Multi-billion orders & global alliances: where aerospace contracts happen

Business Aviation

Aero-Dienst & Bombardier: second Challenger 650

Agreement on a second Challenger 650 for the ADAC medevac fleet: 4,000 nautical miles of range and intensive-care equipment for patient repatriation.

Defence

Alta Ares: 50-million round during ILA week

The AI and air defence start-up announces a 50 million euro funding round and is working on interceptors against drones, cruise missiles and glide bombs.

Defence

Skyeton & ONBERG: UAS production for Europe

MoU to scale NATO-compliant unmanned aerial systems via a Germany-based industrial platform; the first flagship case is the combat-proven Raybird UAS.

Defence

Airbus & Kawasaki: Eurodrone versus submarines

MoU to examine a Japanese variant of the U950 Eurodrone for anti-submarine warfare, the maritime extension of the European MALE programme.

Defence

Airbus & SkyFall: shielding Ukraine's skies

MoU on a strategic partnership to protect Ukrainian airspace against drone and missile attacks.

Drones

Rheinmetall, ERC & NRW: Victor U250 made in Germany

Strategic partnership for production and market launch of the heavy-lift drone in North Rhine-Westphalia: 250 kilograms of payload over 300 kilometres, hundreds of jobs planned by 2029.

Defence

Berlin & IAI: innovation centre on the Spree

Letter of intent for an aerospace and defence innovation centre; IAI's Berlin presence is also set to grow through local production.

Defence

HENSOLDT & SE3 Labs: AI for the battle picture

MoU to integrate spatial and agentic AI into MDOcore: 3D situational understanding, natural language and automated sensor data processing for multi-domain operations.

Space

Diehl & Spire Global: early warning from orbit

Cooperation on satellite-based reconnaissance and early warning against ballistic and hypersonic missiles.

Space

DLR & ArianeGroup: securing access to space

The framework cooperation on launchers and propulsion is extended, research for independent European access to space.

Space

DLR & Starlab: ten slots in the space lab

DLR reserves ten standardised experiment slots in the planned commercial Starlab space laboratory.

Aviation

DLR & Conair: firefighting from the air

MoU on cooperation in aerial firefighting, aviation meets disaster response.

Space

ESA & European Commission: services in orbit

Joint ISOS declaration on in-space operations and services, with Norway, Italy, Greece, Sweden and the Netherlands as new signatories.

Space

Rafael & Reflex Aerospace: constellation planned

Strategic partnership for a very-high-resolution satellite constellation and space intelligence solutions with a defence focus.

Aviation

Clean Aviation, Brandenburg & Saxony

Memorandum of cooperation on developing sustainable aircraft technologies, politics and industry pulling together.

Defence

Kongsberg & Zone 5: acquisition completed

Kongsberg completes its 90 percent takeover of Zone 5 Technologies, adding low-cost missiles in high-rate production to its portfolio.

Defence

GA-ASI & INTEC: mission systems from Germany

MoU on support for architecture, mission system integration, entry into service and logistics of unmanned systems.

Supplier

Deutsche Aircraft & Hexcel: composites for the D328eco

Long-term composite partnership for the D328eco programme, materials expertise for the regional aircraft from Germany.

Aviation

Air India & Lufthansa Technik: APU deal at show time

Right around ILA, Air India appoints Lufthansa Technik as long-term exclusive APU partner for its A350 fleet, with maintenance in Hamburg.

Space

OHB Italia & Cosine: a camera for orbit

Contract for the HAMLET hyperspectral camera, signed as part of the ILA space programme.