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Japan’s H-IIA Rocket Retires after 50th Launch with GOSAT-GW Climate Satellite

Japan successfully launched its GOSAT-GW (Ibuki GW) greenhouse-gas and water-cycle observation satellite on the H-IIA’s 50th and final mission, capping two decades of service for the workhorse launcher. The retirement paves the way for the more cost-competitive H3 vehicle, set to debut later this year.

2025-06-28T10:03:00.053295-07:00

Leeham News

Electric Flight at Paris Air Show: How Airbus E-Fan’s ‘Ugly Duckling’ Sparked Zero-Emission Propulsion Debate

2025-06-25T04:11:01.451545-07:00

Leeham News

CFM, rivals back open-fan ‘Plan A’ with conventional ‘Plan B’ in engine R&D

2025-06-22T22:20:45.555727-07:00

Royal Aeronautical Society

Airbus, Leonardo and De Havilland Seal Paris Show Day 2 Orders as FCAS Rift and Embraer’s EU Push Dominate

2025-06-17T21:19:12.432020-07:00

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Aviation Week

H3 Dynamics and PJBumi to Develop Fixed-Wing Hydrogen-Electric Cargo UAS H3 Dynamics and Malaysia’s PJBumi Technologies will co-develop a fixed-wing hydrogen-electric unmanned cargo aircraft, targeting extended-range, zero-emission freight flights. The collaboration plans to leverage H3’s hydrogen powertrain and PJBumi’s aerospace integration expertise to deliver a scalable UAS platform for logistics applications.

2025-06-30T10:27:45.433339-07:00

H3 Dynamics and PJBumi to Develop Fixed-Wing Hydrogen-Electric Cargo UAS

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Europe’s Airlines Urge Border Tariffs to Offset SAF Mandate Costs Airlines for Europe has called on the EU to impose import levies on non-EU carriers and fuels to cushion the cost increase from its upcoming sustainable aviation fuel mandate, warning that without trade measures, Europe risks losing passengers, jobs and emissions to less-regulated markets.

2025-06-30T09:07:51.257055-07:00

Europe’s Airlines Urge Border Tariffs to Offset SAF Mandate Costs

satnews

Arianespace to launch CO3D and MicroCarb climate satellites on July 25 via Vega C On July 25, 2025, Arianespace will launch a pair of climate-monitoring satellites – Airbus Defence and Space’s CO3D constellation and CNES’s MicroCarb – aboard its Vega C rocket to map atmospheric CO₂ sources and sinks globally, with MicroCarb’s spectrometer integrated by Thales Alenia Space UK under a UK Space Agency partnership.

2025-06-29T20:22:19.357467-07:00

Arianespace to launch CO3D and MicroCarb climate satellites on July 25 via Vega C

AeroTime

magniX CTO Outlines Electric Helicopter Propulsion and Next-Generation Battery Design

2025-06-29T07:03:14.982420-07:00

magniX CTO talks electric helico

Associated Press

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Japan’s H-IIA Rocket Retires after 50th Launch with GOSAT-GW Climate Satellite Japan successfully launched its GOSAT-GW (Ibuki GW) greenhouse-gas and water-cycle observation satellite on the H-IIA’s 50th and final mission, capping two decades of service for the workhorse launcher. The retirement paves the way for the more cost-competitive H3 vehicle, set to debut later this year.

2025-06-28T10:03:00.053295-07:00

Japan’s H-IIA Rocket Retires after 50th Launch with GOSAT-GW Climate Satellite

Aviation Week

Liebherr Proposes Local Hydraulic Power Unit for More-Electric Airliners Liebherr-Aerospace has unveiled a concept local hydraulic power generator that taps into an aircraft’s electrical system, aiming to replace centralized bleed-air-driven hydraulics. By shifting power generation to the electric bus, the solution promises weight savings and efficiency gains for next-generation airliner architectures.

2025-06-27T07:15:07.042264-07:00

Liebherr Proposes Local Hydraulic Power Unit for More-Electric Airliners

SpaceNews.com

First FireSat Satellite Captures Inaugural Thermal Images for Wildfire Monitoring The first FireSat satellite, designed to deliver high-resolution thermal imagery for wildfire detection and monitoring, has successfully transmitted its inaugural images from orbit, showcasing its ability to capture detailed heat signatures and support rapid response efforts in fire-prone regions.

2025-06-26T04:03:06.435150-07:00

First FireSat Satellite Captures Inaugural Thermal Images for Wildfire Monitoring

Bloomberg

Syntilay partners with OrbitsEdge and Copernic Space to design in-orbit shoe using AI and blockchain Footwear startup Syntilay is partnering with space firms OrbitsEdge and Copernic Space to design and prototype a shoe in low Earth orbit. The initiative will use on-orbit AI analysis and blockchain validation to drive down the cost and carbon footprint of advanced materials manufacturing.

2025-06-25T17:57:38.111432-07:00

Syntilay partners with OrbitsEdge and Copernic Space to design in-orbit shoe using AI and blockchain

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