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Aerospace 15 June 2025 - 29 September 2025

Rolls-Royce Soars to Record High: What’s Fueling the Unstoppable Rally?

Rolls-Royce Soars to Record High: What’s Fueling the Unstoppable Rally?

Rolls-Royce shares hit all-time highs near 1,190p on 29 Sep 2025, doubling year-to-date. H1 underlying operating profit rose 50% to £1.7 billion, with management raising full-year guidance. The company secured major UK defence and nuclear contracts, including £2.5 billion in SMR funding. Analysts’ price targets now cluster near current levels after the stock’s sharp rally.
29 September 2025
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Stealth Revolution: Lockheed’s New Vectis Drone Poised to Redefine Air Combat

Stealth Revolution: Lockheed’s New Vectis Drone Poised to Redefine Air Combat

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has unveiled the Vectis, a stealth autonomous drone designed as a reusable combat aircraft with modular payloads. The tailless, lambda-wing drone is set for its first flight by 2027. Vectis will operate alongside fighter jets for air-to-air, strike, and ISR missions, targeting long-range theaters. It fits the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft concept.
22 September 2025
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The Netherlands’ Space Industry Is Booming: Inside the Dutch Satellite Sector and 2030 Outlook

The Netherlands’ Space Industry Is Booming: Inside the Dutch Satellite Sector and 2030 Outlook

The Dutch space sector contributed €1.9 billion and 10,500 jobs in 2018, spanning over 200 organizations. Airbus NL began mass-producing Sparkwing solar panels in 2024, while ISISPACE leads a new TANGO mission to map greenhouse gases. The Netherlands signed the Artemis Accords in 2023 and endorsed a long-term space agenda aiming to triple sector turnover by 2035.
20 September 2025
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Brazil’s Space Industry Is Taking Off: New Players, Big Plans, and a Sky-High 2040 Outlook

Brazil’s Space Industry Is Taking Off: New Players, Big Plans, and a Sky-High 2040 Outlook

Brazil’s Alcântara Launch Center, near the equator, allows launches with up to 30% less fuel than higher-latitude sites. In July 2024, Brazil enacted Law 14,946/2024, creating new regulations for space activities and establishing a state-owned company, Alada, to manage Alcântara. The Brazilian Space Agency’s 2024 budget is R$102 million (US$20 million), with plans to quadruple funding next year.
16 September 2025
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Space Sector Frenzy: Launch Scrubs, Surprise Liftoffs & Bold Cosmic Moves Rock Sept 8–9, 2025

Space Sector Frenzy: Launch Scrubs, Surprise Liftoffs & Bold Cosmic Moves Rock Sept 8–9, 2025

SpaceX launched Indonesia’s Nusantara Lima satellite Sept. 9 after a one-day weather delay. China completed two orbital launches the same day, deploying Yaogan-45 and 11 Geely-05 satellites. NASA will reveal a new Mars rover finding Sept. 10 and named Amit Kshatriya to lead Artemis. Blue Origin set Sept. 29 for New Glenn’s first interplanetary flight.
9 September 2025
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Rocketing Ambitions: Inside France’s Booming Space & Satellite Industry in 2025

Rocketing Ambitions: Inside France’s Booming Space & Satellite Industry in 2025

France became the world’s third spacefaring nation in 1965 and now contributes nearly 19% of the European Space Agency budget. Over 1,000 French companies, including Airbus and Thales Alenia Space, drive a €7 billion space trade surplus. The Ariane 6 rocket launched in July 2024, restoring Europe’s independent access to space. France maintains partnerships with over 60 countries, including NASA and JAXA.
3 September 2025
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U.S. Space Industry Blast-Off: Inside America’s $600B Space Boom and the Race to a $1 Trillion Future

U.S. Space Industry Blast-Off: Inside America’s $600B Space Boom and the Race to a $1 Trillion Future

The global space economy reached $613 billion in 2024, with the U.S. accounting for about 37% of revenues. U.S. government and commercial spending lead the sector, as SpaceX captured 65% of global launch revenue. Space is now 78% commercial by revenue, with over 12,000 active satellites in orbit. Artemis II is scheduled for September 2025, aiming to return Americans to the Moon.
2 September 2025
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Poland’s Space Industry Is Taking Off: Inside the Rapid Rise of a New European Space Power

Poland’s Space Industry Is Taking Off: Inside the Rapid Rise of a New European Space Power

Poland’s space sector now includes over 400 companies and 15,000 employees, expanding rapidly since joining the European Space Agency in 2012. The government tripled ESA contributions for 2023–2025, adding €295 million. Poland launched its first large domestically built satellite, EagleEye, in 2024. Sławosz Uznański became the second Polish astronaut, flying to the ISS in 2025.
2 September 2025
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Mach 2+ Monsters: Ranking the World’s Fastest Fighter Jets (U.S., Russia, China & More)

Mach 2+ Monsters: Ranking the World’s Fastest Fighter Jets (U.S., Russia, China & More)

The MiG-25 “Foxbat” holds the record as the fastest operational fighter at Mach 2.83, with one reaching Mach 3.2 during a 1976 defection to Japan. Russia’s MiG-31 matches that speed and remains in service. The F-15 Eagle, Su-27 family, and F-14 Tomcat follow, with top speeds ranging from Mach 2.5 to 2.34. The F-22 Raptor is the fastest stealth fighter, reaching Mach 2.25.
23 August 2025
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Space Showdown: Starlink Doubleheader, Vulcan’s Debut, Ariane 6 Triumph & Cosmic Discoveries (Aug 14–15, 2025)

Space Showdown: Starlink Doubleheader, Vulcan’s Debut, Ariane 6 Triumph & Cosmic Discoveries (Aug 14–15, 2025)

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 missions 12 hours apart on Aug. 14, 2025, deploying 52 Starlink satellites and recovering both boosters at sea. California's Coastal Commission blocked SpaceX's bid to increase Vandenberg launches, prompting a lawsuit and possible Space Force override. ULA’s Vulcan Centaur launched NTS-3 for the U.S. Space Force on Aug. 12. Ariane 6 delivered Metop-SG A1 and Sentinel-5, creating a visible spiral in the night sky.
15 August 2025
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Future Combat Air Systems: The Global Race for Sixth-Generation Fighters

Future Combat Air Systems: The Global Race for Sixth-Generation Fighters

The US NGAD program targets service entry by 2030–2032 with a manned fighter and drone wingmen, costing about $300 million per jet. Europe's FCAS/SCAF aims for 2040 with a €100 billion system including a Next-Generation Fighter and remote carriers. The UK–Italy–Japan GCAP plans a 2035 fighter and tri-national engine, while China, Russia, India, South Korea, and Turkey pursue parallel projects with varying timelines and technology goals.
9 July 2025
Latest Satellite News / Updated: 2025, June 29th, 23:59 CET

Latest Satellite News / Updated: 2025, June 29th, 23:59 CET

Maxar imagery shows rapid repairs at Iran’s Fordo and Natanz nuclear sites after airstrikes, with confirmation of 12 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs used. Japan launched its final H-2A rocket with the GOSAT-GW satellite, retiring the vehicle after 50 missions. Italy deployed seven IRIDE satellites. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory identified 2,104 new asteroids, including seven near-Earth objects.
29 June 2025
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Airbus CO3D: AI-Powered, Laser-Linked Constellation for 50 cm Global 3D Mapping

Airbus CO3D: AI-Powered, Laser-Linked Constellation for 50 cm Global 3D Mapping

Four identical CO3D satellites are set for launch July 25, 2025, from Kourou on a Vega-C rocket, aiming to map 90% of Earth’s land in 3D at ~1 m vertical accuracy within five years. The system uses synchronized stereo imaging, inter-satellite laser links, onboard AI processing, and low-light imaging. Ground processing will handle tens of terabytes daily. The mission includes the MicroCarb payload and LASIN laser demo.
27 June 2025
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F-35 Lightnig II Uncovered: Inside the $1 Trillion Stealth Fighter Dominating the Skies

F-35 Lightnig II Uncovered: Inside the $1 Trillion Stealth Fighter Dominating the Skies

More than 1,170 F-35 fighters have been delivered worldwide as of mid-2025, with a projected fleet of over 3,000 by the mid-2030s. The F-35A, B, and C variants reached initial operational capability between 2015 and 2019. Unit costs for recent production lots ranged from $82.5 million to $109 million. Block 4 modernization will add about 80 upgrades and new weapons, including the AIM-260 JATM and AN/APG-85 radar.
15 June 2025
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