Safran Corporate Ventures has acquired a minority stake in Akira Technologies, a Bayonne, France-based test specialist that Safran has used to assess the hybrid-electric layout of the CFM RISE demonstrator engine.
The French government is embarking on the renewal of its space-based electronic intelligence capability, with a contract to a consortium of Airbus and Unseenlabs.
Avio is looking to boost the pace of Vega-C rocket flights to six missions per year, roughly double the current level, and potentially go another 50% higher.
Europe should be able to boost Ariane 6 rocket launch cadence to 12 flights a year with a manageable level of investment in 2029, but will need to make more difficult decisions to push rates higher.
The Exploration Co. says a new funding round will underpin its development of the Storm engine, central to the company's ambition to develop a heavy-lift launcher.
Self-consuming propulsion system developer Alpha Impulsion has formed alliances with European companies to design a mini-launcher for small satellites.
With traffic expected to continue to grow in Europe, air navigation service providers are taking steps to increase capacity while curbing environmental impact.
The UK government has cleared the release of classified information on MBDA’s Storm Shadow/Scalp air-launched cruise missile to enable local production of the weapon in Ukraine.
A German aviation logistics company is planning to adapt a pair of former C-160 Transall turboprop airlifters into aerial firefighting aircraft for deployment in Europe.
Severe turbulence caused serious injuries to three cabin crew and two passengers in an Air France-operated Airbus A320 as the flight crew was slow to react to indications of convective cells, says the BEA's final accident report.
Aerospace companies including ArianeGroup, Dassault and Thales have had to close sites near Bordeaux in southwest France as wildfires continue to burn in the region.
