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The €13.7 million ($14.9 million) project is being led by Thales and also includes Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo Helicopters and Spain’s Indra.

A subscale prototype of the e350 Flying Cargo Van is planned to fly by 2026.

Multiverse Computing will work with Airbus on the European Defense Fund-supported Enhanced Pilot Interfaces and Interactions for Fighter Cockpit program.

The 11-year-old company also detailed plans for a new evolution of its Miura family of rockets.

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

Delta Air Lines is adding seven new transatlantic routes in summer 2025 with a focus on Italy.

The Italian Air Force plans to use Leonardo’s M-346 twin-engine advanced jet trainer as the future mount for its aerobatic display team.

Near-space tourism provider Halo Space is gearing up for its next test flight over Saudi Arabia using its full-sized capsule designed for passenger flights.

Australian-Spanish startup Dovetail is to provide prototype modules for initial functional and integration testing.

Idbotic, a specialist in hardware encryption, will support Indra’s work on the combat cloud.

Startup Dovetail Electric Aviation is testing a prototype hydrogen-electric powerplant at its facility in Seville, Spain.

Airbus has added more partners and a new region to its hydrogen infrastructure studies.

Airbus Helicopters has opened a new logistics hub in Spain that will support rotorcraft production at its sites across Europe.

Spain and Luxembourg will become the latest NATO members to provide military satellite communications services to the alliance during NATO-sanctioned operations.

The move is part of preparations for the first flight of the Miura 5 rocket, planned for late 2025.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has committed to purchasing another 20 Eurofighter combat aircraft to help support the country’s defense industry.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed into law a bipartisan transportation bill.

Spain’s on-again, off-again efforts to pick a replacement platform for the F-5 lead-in trainer aircraft are again underway.

Partners in the Eurodrone program have completed the preliminary design review for the twin-engine medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) uncrewed air system.

British Royal Navy surface warships are to receive a land attack capability, UK Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps has declared.

Spanish/Australian startup Dovetail Electric Aviation expects to begin ground testing a new iteration of its integrated hydrogen fuel cell powerplant as soon as June.

All the data relating to Spain’s top airlines, airports, routes and markets during the second quarter of the year.

Spain is to bolster its aerial firefighting capacity by purchasing seven new De Haviland Canada DHC-515 amphibious fire bombers.

Spanish defense firm Grupo Oesia will support production of components for Patriot Advanced Capability — 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) weapons.

All the data relating to the region’s top airlines, airports, routes and markets during the second quarter of the year.