Airbus announces that it has signed a partnership agreement with VDL Group, a Dutch high-tech industrial supplier, to develop and manufacture a laser communication terminal for aircraft, called UltraAir.

The two companies will now prepare a prototype demonstration and a first flight test in 2024. They will then continue to industrialize the prototype to make it ready for integration into a host aircraft, for a first flight test scheduled for 2025.

UltraAir will enable the exchange of large quantities of data using laser beams in a network of ground stations and satellites, enabling military aircraft and drones to connect within a combat cloud.

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