Tag: EADS
EADS in US$1 billion satellite communications deal
European aerospace group EADS is to pay US$960 million (584.9 million pounds) for satellite communications service provider Vizada in the latest of...
EADS won’t overpay for deals: M&A chief
Airbus parent EADS may be bulging with cash but its top deal maker does not want sellers to believe Christmas has come...
Dubai firm cancels order for 35 Boeing 737s
Leasing company Dubai Aerospace Industries has canceled an order for 35 Boeing Co 737 narrowbodies, the planemaker said in its weekly order...
Boeing tanker strategy shifts US$600 mln to taxpayer
Boeing Co's winning bid for the US Air Force's fiercely contested tanker development deal means it likely will show no profit in...
More C212, C235 maintenance work
EADS has been awarded a contract of just over R6.2 million to provide product support services to the South African Air Force...
MBDA unveils Perseus next-gen strike weapon
MBDA, the missile-maker in the EADS Cassidian stable, is showing off its idea of the multi-role strike weapon system for 2030 and...
Airbus head says Germany need not be an EADS owner
The head of Airbus said aerospace parent EADS has to be protected from hostile takeovers but does not need the German state...
SA Army stocks up on Milan 3
The South African Army has ordered an undisclosed further number of Milan antitank guided missile (ATGM) for use by the Special Forces...
Defence companies recession proof in 2009: SIPRI
Despite recessionary conditions in 2009, global arms sales by the top 100 defence contractors increased by US$14.8 billion from the year before...
L-3 leaves door open on tanker work
US defence supplier L-3 Communications Holdings is open to joining the rematch to build a potential $50 billion aerial-refueling tanker fleet despite...
EADS CEO says 1 billion euro M&A possible
EADS Chief Executive Louis Gallois says EADS is in talks with a few companies in defence, services and security areas for potential...
MBDA talks future missiles
EADS missile business unit MBDA is showing off its view of the future of infantry precision guided munitions at this years' Farnborough...
EADS submits tanker bid, WTO report delayed
Europe's EADS put in a formal bid yesterday to build a fleet of U.S. Air Force aerial-refueling planes, challenging Boeing Co...
Airbus, Boeing trade blows ahead of subsidy ruling
Planemakers Airbus and Boeing exchanged transatlantic taunts yesterday in advance of a World Trade Organisation ruling expected to accuse the European planemaker...
First torpedo launched from a Casa C295
Airbus Military has successfully conducted the first torpedo launch from one of its C295 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). "This represents an important...
EADS chief waives 7-figure bonus for another year
EADS CE Louis Gallois has given up an annual bonus of more than 1 million euros for a second year running, the...
Media release: EADS Defence & Security and Thales selected by DGA...
· A new method of comprehending the environment in a theatre of operations through autonomous mobile modules.
· Geographic information compiled in France...
SIPRI: BAE Systems global arms sales top dog in 2008
BAE Systems has become the first non-US company to lead SIPRI's Top 100 list of the largest arms-producing companies. The Stockholm International Peace...
Media release: EADS Defence & Security together with the State of...
· Cornerstone for the Ministry of Interior to operate the Qatar TETRA
network
· First TETRA competence centre in the Middle East
EADS Defence &...
Media Release: EADS Defence & Security Air Traffic Control radars ensure...
200th Secondary Surveillance Radar delivered to Lockheed Martin
Military Identification System avoids Attacks on...
EADS defence boss sees acquisitions to spur growth
Europe's EADS is ready to launch piecemeal acquisitions abroad to expand its defence business in the face of domestic spending cuts, its...
UK confirms A400M order cut to 22
Britain will trim its order for Airbus's A400M military transport plane to 22 from 25 to finance its share of an agreed...
Denel, MBDA partnership still on cards: source
The South African government is at loggerheads over the future of a mooted tie-up between Denel Dynamics and MBDA, the missile-arm...
Media release: EADS Defence & Security delivers its 1000th Digital Map...
Display of mission data in the cockpit reduces the pilots' workload
Further orders for additional...
Airbus plan to export 500 A400M
Airbus Military A400M head Domingo Urena says he sees an export market for at least 500 of the aircraft – in addition...
US arms buyer rejects protectionism charge
The top US arms buyer says no protectionism was involved in the potential $50 billion refueling-aircraft competition that Europe's EADS quit this...
SAAF transport requirement re-eval seems complete
The South African Air Force seems to have completed its re-assessment of its future fixed-wing transport aircraft requirement, including that for a...
SA waiting for A400M refund: Sisulu
South Africa is still waiting for a 2.9 billion rand repayment from European planemaker Airbus, which has not acknowledged a cancelled deal,...
Tanker spat raises threat to US arms sales
US armsmakers face potential retaliation from Europe after the bitter demise of a transatlantic bid for a potential $50 billion US aerial...
EADS to cut bonuses, not jobs after A400M -exec
Top executives at aerospace group EADS will see their bonuses hit after the cost debacle surrounding the delayed A400M military transport aircraft,...
A400M ferries to Toulouse
The Airbus Military A400M is flying from Seville to Toulouse today in what amounts to its first multi-airport flight following a...
Airbus A320 decision to benefit SA
A decision by planemaker Airbus to increase its output of A320 aircraft from 32 to 34 aircraft a month from December will...
EADS hit by tanker loss, A380 & A400M woes
Airbus parent EADS has ruled out a solo bid for a lucrative U.S. tanker contract and said production niggles on its A380...
A400M bailout reaction mixed on eve of EADS loss
Investor jitters over the health of underlying EADS earnings due out today have taken the shine off a long-awaited international deal to...
Spain in bid to move Airbus jobs from UK. SA next?
Spain and Britain are heading for a clash over the location of hundreds of aviation jobs as European governments complete a bailout...
EADS seeks accounting clarity in A400M bailout
Airbus parent EADS is seeking clarification on a 3.5 billion euro deal to rescue the A400M airlifter in a bid to head...
Spain says A400M aircraft deal reached in principle
Partners in the delayed Airbus A400M military transporter plane have reached an agreement in principle to pump billions of dollars into Europe's...
Pentagon says worst arms programmes already cut
The Pentagon has already cut its most troubled weapons programmes and others that are no longer needed, and may be able to...
Airbus owner studies new A400M rescue offer
Airbus parent EADS is poring over a new offer of aid for the delayed and over-budget A400M military transporter plane from seven...
Press release: EADS Defence & Security delivers second batch of DRAC...
EADS Defence & Security delivers second batch of DRAC UAVs to French Ministry of Defence
New success on the...
Press release: EADS Defence & Security to increase the efficiency of...
EADS Defence & Security to increase the efficiency of helicopter missions
Operations support system ensuring...
Fact file: Airbus Military A400M medium transport
The Airbus Military A400M is a pan-European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed to replace or supplement aircraft used in the tactical...
Germany: No agreement yet on A400M financing
Airbus Military A400M customer nations have not yet agreed on financing for the project, German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor Zu Guttenberg said in...
EADS Defence & Security increases safety in air traffic
EADS Defence & Security increases safety in air traffic
New device to identify helicopters and aircraft successfully tested by...
Press release: EADS Defence & Security supports the safe transport of...
EADS Defence & Security supports the safe transport of wounded persons in danger zones
Delivery of 20 armoured ambulance...
Airbus and buyers intensify push for A400M deal
Airbus and buyer nations have intensified efforts to strike a deal this week over the funding of Europe's delayed A400M military transporter,...
All sides seeking quick deal on A400M
All parties involved in talks on the future of the Airbus A400M military transporter are trying to reach a deal as soon...
A400M bailout talks adjourn with no decision
Airbus and European nations ended another session of talks on the troubled A400M transport with no decision on whether to bail out...
Theo Kleynhans acting DSA CE
A special meeting of the board of Denel Saab Aerostructures (DSA) on Friday has appointed Theo Kleynhans as the new acting CE...
Eurocopter expects a good 2010 in Southern Africa
Helicopter giant Eurocopter says it has "great expectations" for its Southern African operations this year.
Eurocopter Southern Africa CE Fabrice Cagnat...