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Mar 28, 2022
Clean Aviation’s first call; Polaris spaceplane demonstrator; Bioinspired Venus flyer; and Robust hybrid-electric propulsion.
Mar 25, 2022
U.S. Air Force is approaching sustainability as a mission requirement, with reduced fuel use translating to more mission capability.
Mar 23, 2022
As cooperation with Russia dwindles and Ukrainian suppliers vanish, ESA is reviewing its options in launch services and exploration.
Mar 23, 2022
The UK Royal Navy is developing seven uncrewed air systems to operate from its 65,000-ton carriers that will complement embarked F-35s.
Mar 23, 2022
UK Royal Air Force wants to be net zero by 2040; its counterparts are watching closely.
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Jun 17, 2025
Airbus says talks are underway on how to evolve the Eurodrone program in terms of missions and participants, in part to reflect lessons from current conflicts.
Jun 17, 2025
Tensions over the potential workshare within the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS program resurfaced on the second day of the Paris Air Show.
Jun 17, 2025
The China Manned Space Engineering Office has completed the first zero-altitude escape flight test of its next-generation Mengzhou crewed spacecraft.
Jun 16, 2025
Israeli air strikes have taken out about one-third of Iran’s ballistic missile launcher capacity.
Jun 16, 2025
Boeing’s win of the U.S. Air Force F-47 fighter program may have answered one of the longest-running questions hanging over the aerospace giant.
Jun 16, 2025
ESA and French space agency CNES have not paused any activities potentially affected by proposed U.S. cuts to NASA’s budget, but are developing backup plans.
Jun 16, 2025
Boeing's Steve Parker defended U.S. industry’s ability to launch development of a second sixth-generation fighter at Paris Air Show, contradicting concerns by the Navy’s leader.
Jun 16, 2025
Lockheed Martin’s efforts to expand munitions production into Europe benefitting from a “sense of urgency” among governments, a company executive says.