Team Gen 6: Germany Restructures New Fighter Jet Development
After the FCAS programme’s collapse, Airbus Defence announced the Team Gen 6 consortium led by Germany, with contributions from the Spanish industry.
Airbus News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Expo and Air Show
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Airbus unveils autonomous U145 helicopter platform
Airbus unveils the U145, an unmanned version of its H145 helicopter, signalling a shift toward medium-weight rotorcraft capable of operating without pilots.
Air
Spain rolls out first Tranche 4 HALCÓN Eurofighter
Spain’s first HALCÓN I Eurofighter has rolled out in Getafe, launching deliveries of 20 AESA-equipped Tranche 4 fighters intended to replace F/A-18 Hornets.
Air
Luftwaffe Eurofighter unveiling revives tranche debate
Airbus Germany unveiled a new Luftwaffe Eurofighter as a “Tranche 4” jet, reviving debate over how far the type has evolved beyond Tranche 3A standards.
Air
Airbus Leaves the Door Open for HÜRJET/SAETA II LCA Variant
Airbus HÜRJET/SAETA II Programme Manager Raúl Rosino stated that HÜRJET/SAETA II advanced trainer for Spain might evolve towards a light combat aircraft role.
Air
Defence Politics
Airbus Spearheads Spain’s Industrial Force for HÜRJET/SAETA II
Airbus and TUSAŞ have formalised the industrial cooperation between Türkish and Spanish firms for the HÜRJETs to replace the F-5M advanced trainers of EdAE.
Air
Defence Politics
FCAS deadlock exposes Europe’s defence design crisis
Failed mediation between France and Germany over FCAS highlights structural flaws in Europe’s defence model, raising risks of delay and fragmentation.
Analysis
Air
What KAAN Teaches Europe About Sovereign Air Power
As Europe struggles to advance Future Combat Air System (FCAS), Türkiye’s KAAN programme offers a timely case study in sovereign technology development.
Air
Türkiye’s ASFAT exports CN-235 military aircraft MRO
ASFAT will maintain a Senegal Air Force CN-235 at Kayseri’s 2nd Air Maintenance Factory Directorate, marking its first foreign military aircraft project.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Airbus Tests Do-DT25 Interceptor UAV with Mark 1 Missiles
Airbus completed the first test flight of its “Bird of Prey” interceptor UAV based on the Do-DT25 target UAV, armed with Frankenburg’s Mark 1 C-UAS missiles.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Airbus Starts Preparing the European XQ-58A Valkyrie UCAV
Airbus is modifying two XQ-58A Valkyrie UCAV from the US-based Kratos in preparation for European standards by fitting them with the MARS mission system.
Air
Airbus Helicopters offers NATO two doctrinal paths for NGRC
Airbus has unveiled two NGRC rotorcraft concepts, offering NATO a choice between evolutionary continuity and high-speed compound performance.
Analysis
Air
Germany’s FCAS fault line reopens after Enders warning
Tom Enders’ criticism of Germany’s FCAS partnership exposes unresolved industrial tensions and raises fresh questions over the programme’s strategic direction.
Air
Logistics
Turkish MoD for Eurofighter fighters: Training First
MoD confirms personnel training and maintenance infrastructure will precede any Eurofighter delivery to Türkiye, while parallel regional talks continue.
Air
Germany’s Merz Reopens a Closed FCAS Debate with France
Chancellor Merz has reignited a dispute widely portrayed as resolved within FCAS, exposing unresolved tensions over industrial sovereignty and leadership.
Air
Spain to induct TUSAŞ’s HÜRJET into service as Saeta II
Spain’s Air and Space Force has decided to induct the HÜRJET jet trainer into service under the designation Saeta II reviving a historically significant name.
