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Airbus is restructuring its U.S. operations into a new business unit - Airbus U.S. Space and Defense - as part of a special security agreement with the U.S. government in an effort to further build up its presence in the space, defense and intelligence markets.

Defense industry leaders Steve Worley and Chris Emerson have joined the board of directors of HawkEye 360, a Herndon, Va.-based radio frequency data analytics company.

Airbus has landed a potential $275.1M contract build another spacecraft module for the European Space Agency to support NASA's manned deep space exploration goals. The company said Tuesday it will produce the third European Service Module designed to fly with Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) Orion spacecraft as part of the the Artemis III Mission to bring astronauts to the moon sometime in 2024.

A Leonardo subsidiary has resumed work on the U.S. Navy’s TH-119 helicopter trainer at its Philadelphia facility after the Government Accountability Office denied a protest of the potential $648.1M contract awarded in January, Vertical Magazine reported Thursday.

NASA is looking for potential sources of a new main engine for the Orion spacecraft’s European service module, which serves as its main power and propulsion element for maneuvers in lunar orbit, SpaceNews reported Friday.

Airbus has secured a $122.6M contract modification to provide 15 light utility helicopters to the U.S. Army. The company will build the UH-72 Lakota helicopters at a facility in Columbus, Miss., the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 28, 2020 — HawkEye 360 and Airbus have partnered to help customers obtain geospatial intelligence datasets from the companies' radar and radio frequency platforms, ExecutiveBiz reported Jan. 21.

Airbus and San Francisco-based vehicle manufacturing firm LM Industries have jointly established a company that will aim to address mobility challenges with the use of technology.

Nicolas Pujet, a corporate vice president and part of the strategy team at United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), will lead technology and engineering operations at UTC on an interim basis, Hartford Courant reported Wednesday.

Chris Emerson, former president of the helicopter manufacturing business and head of North American operations at Airbus Group, has been named president of the aerospace contractor's Herndon, Va.-based defense and space division.