Airbus Timeline

Events

• 2026-07-22 - Deployment - Airbus U030 Flexrotor begins EMSA maritime-surveillance operations in the Baltic - The deployment operates under Airbus's EUR 30 million EMSA RPAS services framework awarded in December 2025. EO/IR and radar data is streamed in real time to the EMSA RPAS Data Centre. Extensee operates the aircraft while Airbus manages and coordinates the… - source: airbus.com
• 2026-07-21 - Commercial Order - Voyageur places first Canadian order for Airbus U030 Flexrotor - Flexrotor is a tactical VTOL UAS for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance. The aircraft has a 25 kg maximum launch weight and more than 12 hours of endurance in standard configurations. It performs fully autonomous launch and… - source: airbus.com
• 2026-06-12 - Partnership - Airbus and Quantum Systems integrate counter-UAS interceptors with military helicopters - Current developments show that aerial systems need answers to drone threats,” said Martin Karkour, Chief Revenue Office at Quantum Systems. On Airbus’ static display the U145 mockup already features Quantum Systems’ advanced C-UAS solution. - source: uasvision.com
• 2026-06-10 - Demonstration - Airbus demonstrates drone portfolio at ILA Berlin - Airbus U760 Ravenstorm and U740 Valkyrie: the UCCA family Airbus builds on two decades of UCCA experience, starting with the Barracuda demonstrator that flew for the first time 20 years ago. Whatever unmanneed or ‘drone’ capability our customers need to… - source: uasvision.com
• 2026-06-08 - Product Launch - Airbus introduces U145 uncrewed helicopter - Airbus displayed a full-scale U145 mock-up at ILA Berlin. The aircraft removes the physical cockpit and adds a cargo nose door, foldable loading table and dedicated cargo floor. A safety-pilot maiden flight was planned for the end of 2026, with entry into… - source: airbus.com
• 2026-04-24 - Demonstration - L3Harris integrates MQ-72C for fourth autonomous flight test - The test used an H-145 aircraft configured as the autonomous MQ-72C prototype. L3Harris provides the programme’s digital backbone and lead systems-integration work. The aircraft flew autonomously, avoided obstacles and landed under representative conditions. - source: l3harris.com
• 2026-01-16 - Commercial Order - France orders six U070/VSR700 systems - The order launches serial production of six aircraft. The French Navy configuration combines surveillance radar, an electro-optical system and an AIS receiver. Naval Group will integrate the aircraft and Steeris mission system with ship combat systems. - source: airbus.com
• 2025-09-23 - Demonstration - Shield AI and Airbus complete autonomous DT25 flight test - The teams completed the Hivemind integration in three months before flying at Andoya, Norway. The DT25 autonomously tracked a live adversary aircraft in both permissive and degraded operating environments. The flight exercised a counter-UAS mission profile… - source: shield.ai
• 2025-08-19 - Demonstration - Airbus and Shield AI complete first autonomous Aerial Logistics Connector flight - The Grand Prairie test used an H145 helicopter, with Hivemind integration completed in under two months. Hivemind and Airbus Helionix performed automatic takeoff, landing and other test points without pilot input. The tested software is intended for the… - source: shield.ai
• 2025-06-18 - Commercial Order - Drone Forge orders 17 Airbus Flexrotor aircraft - The order was the largest disclosed Flexrotor purchase when Airbus announced it in June 2025. The ordered configuration includes heavy-fuel engines, Starlink connectivity and PT-6 imaging payloads. Drone Forge identified littoral surveillance, inland… - source: mediaassets.airbus.com
• 2020-10-06 - Partnership - KULR partners with Airbus on battery safety solutions for aerospace applications - The programme covers battery safety for defence, space, helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft applications. KULR's passive-propagation-resistant design combines Thermal Runaway Shield, internal-short-circuit and NASA calorimeter technologies. - source: kulr.ai