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The latest news about Airbus Netherlands, our products and our projects can be found below.
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Dutch aerosol instrument SPEXone mounted on NASA’s climate satellite
June 23rd, 2022 - Over the past few weeks, a group of engineers from SRON, Airbus Netherlands and NASA has been working on installing the Dutch aerosol instrument SPEXone on NASA’s PACE satellite. PACE will conduct measurements on oceans and aerosols to study for example the influence of particulates on the climate. It is scheduled for launch in 2024. […]
Realistic air combat training for Korean Hawk
June 25th, 2021 - Final delivery of embedded training application for fighter aircraft KF-21 Leiden, 25 June 2021 – Royal NLR and Airbus Netherlands have delivered the final software package for the Embedded Combat Training System to LIG Nex1 for integration in the new Korean fighter aircraft KF-21 Boramae. The delivery completes the Embedded Training application, which enables the […]
Sparkwing solar panels selected to power Aerospacelab’s first Very High Resolution satellite
April 1st, 2021 - Leiden, March 31, 2021 – By selecting Sparkwing for their first Very High Resolution (VHR) mission, the Belgian space company Aerospacelab is the launching customer for the novel off-the-shelf solar panels. The satellite is a first step towards Aerospacelab’s VHR constellation and will be equipped with two standardised and readily available Sparkwing solar arrays to […]
Rob Postma new CEO of Airbus Netherlands
February 9th, 2021 - Leiden, 9 February 2021 – Rob Postma is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Netherlands BV, effective 9 February. In this capacity, he will be responsible for the operational management of the Leiden-based space company. Read the press release.
Swedish Space Corporation and Airbus Netherlands to Collaborate in Optical Communication
January 21st, 2021 - Leiden, January 21st 2021 – Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Airbus Netherlands (Airbus DS NL) have signed a memorandum of understanding for collaborative activities regarding ground equipment for space-to-ground optical communication. The agreement will accelerate the development of commercially viable optical ground stations that will be offered by Airbus DS NL and used by SSC […]
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