
MilitarySixth-Gen European Fighter Study Beginning This Month Ed. Note: France and Germany, through Airbus and Dassault, are partnering on a sixth-generation European fighter to replace the country's respective fifth-gen offerings beginning in about 20 years. The two companies are…
CommercialAirbus and Dassault Systèmes Sign Five-Year Pact to Change Airbus Manufacturing Airbus has signed a five-year memorandum of agreement with Dassault Systèmes (3DS) to overhaul the engineering and manufacture of Airbus aircraft across the entire company, civil and military. Under the agreement, Airbus…
MilitaryThales' Rafale-Bound Optronic Pod Qualified by French Military Thales' new Talios optronic pod, destined for the Dassault Rafale, has completed qualification testing by the French defense procurement agency (DGA). The Talios features high-resolution electro-optical and infrared sensors as well as…
MilitaryWith 'Sincere Regret,' Airbus Accepts Belgian Selection of F-35 Over Typhoon Airbus has released a prickly response to Belgium's announcement that it will purchase 34 Lockheed Martin F-35As to replace its aging F-16 fighter fleet, saying it has "taken note" of the decision…
MilitaryAirbus Seeks Collaborative Approach to Future Combat Air System European OEMs should be working together rather than competing to build Europe’s future air combat system (FCAS), according to Airbus Defense and Space CEO Dirk Hoke. During a pre-Farnborough media briefing, Hoke…