Installed in the former A380 “Jean-Luc Lagardère” assembly building, the new FAL started initial operations at the end of 2022 with the delivery of the first fuselage sections.
A next-generation Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) multi-mission land-based radar, the SMART-L MM/F provides long-range air and surface surveillance and target designation.
Together, GKN Aerospace and Materialise aim to accelerate the certification of the AM process and push the boundaries of additive production of functional and flight-critical aerostructures, leveraging its unique manufacturing benefits.
The SYRACUSE 4B communications satellite, built by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space, has been successfully launched from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Pratt & Whitney and Viva Aerobus have also extended their EngineWise® Maintenance long-term agreement to cover the maintenance needs of the entire GTF-powered fleet.
Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor for the European scientific satellite Euclid which has been successfully launched to explore dark energy and the mysteries of dark matter, thus contributing to understanding some of the secrets of the universe.