Aerospace & Defence

Kathy Bass, Deputy Director of UK Space Strategy for BEIS, has highlighted the UK’s recent space progress and reaffirmed plans for the UK to be the first in Europe to launch a satellite into orbit later this year.

Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, has signed an agreement with Italian startup MIPRONS to develop of a highly innovative propulsion system for satellites, using water as a fuel.

The Ampaire hybrid-electric EEL demonstrator aircraft completed a 1,880 statute mile mission from Los Angeles to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where it will be on display at EAA AirVenture’s most prominent location – Boeing Plaza.

Airbus has successfully tested a removable firefighting demonstrator kit on the A400M new generation airlifter during a flight test campaign in Spain.

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and key OneWeb shareholders have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the objective of creating a leading global player in connectivity through the combination of both companies in an all-share transaction.

Fortem Technologies, Inc. is working with Smart Communication Systems to provide counter drone solutions for the FIFA World Cup events in November.

Electronic Specifier takes a look at the top 5 innovations announced during the Farnborough International Airshow 2022.

At the Farnborough Airshow 2022, Raytheon UK and alta, the mentoring platform for women in aerospace, were proud to announce a partnership to further support women in aviation and aerospace as they work together towards a gender-balanced industry.

Lynx Software Technologies (Lynx) announced that its LynxOS-178 platform for safety-critical applications such as military and aerospace systems now support IPv6.

Hybrid Air Vehicles has launched a partner programme to propel the design specification of Airlander 50, its freight delivery solution.