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Europe’s defense industry is getting ready for a surge in government spending that is driving companies to reset growth ambitions and strategies more broadly.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Airbus is adapting an A320 airliner to help ready a family of Eurofighter AESA radars.

Spanish aerospace and defense equipment company Indra says it is aiming to become a top-tier space company through its acquisition of Hispasat.

The deal marks the latest shakeup in the satellite communications sector.

The German government has signed an agreement with industry to modernize its MBDA Taurus cruise missile, with the aim of keeping the system viable long term.

The new company, Pulse, will be headquartered in Abu Dhabi.

Work is underway on a European-funded research and development effort to help protect aircraft systems from cyberattacks.

Spain’s Indra and Navantia have signed an agreement with Kawasaki Heavy Industries to examine the Japanese company’s P-1 maritime patrol aircraft.

After a challenging start, France, Germany and Spain’s Future Combat Air System is progressing toward demonstrator flights.

IT services and products will operate under the brand Minsait, with the Spanish company’s defense and air traffic products remaining under the Indra umbrella.

Using satellites for radio communications over oceans promises air traffic management efficiencies.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Emirati defense group Edge has teamed with Spain’s Indra to create a “major industry player” in the development and production of radar systems in the UAE.

All five bids were opened during a meeting of a working group composed of directorates from four Bulgarian ministries.

Spanish defense electronics supplier Indra is taking a stake in compatriot ITP Aero, the aero-engine company sold off by Rolls-Royce in 2021.

Indra is to upgrade the self-protection suites of the Spanish Air Force’s Airbus C295 airlifter fleet.