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Defence, News 28 January 2021

MBDA and Rheinmetall win contract for high-energy laser system

Schrobenhausen / Düsseldorf – Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has awarded a consortium, or ARGE, consisting of MBDA Deutschland GmbH…

Industry, News 28 January 2021

Airbus studies “Moon Cruiser” concept for ESA’s cis-lunar transfer vehicle

Versatile, autonomous logistics vehicle to support future lunar missions based on heritage from Orion ESM and ATV Toulouse, 28 January 2021 – Airbus has been…

News, Space 28 January 2021

CADMOS actively preparing Thomas Pesquet’s alpha mission

The CADMOS centre for the development of microgravity applications and space operations at CNES’s Toulouse Space Centre (CST) prepared and monitored the seven experiments that…

Industry, News 28 January 2021

Pegasus launches new route to Chisinau, Moldova

Leading low-cost carrier, Pegasus Airlines, continues to increase the number of its direct flights from Antalya, with the launch of direct flights between Antalya and…

Industry, News 28 January 2021

EasyJet trading statement for the quarter ended 31 December 2020

• Q1 performance in line with expectations due to continued discipline and flexibility • Strengthened liquidity, investment grade rating maintained and structural cost out programme…

Industry, News 27 January 2021

Boeing Reports Fourth-Quarter Results

CHICAGO, Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial results significantly impacted by COVID-19, 737 MAX grounding, and commercial widebody programs 777X program recorded…

Air transport, News 27 January 2021

From Light at the End of the Tunnel to Re-start – Partnering with Governments on Restart Plans

Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to partner with the air transport industry to devise plans to safely re-link people, business…

Helicopters, News 27 January 2021

New Medical Ansats Will Be Equipped With Incubators For Saving Newborns

The Russian Helicopters holding company of the Rostec State Corporation will equip the updated Ansat medical helicopters with complexes for transporting newborns. The device has…

News, Space 27 January 2021

Solar Orbiter snaps Venus, Earth and Mars

This recording was made on 18 November 2020 by the Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI) camera on board the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft. Three Solar System planets…

Air transport, News 27 January 2021

Pilots endorse EASA’s Airworthiness Directive on 737MAX

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is clearing the Boeing 737 MAX to fly after nearly 2-year grounding. The Airworthiness Directive issued today concludes a…

News, Space 27 January 2021

EDRS: the space data highway

The European Data Relay System, or EDRS, uses cutting-edge laser technology to greatly reduce the time it takes for information to be sent from low-Earth…

Defence, News 27 January 2021

First firing of MMP from IMPACT Turret

MBDA has fired an MMP missile from a remotely operated turret mounted on a 4×4 land-vehicle for the first time. This demonstration was the third…

News, Space 25 January 2021

ESA’s exoplanet watcher Cheops reveals unique planetary system

ESA’s exoplanet mission Cheops has revealed a unique planetary system consisting of six exoplanets, five of which are locked in a rare rhythmic dance as…

Defence, News 25 January 2021

Greece equips itself with the RAFALE in the continuity of a partnership with DASSAULT AVIATION of more than 45 years

Theodoros Lagios, General Director of Armament and Investments of the Greek Ministry of Defense, and Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, signed today…

Industry, News 22 January 2021

Boeing KC-46 program given boost by USAF order, says GlobalData

Following the news that Boeing has been awarded a second contract this year for KC-46 tankers; Mathew George, Ph.D., Aerospace & Defense Analyst at GlobalData,…