PARIS, France. Airbus Helicopters won a contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defence for the acquisition of 12 H225M helicopters, along with an initial package of support and services, Airbus announced in a statement.

FORT ERIE, Canada. Airbus Helicopters signed a contract with SkyAlyne, a joint venture between CAE and KF Aerospace, to deliver 19 H135 helicopters to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) for pilot training, the company announced in a statement.

LONDON, England. Airbus Defence and Space and Rohde & Schwarz signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as part of an effort to enhance communication capabilities for the Royal Navy, the companies announced in a statement.

MARIGNANE, France. Airbus Helicopters won a contract to deliver 12 H225M multi-role helicopters to the Republic of Iraq, the company announced in a statement. The Iraqi Army Aviation command will operate the helicopters, replacing its aging fleet of Mi-17s.

BRUSSELS. NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded three Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) contracts to Airbus, Leonardo, and Lockheed Martin Sikorsky, paving the way for the helicopter manufacturers to undertake "detailed platform concept studies" as NATO seeks to deliver a new class of medium-lift military helicopters between 2035 and 2040.

TAMPA, Fla. Safety-critical software firm CoreAVI reports that Airbus completed a successful flight test of its Auto’Mate (autonomous in-flight refueling) demonstrator that uses CoreAVI’s GPU accelerated artificial intelligence (AI) software stack, including VkCore SC and ComputeCore. 

GETAFE, Spain. The Spanish Ministry of Defence will buy 16 Airbus C295 aircraft, customized for Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) and Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) roles, Airbus announced in a statement.