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Airborne and Airbus selected for the JEC World Innovation Awards 2026 Airborne and Airbus have been selected as a finalist for the JEC World Innovation Awards 2026 in the Aerospace – Process category. The recognition highlights the impact of Airborne’s Automated Ply Placement (APP) technology, which is deployed for the first time in a running […]

Airborne and Lockheed Martin (LM) to Collaborate on Next-Generation Composites Automation The Hague, Netherlands, November 20, 2025 — Airborne has entered into a new project with Lockheed Martin on development of enhanced composites automation systems. Under a project titled ‘Enhancing the digital thread for composites manufacturing’, Lockheed Martin will share technical knowledge with Airborne to

Airborne and ATG partner for development of composite launcher structures On November 18, 2025, ATG Engineering announced its first commercial contract with Rocket Factory Augsburg for composite structures for the RFA ONE launcher. This contract marks a shift from R&D to industrialization of composite launcher structures, with Airborne as development partner for production process automation

Airbus Helicopters France aims to adopt Airborne’s composite automation technologies November 12,  2025, The Hague, the Netherlands – At the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, and in the presence of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Airbus Helicopters signed on 1 October 2025 a Letter of Intent to adopt Airborne’s digital automation technologies for

Airborne and ATG partner for development of composite launcher structures Reducing launch costs is one of the biggest challenges in the NewSpace era. Composite launcher structures help satellite and launcher manufacturers achieve higher performance at lower cost. Together with ATG Europe, Airborne is developing a new class of ultralight grid-stiffened composite structures that combine minimal

Airborne and FIDAMC announce Strategic Partnership to advance Composite Manufacturing Automation October 29,  2025, The Hague, the Netherlands & Madrid, Spain – Airborne, a leader in automation and digitalization of composite manufacturing processes, and FIDAMC (Foundation for Research, Development, and Application of Composite Materials), a prominent research institution in composite materials, today announced a Memorandum of

Toray Advanced Composites to Supply Proven Space-Grade Composite Materials for Constellation Solar Arrays July 15,  2025, Langley Mill, UK – Toray Advanced Composites, a global leader in high-performance composite materials, is pleased to announce it has signed a long-term supply agreement (LTA) with Airborne Aerospace B.V. to provide advanced composite materials for the production of

A Formula 1 team (name confidential) has ordered Airborne’s Kit by Light system to increase efficiency in the cutting and kitting process of composite materials.  Airborne’s Kit by Light system uses augmented reality and advanced algorithms to support operators in picking the plies and create sequenced kits, while minimising material waste and increase speed. The

Airborne selected by Airbus to supply solar array substrates for MDA AURORA[TM] mega-constellation satellites December 12th, 2024, The Hague, – Airborne Aerospace B.V. today announced it has been selected by Airbus Netherlands B.V. to supply panel and yoke substrates for the Sparkwing solar arrays to be provided to MDA Space AURORATM, the software-defined satellite product