A Greek startup is proposing an autonomous amphibious firefighting aircraft aimed at removing aircrews from the perilous conditions associated with aerial firefighting.
The EU and the Spacerise industrial consortium working to deploy IRIS²have agreed to expand the planned constellation by 66 low-Earth-orbit (LEO) spacecraft.
The European Union’s flagship IRIS2 broadband satellite constellation process has passed the so-called Rendezvous One review, allowing the program to progress to its operational phase, Eutelsat CEO Jean-François Fallacher says.
Europe has seen almost 1,500 wildfires in recent weeks, consuming nearly 450,000 hectares of land. Flight Friday looks at global monthly flight hours of dedicated firefighting aircraft.
Los Angeles-based Hadrian Automation, a defense technology startup focused on advanced manufacturing, on Aug. 6 announced $1.37 billion in new equity financing.
A Redwire Space subsidiary has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch, host and return a Starfall capsule carrying pharmaceutical samples for microgravity research.
The U.S. Air Force returned a damaged Boeing C-17 to service with a new robotic technology it used for the first time, and says the system is now being utilized for aircraft that likely were damaged in combat.
The U.S. Navy has acquired a new cruise missile with a $75 million order for the Boeing GBU-75, a turbojet-powered version of the 500-lb. version of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), Boeing says.
Leaders of Honeywell Aerospace are walking back financial forecasts offered just two months ago, blaming a “handful” of critical subtier suppliers that they now say they overestimated.
NASA astronauts assembled the final support structure in preparation for installation of the seventh and eighth ISS Roll Out Solar Arrays (iROSA) on the International Space Station during a 6.5-hr. Aug. 6 spacewalk.
Blue Origin is looking to parlay U.S. national security and other customers’ interest in in-space mobility, logistics, communications and computing into a variety of in-space services and infrastructure.
BlackSky says it is scaling up production of its Gen-3 high-resolution Earth imaging satellites ahead of orders to help secure potential customers by being able to deliver spacecraft faster.
Rheinmetall expects to start building Lockheed Martin Atacms surface-to-surface missiles in 2027 and sees potential for additional European orders thereafter.
OHB’s CEO argues Europe needs to ramp up Ariane 6 flights given strong launch demand, while also projecting the first mission for Rocket Factory Augsburg’s RFA One rocket before year-end after repeated delays.
Israel says it has doubled the money it is spending with defense tech suppliers over the past year as it looks to incentivize business to help the country maintain its military equipment edge.
