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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Paris drone pact is the first step in structuring the highly fragmented French UAS industry.

Thales and Spire Global are pursuing a satellite constellation aimed at delivering air traffic management services and technology to make them more resilient.

Thales is developing a suite of advanced tools, including eye-tracking devices, to support evidence-based training for commercial pilots.

A Thales-led consortium aims to improve pilot training using new sensors, including eye-tracking devices.

Thales has unveiled its cloud-based FlytEDGE IFE system, which the company says will simplify use both for passengers and airlines.

Project Ealing is able to detect, track and engage UAS threats up to 1 km (half a mile) away, and work is ongoing to boost its range, the UK MOD says.

The Tikehau Aero Partenaires 2 fund is aimed at supporting small- and medium-size companies in the aerospace sector.

Despite a comfortable backlog, the country’s industry continues to grapple with financial woes and recovering know-how.

The project involves Thales, TXT and the Universite Laval.

Thales has completed the acquisition of Cobham Aerospace Communications, thus obtaining crucial technology in secure broadband data links.

Specialists are adding new services, growing their global footprint and signing new customers.

Had these transactions happened, the industry today would be almost unrecognizable.

Digitalization and development of space and cyber are the heart of Leonardo’s restructuring and growth, CEO Roberto Cingolani says.

Presenting the firm’s 2023 results to journalists here March 6, Trappier acknowledged some issues with Rafale supply chain delays.

Thales said it expects to complete the acquisition of cockpit communications specialist Cobham Aerospace Communications (AeroComms) in 2024.

The collaboration shows the promise of broadening traffic surveillance capabilities to aircraft.

Saab and Thales signed an MOU at the Singapore Airshow to support the modernization of air traffic management (ATM) systems for Singapore.

SIA Engineering Co. and Thales Solutions Asia are evaluating an MRO collaboration in the Asia-Pacific region.

Politics, historical context and the workings of the U.S. defense industrial complex are among the reasons.

Europe’s Clean Sky 2 research program ends in March, having matured an array of potential technologies for Airbus’ next airliner.

Lockheed Martin is positioning its TPY-4 AESA radar for the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s future air surveillance radar requirement.

Head-up display developers are enhancing functionality to enable wider visuals, lighter weight and greater pilot comfort.

The CEO talks mergers and acquisitions, growth strategy and more in a time of growing geopolitical uncertainty.

Industry titans will continue to sell off businesses, and private equity will continue to play a central role.