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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hoogerheide 20-06-2015 – Today Logistics Centre Woensdrecht (LCW) of the Royal Netherlands Air Force has expanded its network with Dutch companies and research institutes even further.  During an Open Day for employees concrete steps were taken in order for the Ministry of Defence together with partners to improve their support on the operational side aiming […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] At Le Bourget Airshow 2015 the Dutch Composites Maintenance Centre agreement was signed between Fokker, NLR, Airborne and TU-Delft. The DCMC will initiate and support innovations in the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul of composite (aero)structures “Repair and maintenance of composites components in military hardware is important for the Royal Netherlands Airforce to keep the

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The second twin of Galileo FOC satellites was launched from Guiana Space Centre by Soyuz rocket into medium-Earth orbit on Friday March 27th. Both satellites are equipped with solar array substrate panels that were manufactured by Airborne for Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands, who is prime for the development of all solar arrays for Galileo.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 15th December an Intention Letter was signed between the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s Logistics Centre Woensdrecht (LCW) and the company Airborne Services BV for the shared usage of LCW’s facilities. The signing took place during the Future Aircraft Maintenance III event at Aviolanda Woensdrecht. During the NIDV symposium (Netherlands Industry for Defence and Security)

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During the Netherlands Industry for Defence and Security event in Rotterdam – The Netherlands on November 20th 2014, Airborne Services signed an agreement for the maintenance of the NH-90 rotor blades with NHIndustries. Airborne will be first approved for ML1 and ML2 activities for operators of the NH90 helicopter. In the next phase, the company should be able to

The first twin of Galileo FOC satellites was launched from Guiana Space Centre by Soyuz rocket into medium-Earth orbit on Friday 22 August. Both satellites carry solar-array substrate panels that were manufactured by Airborne under contract of our client Dutch Space.

After being involved in the design & build of a composite propeller of a Royal Dutch Navy mine hunter, Airborne Marine acknowledged that the flexible behaviour of composite blades (propellers) could be an advantage with respect to a further signature reduction and fuel efficiency. As a result the Sigprop project was created which validated the

Airborne is proud to announce that as of July 31st 2014 Airborne has a business unit officially registered in Cherbourg, France. Airborne Marine France will support the emerging tidal industry in the future through a dedicated manufacturing facility for composite tidal blades in France. In addition it is foreseen that in the future, composite ship

Visit of Minister Kamp of Dutch Economic affairs and Ineke Dezentjé Hamming (chairman FME) to Airborne. As part of the initiative to stimulate the innovation potential of SMEs in the Netherlands and the forthcoming paper concerning an additional stimulus funds, Minister Kamp and Ineke Dezentjé Hamming visited Airbornes headquarters in Ypenburg, The Netherlands. In addition