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.
The long-duopolistic solid rocket motor market dominated by Northrop Grumman and Aerojet Rocketdyne is transforming into a competitive multiplayer industry.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
French space agency CNES, operator of Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is preparing a new contractual relationship with launcher manufacturer Avio.
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.
Two-thirds of Europe’s Clean Aviation research projects are focused on more sustainable advanced propulsion technologies for service entry in the mid-2030s.
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.
