Airbus UpNext focuses on flying future technologies at speeds well beyond what seems feasible today. In doing so, it is actively shaping the future of the aerospace industry.
Mission
Airbus UpNext uses demonstrators as the principal means of evaluating, maturing and validating new products and services that encompass radical technological breakthroughs.
Its mission is:
To identify the trends that could disrupt the future of the aerospace industry and evaluate them to demonstrate their potential as a viable product,
To accelerate traditional research cycles and prototype development to achieve proof of concept in a real environment and at a convincing scale and speed,
To develop real-world applications for emerging aerospace technologies, thereby driving their maturity and increasing their value.
This programme aims to provide seamless smart routing in satellite constellations (LEO and GEO). TELEO will also boost ground-to-space communication data rates thanks to ultra-high throughput optical links.
Reliable Connected Fleet
This programme aims to revolutionise connectivity architecture by combining dependable and secure communications with superior service quality.