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Avio Aero

By Robert Wall
Italian rocket company Avio says it plans to build an 860,000-ft.2 solid rocket motor production facility in Virginia to meet strong demand in the U.S.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The long-duopolistic solid rocket motor market dominated by Northrop Grumman and Aerojet Rocketdyne is transforming into a competitive multiplayer industry.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Avio, a space propulsion specialist, will build a solid rocket motor factory in the United States that will supply both RTX’s Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
ESA is expanding its efforts to foster reusability in its launch systems, signing an agreement with Avio to work toward an upper stage that could be reused.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
As demand for satellites and accompanying launches continues to grow, the supply chain in the space industry is having a hard time keeping up.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Italian rocket company Avio plans to raise $470 million in capital in part to support its ambition to establish a U.S. solid rocket motor production facility.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Italy’s Avio Aero, Japan’s IHI Corporation and Rolls-Royce say they have advanced their work in additive manufacturing, cooling systems and high-pressure compressor design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
ESA awarded two launches to Isar Aerospace, giving a boost to the German rocket startup, as it also unveiled an agreement with Avio for three Vega-C missions.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
EURA—made up of MTU Aero Engines, Safran Helicopter Engines and Avio Aero—is planning tests of a demonstrator power and propulsion system in the early 2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Italy’s Avio Aero has joined a growing European industry effort to develop a new helicopter engine with more than 300 shp for next-gen military rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Top executives at ArianeGroup, Arianespace, Avio and the European Space Agency (ESA) are now turning their attention to increasing launch cadences.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Arianespace is planning to launch Biomass from Kourou, French Guiana, on April 29.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne, Guy Norris
Seeking unprecedented levels of electrical power generation and thermal management, the GCAP engine team has ditched an adaptive-cycle concept.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
French space agency CNES, operator of Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is preparing a new contractual relationship with launcher manufacturer Avio.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed €350 million ($363 million) in contracts with Avio to further evolve the Vega launcher family.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Canada backs sustainability research; electric Smartflyer rolls out; NASA’s X-59 fires up engine; and tackling hydrogen engine vibrations.
Emerging Technologies

The European Space Agency (ESA) said that launch service provider Arianespace and Italian space company Avio have agreed to the handover of responsibility for Vega C rockets.
Space

By Guy Norris
Two-thirds of Europe’s Clean Aviation research projects are focused on more sustainable advanced propulsion technologies for service entry in the mid-2030s.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
Validating the design of the fan blades is the overarching goal of a monthslong campaign at ONERA’s S1MA wind tunnel.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Development of the VRT500 co-axial single-engine light helicopter looks set to continue in the UAE after Russian Helicopters was eliminated from the project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
After 11 years of cooperation with Arianespace, Avio is preparing to become a launch service operator itself in the coming months.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A transmission upgrade underway for the KUH-1 Surion may help pave the way to a high-speed helicopter in the 2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Additive manufacturing specialist Velo3D has added Avio to its customer list, breaking into the large European manufacturer market.
Paris Air Show

By Tony Osborne
The UK is signaling Tempest’s lead over the European FCAS with advances in ground test rigs and engine aerodynamic work.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Avio Aero is the Italian propulsion partner on the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), along with the UK’s Rolls-Royce and Japan’s IHI Corporation.
Aircraft & Propulsion