Europe

Americas Europe Industry 

Airbus Adapts Aircraft Production Activities in Northern Germany and Alabama Sites

April 7, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Airbus A220, Airbus A320, Germany, USA

Airbus is temporarily adapting commercial aircraft production and assembly activity at its German sites in Bremen and Stade and pausing

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Europe Naval 

HMS Audacious Sets Sail for Her Homeport HMNB Clyde

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Astute-class SSN, BAE Systems, BAE Systems Maritime – Submarines, HMNB Clyde, HMS Audacious (S122), Nuclear attack submarine (SSN), Royal Navy, Submarine, UK

The UK Royal Navy’s fourth Astute-class attack submarine, HMS Audacious (S122) departed BAE Systems’ facility in Barrow-in-Furness on April 6

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Europe Land 

Estonia to Join Finland, Latvia in Vehicle Development Programme

April 6, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Armoured Vehicle, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Patria, Patria 6x6

Estonia has decided to join the Finnish and Latvian vehicle development programme for sustained mobility enhancement to which Patria is

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Europe Misc 

Dassault Aviation Provides Two Falcon Aircraft for French Defense Ministry COVID-19 Relief Efforts

April 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Dassault Aviation, Dassault Falcon 8X, Dassault Falcon 900, Dassault Falcon Service (DFS), France, French Armed Forces, Operation Resilience (France)

Dassault Aviation has made two Falcon business jets available to the French Defense Ministry as part of the Operation Resilience

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Europe Misc 

Russian Il-76 Aircraft Arrives in Serbia with Medical Supplies

April 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Batajnica Air Base, Chkalovsky Airport, Coronavirus, Ilyushin Il-76, Russia, Serbia

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) has deployed its Il-76 military transport aircraft to carry medical supplies to Serbia to support

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Civil Aviation Europe 

Airbus Deploys A350-1000 Test Aircraft to Support COVID-19 Relief Efforts

April 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Airbus, Airbus A350 XWB, Airliner, China, Coronavirus, Europe, France, Germany

Airbus has deployed its A350-1000 test aircraft to transport medical supplies from China to Europe in support of COVID-19 relief

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Air Europe 

RUAG Modifies Swiss Air Force EC635 Helicopters to Transport COVID-19 Patients

April 4, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Eurocopter EC635/Airbus H135M, Eurocopter H135/ EC135, Helicopter, RUAG, RUAG MRO International, Swiss Air Force, Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement (armasuisse), Switzerland

RUAG MRO Switzerland has recently modified two Swiss Air Force EC635 helicopters to transport COVID-19 patients, the company announced. The

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Cruise Missiles Europe 

Ukraine Test-Fires Neptune Cruise Missile System

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Anti-ship missile, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Coastal Defense System, Cruise missile, Luch Design Bureau, Neptune cruise missile (Ukraine), Ukraine

Ukraine successfully test-fired its Neptune land-based cruise missile system in the south of the Odessa region at the “Alibey” proving

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Deployments Europe 

Royal Air Force Begins Its Latest NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission

April 3, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Baltic Air Policing, Lithuania, NATO, Operation AZOTIZE, RAF Wittering, Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has begun deploying for their latest NATO Baltic Air Policing mission in addition to

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Air Europe 

Royal Air Force’s P-8A Poseidon Fleet Achieves Initial Operating Capability

April 3, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Kinloss Barracks, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), No. 120 (CXX) Squadron RAF, Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has formally declared an Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of its brand-new Poseidon MRA Mk1

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