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Blue Condor: A modified glider at the centre of Airbus UpNext’s hydrogen contrail-studying experiment, Blue Condor, made its first hydrogen-powered flight in the United States. The flight was the company’s first ever to use hydrogen as the sole fuel source, and it kicked off a test campaign that will conclude in a contrail-measuring mission scheduled for early 2024. Additionally, during the year, Airbus performed several flight test campaigns on its defence demonstrator Auto’Mate. This demonstrator serves to develop the future Autonomous Formation Flight and Autonomous Air-to-Air refuelling (A4R) capabilities. With new flight control laws that enabled the close formation flight of multiple DT25 aircraft, with three physical drones and two virtually simulated drones positioning autonomously at various positions around the A310 MRTT tanker aircraft. 2023 also saw the first flight of eXtra Performance Wing demonstrators flight test bed aircraft, a Cessna Citation VII business jet that is able to fly in representative flight conditions of a single aisle aircraft to accelerate and validate technologies that will improve and optimise wing aerodynamics and performance for any future aircraft. The applications of the eXtra Performance Wing – compatible with any propulsion solution and aircraft configuration – would reduce CO 2 emissions, thus contributing significantly to Airbus’ decarbonisation roadmap. Acubed Situated in Silicon Valley, an epicentre of tech talent and investment, Acubed is a fast-paced machine that develops and delivers technological breakthroughs at the intersection of software and hardware. Acubed’s mission is to accelerate the digital transformation of the aerospace industry and build the future of flight now. In operation since 2015, Acubed delivers valuable digital technologies and solutions to Airbus, leveraging strong AI, software and simulation capabilities synonymous with Silicon Valley’s strengths. Acubed’s agile, highly collaborative model means it can inject lasting value and expertise into Airbus while keeping a finger on the pulse of emerging technologies that have the power to transform the aviation industry. Acubed’s current areas of exploration and maturation are closely aligned to Airbus’ strategic priorities and aim to help Airbus secure and maintain leading positions across nascent and established aerospace markets. Beyond its current portfolio, Acubed continues to explore new areas of research where it can develop additional value for Airbus and the industry. AI and autonomy. Acubed’s Wayfinder team is developing certifiable autonomous flight and machine learning solutions to help Airbus bring about a significant increase in safety and efficiency in the next generation of commercial aircraft. Their team of experts is working hand-in-hand with European teams to scale Airbus’ capacity to develop computer vision-based autonomous systems and data-driven development to meet Airbus’ autonomy goals. Digital design and manufacturing. The Advanced Digital Design and Manufacturing (“ ADAM ”) team seeks to transform the aerospace industry through the application of digital innovation across design and manufacturing. Whether adapting manufacturing processes to gain efficiencies or to cope with disruptions (for example, supply chain issues), ADAM develops solutions to reduce lead times, production costs and improve workflows dynamically, blending its software and hardware expertise.

Digital airspace. The Uncrewed Traffic Management (“ UTM ”) team’s work aims to enable autonomous and digital air traffic operations that ensure a safe, fair and efficient airspace. The team is proceeding through research, simulations, operational services and industry collaborations. Pioneered out of Acubed, these activities are an integral part of the global Airbus UTM programme located across Europe and in Singapore. The team delivers a suite of products for an extensible UTM ecosystem that includes essential core services such as safety briefings, risk analysis and airspace authorisation, as well as digital airspace “twin simulation” capabilities. Quantum technologies. Acubed is accelerating research on the application of quantum computing and sensing to further Airbus’ understanding of the potential of these technologies and how they may be leveraged to improve operational sustainability and further enable autonomy. To do so, Acubed is actively partnering with Silicon Valley and other US-based startups to explore the acceleration of quantum technologies; in particular, it has equipped its test aircraft with quantum sensing technology to test and train magnetic navigation systems. ACRI includes the Airbus China R&D Centre in Suzhou (leveraging China’s industrial ecosystem to pursue the Airbus sustainability ambition in China), and Airbus China Innovation Centre (ACIC) in Shenzhen (accessing a highly advanced digital innovation ecosystem). Its mission is to embed with China’s local sustainability and innovation ecosystem including talents, partners and resources, combined with the Company’s expertise in aerospace, to discover promising technologies, to identify solutions enabling new business, and to support local business growth. The ACRI has the following functions: – – The hydrogen/ZEROe team supports implementing Airbus hydrogen strategy and ZEROe project ecosystem and infrastructure in China. – – The manufacturing innovation team is tasked to explore industry 4.0 technologies to improve efficiency and safety within final assembly line activities, as well as to use Airbus’ industrial sites in China for accelerated local testing and global dissemination. The team is working on computer vision, AGV (automated guided vehicles), 5G industrial connectivity, smart tooling, remote inspection, green factory and IoT (Internet of Things). Various applications are handed over to business and implemented in daily operation. – – The cabin experience team is providing connected, digital and sustainable innovation for today’s and future aircraft cabin and cargo business needs, by enhancing Airbus’ local cabin offering (local to local) and bringing value for Airbus global cabin products (local to global). – – The connectivity team is driving innovative 5G and IoT technologies for smart airports and cargo ground operators – – The techlab team is working on electronics/electrification, power electronics, battery, solar, sensor technologies to provide innovative technical building blocks working toward further advancements. – – The software development team is working on software development for innovation projects across multiple domains like advanced manufacturing, smart equipment, cabin, connectivity, etc. – – The protospace team is a local rapid prototyping function that provides fast PoC solutions for all local innovation projects. Airbus China R&D and Innovation Centre (“ACRI”)

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