ArianeGroup

By Robert Wall
France has completed the first flight test of the suborbital SyLEx sounding rocket, which gives the country its first homegrown suborbital launcher.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The French government has declared the latest iteration of its M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile is ready for operational service.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
France is budgeting €2.9 billion for the development and acquisition of a new generation maritime patrol aircraft, budget documents have revealed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois, Robert Wall
Launch service providers are promising higher flight cadences—again.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
MaiaSpace is on track for a first flight of its mini-launcher late in 2026, a first step toward creating a family of reusable rockets, its CEO says.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The French government has disclosed a development contract with ArianeGroup for a further evolution of its M51 ballistic missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Europe is ramping up efforts to field its next-generation rocket engines as it seeks higher thrust and more efficient propulsion systems.
Launch Vehicles & 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 Robert Wall
The European Space Agency says the P160C motor, slated to boost performance of the Ariane 6 and Vega launchers, has completed its first test firing.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A year after launch of the project, Climate Impulse is reporting progress toward its goal of flying around the world nonstop on hydrogen-electric power in 2028.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Callisto is a joint program with German aerospace research center DLR and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois, Robert Wall
To make up ground it is losing to SpaceX, China and others, Europe is looking to infuse greater competition into its space launch industry.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
Stephane Israel is stepping down as Arianespace CEO and member of ArianeGroup's executive committee on Dec. 31, to be succeeded by David Cavailloles.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The election of Donald Trump to another term as U.S. president has become a rallying point for the European space sector to strengthen sovereign capabilities.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
ArianeGroup says it has made progress toward achieving first flight of the four-booster version of the Ariane 6.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Thierry Dubois
PLD Space’s ambitious vision injects a sense of entrepreneurial spirit into Europe’s space programs as the region worries about its global competitiveness.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois, Robert Wall
In some emerging use cases in geostationary Earth orbit, conventional satellites weighing several metric tons would be too expensive.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Europe is planning to upgrade some of the software on its Ariane 6 heavy rocket to deal with a malfunction during the launcher’s inaugural mission.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The Jacklyn is a 380-ft.-long, 200-ft.-wide specialized barge.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Launch service provider Arianespace’s order backlog totals 29 missions, with the next being planned for December.
Space

By Robert Wall
The scheduled July 9 launch kicks off a new era in European space operations.
Space

By Robert Wall
Ahead of Ariane 6's inaugural mission scheduled for July, its manufacturer ArianeGroup says the demand is there to increase planned production rates.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
The European Space Agency has set forth a specific launch date for the much delayed Ariane 6 launch vehicle of July 9.
Space