Europe

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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Europe Space 

ESA, European Commission Preorder Four More Ariane 6 Launches

April 1, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ariane 6, Ariane 62, Arianespace, Europe, European Space Agency (ESA), Galileo GNSS, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket

The European Space Agency (ESA) has finalized its preorder for four more launches on Ariane 6, along with an initial

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Europe Misc 

Czech Medical Aid Arrives in Spain, Heads to Italy

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Czech Republic, Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC), Europe, Italy, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, NATO, Spain, Spanish Air Force (SPAF), Torrejón Air Base

A C-130 Hercules cargo plane of the Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire) carrying 10,000 protective medical suits donated by

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Europe Misc 

Airbus Realises New Face Mask Supplies to Support Europe’s Fight Against COVID-19

March 28, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Airbus, Airbus A330 MRTT, China, Coronavirus, Europe

Airbus has deployed a new air-bridge flight between Europe and China to deliver additional face mask supplies to France, Germany,

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Europe Space 

Airbus Completes In Orbit Commissioning of CHEOPS Exoplanet-Hunting Satellite

March 26, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Airbus, CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS), Europe, European Space Agency (ESA), Exoplanet mission, Space telescope

Airbus has received confirmation from the European Space Agency (ESA) of a successful end to the In Orbit Commissioning (IOC)

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Europe Military Exercises 

U.S. Army Stops Movement of Soldiers, Equipment for Defender-Europe 2020 Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

March 16, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Defender Europe 20, Europe, Military exercise, U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Army has stopped the movement of personnel and equipment from the U.S. to Europe for the Exercise DEFENDER-Europe

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Europe Military Exercises 

Exercise Defender-Europe 20 Scaled Back Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

March 11, 2020March 16, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Coronavirus, Defender Europe 20, Europe, Military exercise, U.S. Armed Forces, US European Command (EUCOM), USA

The U.S. Europen Command (EUCOM) has announced that the Exercise Defender-Europe 20 will be scaled back by reducing the number

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Air Deployments Europe 

U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Arrive at Lajes Field for Bomber Task Force Deployment

March 10, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Azores, Bomber Task Force (BTF), Europe, Lajes Field, Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, Portugal, Strategic bomber, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US European Command (EUCOM), USA

The U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber aircraft arrived at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, on Mar. 9 for a

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Europe Military Exercises 

U.S. Soldiers Arrive in Germany for Defender Europe 20

March 8, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 1st Cavalry Division (US Army), Defender Europe 20, Europe, Germany, Military exercise, U.S. Army, USA

Nearly 200 Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood in Texas, arrived in Bavaria, Germany

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Cyber Europe 

Six EU Countries Unite Against Cyber Threats

March 7, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Croatia, Cyber Rapid Response Teams (CRRTs), Cyber warfare, Cybersecurity, Estonia, EU Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), Europe, European Union (EU), Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania

Six European Union (EU) countries – Lithuania, Estonia, Croatia, Poland, the Netherlands and Romania – have united counter-cyber threat efforts

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