Aerospace

Finland-based Iceye has closed an $87 million series C financing round to complete its planned 18-satellite constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) microsatellites and to build a U.S. manufacturing and engineering hub.

The return of a downcycle harbors major changes to the commercial aerospace supplier base.

The industry has seen very conservative rates of retirement while hiring an increasing number of young people

Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo, was named President of the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD).

Robert W. Gore, Chairman Emeritus of W.L. Gore & Associates and inventor of Gore-Tex technology, passed away; he was 83.

IBA projects that >1,000 aircraft will be returned to lessors in 2021 without clear options for onward placement, which will also drive a

AIRBUS revealed three ZEROe concepts (turbofan/turboprop/bleded-wing body) for its first zero-emission commercial aircraft for 2035; designs explore

How a massive budget cut, a DARPA program and a lengthy internal debate transformed the NGAD program.

OneWeb has renegotiated its contract with Arianespace and plans to resume launching its broadband satellite network in December, pending court approval of its Chapter 11 reorganization plan.

Development of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 has slipped at least three months following the discovery of faults during testing of the

Austria has selected the military version of Leonardo’s AW169 twin-engine intermediate light helicopter to replace its fleet of 1960s-era Aerospatiale Alouette III.

MagniX powers Dash 8; Aerion picks BAE; Autoflight unveils eVTOL; Ampaire hybrid plans; LG flies lithium-sulfur; Walmart drone delivery.

As the downturn is slashing demand, Airbus plans to adapt workforce by the summer of next year.

Drawing on government funding into hydrogen propulsion, the manufacturer is working to define a commercial airliner to enter service in 2035.

Former International Space Station commander and three-time shuttle astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria is heading back to orbit, this time as on-site personnel for Axiom Space’s first private mission to the ISS.

Ask the Editors: Boeing cannot use the KDC-10 Tanker Remote Vision System because it does not meet Air Force tech specs for the KC-46.

Congressional report questions Boeing and FAA handling of pilot-response assumptions that set stage for two fatal MAX accidents.

After 14 launches from New Zealand, Rocket Lab is close to staging its first Electron mission from U.S. soil, with the completion of a wet dress rehearsal at its new Wallops Island launch site, one of the final preflight milestones.

RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES plans to cut 15,000 jobs at PRATT & WHITNEY, COLLINS AEROSPACE and corporate offices.

LATÉCOÈRE lost €94m on €232m revenues in 1H20 vs €5.9m net loss on €372m in 1H19; it has reduced workforce by 35%.

Sudeep Dharan to Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Exostar, Herndon, VA.

Tony Farinaro to Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of Exostar, Herndon, VA.

TT ELECTRONICS, UK agreed to acquire TOROTEL, CA (power/electromagnetic assemblies/components) from Excelitas Technologies for $43.4m.

Chris Raymond to Chief Sustainability Offer of Boeing (effective October 1).

Marc Allen to Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President-Strategy and Corporate Development of Boeing (effective October 1).