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Globalstar deployed all eight replacement satellites built by Rocket Lab and MDA Space, while Eutelsat completed the first rendez-vous for Europe’s IRIS² programme. Separately, Viasat selected Rocket Lab for a U.S. Space Force GEO satellite, and Finland’s ReOrbit launched a €4.6 million connectivity R&D programme.
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Honeywell is expanding its guided visual approach capability to 120 RNAV H procedures, with the stated aim of improving safety when operating into challenging airports. The expansion adds to the procedures available to support pilots during approach and landing in demanding airport environments.
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Globalstar deployed all eight replacement satellites built by Rocket Lab and MDA Space, while Eutelsat completed the first rendez-vous for Europe’s IRIS² programme. Separately, Viasat selected Rocket Lab for a U.S. Space Force GEO satellite, and Finland’s ReOrbit launched a €4.6 million connectivity R&D programme.
A Honeywell-led consortium will examine how advanced air mobility operations could be integrated into European airspace. The effort focuses on the coordination and integration requirements for emerging air mobility services within the region’s existing aviation system.
Newly spun-off Honeywell Aerospace lowered its 2026 sales-growth forecast and issued a weaker-than-expected earnings outlook, citing persistent supply-chain hurdles that are preventing it from fully meeting strong aftermarket demand. The update highlights continued execution pressure even as demand for aircraft parts and services remains robust.
UK-based Sora Aviation, at the Farnborough International Airshow, announced an MOI with Honeywell Technologies for sensing-solution work to support development of its 30-seat S-1 electric eVTOL. The partnership was announced alongside a Toray Advanced Composites collaboration focused on progressing the program for commercial scale.
Honeywell says Europe’s commercial aerospace sector is holding up despite a challenging operating backdrop: passenger demand is growing, aircraft are flying more often, and operators are focused on extracting greater value from in-service fleets—supporting demand for aftermarket services.
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At Farnborough 2026, SkyDrive announced partnerships spanning defense-grade, Nadcap-certified precision components via Sanyoh, composite aerostructure manufacturing with Kineco, and supply-chain strengthening with FDH Aero/GKN Aerospace. In parallel, SkyDrive signed a framework agreement for eVTOL/drone medical transport services in Taiwan. Vertical Aerospace joined Honeywell-led VERTI-GO to accelerate safe integration of electric aircraft into everyday European airspace.
Honeywell has positioned its new stand-alone structure around an organic growth approach, emphasizing flexibility to strategically deploy capital. The company’s public debut frames growth as the core priority while retaining options to adjust investment and deployment decisions as conditions change.
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