Category: Aerospace & Defense

July 14, 2023

Dronamics, the world’s first cargo drone airline with a license to operate in Europe,  announced today it has been officially assigned both IATA and ICAO designator codes. Dronamics is the first cargo drone airline to secure these codes, granting it […]

July 11, 2023

Airbus has inaugurated its new A320 Family final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse during a ceremony attended by French Minister of Economy & Finance Bruno Le Maire, French Transport Minister Clément Beaune, Minister of State for Industry Roland Lescure, and […]

June 26, 2023

The growth of complex technologies – artificial intelligence (AI), the metaverse, the Internet of Things (IoT), digital twins, and more – has offered enterprises across industries new and innovative ways to stay competitive in a constantly evolving market. In the […]

June 22, 2023

Rolls-Royce is delighted to welcome Avolon’s selection of an additional 20 Trent 7000-powered Airbus A330neos. The international leasing company, which signed an MoU for the aircraft with Airbus at the Paris Air Show today, already includes 55 A330neos in its […]

June 20, 2023

Boeing and Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, today announced an order for 40 737 MAX airplanes at the Paris Air Show. “Today’s announcement reaffirms our long-standing partnership with Boeing and our support for their 737 MAX program. We are […]

June 19, 2023

Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it successfully launched its first suborbital testbed launch vehicle, called HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) for a confidential customer. The inaugural launch took place […]

June 13, 2023

Rolls-Royce is being awarded 4.1 million EUR state funding to support research and development that will advance all-electric and hybrid-electric aviation. The funding, by the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, will also support the […]

June 13, 2023

Boeing will showcase its market-leading aerospace and defense portfolio at the 2023 Paris Air Show, including highly efficient commercial jets, critical defense platforms, customer-focused services and innovative autonomous technologies. The 737-10, the largest member of the MAX family, will join […]

June 6, 2023

Following a successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 28th commercial resupply services mission, two new solar arrays, science investigations, and supplies are on their way to the International Space Station. Carrying more than 7,000 pounds of cargo to the orbiting laboratory, […]

May 30, 2023

Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a leading launch and space systems company, today successfully completed the second of two dedicated Electron launches to deploy a constellation of tropical cyclone monitoring satellites for NASA. The Coming To A Storm Near You launch […]

May 23, 2023

Lilium N.V., developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, announced an agreement with Air-Dynamic SA, a Switzerland-based private jet and helicopter company. The firm agreement includes deposit payments to Lilium for delivery of up to five […]

May 16, 2023

Rocket Lab is preparing to launch the second half of NASA’s TROPICS satellite constellation as early as May 22, just two weeks after successfully completing the first launch Mahia, New Zealand. May 15, 2023 – Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: […]

May 8, 2023

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today successfully completed the first of two dedicated Electron launches to deploy a constellation of tropical cyclone monitoring satellites for NASA. The […]

May 5, 2023

Lilium N.V., developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet, today announced the start of wind tunnel testing on a complete 1 to 2.5 scale (40% size) Lilium Jet model, including working engines and flap actuators, at the […]

April 25, 2023

Boeing has signed a new partnering agreement with Korean industry to expand joint research and development activities and further develop critical aviation technologies. Boeing, the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT), and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology […]

April 24, 2023

Houston-based company Axiom Space, a leader in commercial human spaceflight and architect of the world’s first commercial space station, and the Swedish National Space Agency, along with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA), have signed a letter of […]

April 18, 2023

Supply-chain snarls are still hindering efforts by weapons makers to produce more arms for Ukraine and refill stocks for the U.S. and its allies. Lockheed Martin Corp. said Tuesday that sales of its long-range missiles known as the Guided Multiple […]

April 11, 2023

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced it will launch NASA’s TROPICS constellation across two dedicated Electron missions lifting off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand […]

March 31, 2023

The update includes the following headline points. It reports that the total UK space industry income grew +5.1% in real terms to £17.5 billion, which is the second fastest annual growth in the last seven years. For wider context, the […]

March 24, 2023

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) and United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) today announced plans to launch the first air taxi route in Chicago, between O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Vertiport Chicago. Vertiport Chicago, North America’s largest vertical aircraft take off and […]