Germany

By Garrett Reim
Rocket Lab is to carry the satellites on a dedicated Electron launch within four months.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The rocket company plans to fly its launcher from the SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
German police have opened a probe related to drone sightings over the military aircraft development and test facility in Manching and Neuburg AB.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Starlab Space is a U.S.-based joint venture between Airbus and Voyager Space, a Denver-based space station, robotics and satellite development startup.
Commercial Space

By David Casey
Ryanair is adding new routes from Baden-Baden, Bremen, Lübeck, Münster and Weeze this summer.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine
There will still be billions of unused authority for the incoming Trump administration to decide what to do with, Pentagon officials say.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Jorge Tamarit Degenhardt succeeds Giancarlo Mezzanatto after his three-year rotational stint from Leonardo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Dublin has ordered four Airbus H145Ms for the Irish Air Corps through a €91.7 million ($95.2 million) contract to replace the force's EC135/H135 helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Volocopter aims to uphold normal business operations after filing for bankruptcy as it failed to secure additional capital from its existing shareholders.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
The new Italian aircraft are due to replace the country’s Tranche 1 version, the aging baseline configuration of Eurofighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK have signed a contract for part of the LTE Technology Maturation Phase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The program will be the first integration of such an infrared countermeasure system on an A350, Lufthansa Technik said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The German government has signed an agreement with industry to modernize its MBDA Taurus cruise missile, with the aim of keeping the system viable long term.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Germany’s Concrete Chemicals has won EC approval for €350 million ($364 million) of German funding to support the production of synthetic aviation fuels.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
In total, legislators approved 38 projects with a combined value of about €21 billion ($26.7 billion).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
After years of talking about collective defense, the EU wants to make 2025 the year it really advances efforts to boost the region’s military capacity.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The German Air Force and Army have agreed to create a joint helicopter brigade to bolster the country’s ability to meet NATO operational demands.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Small UAS have been spotted in the vicinity of and over RAF Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Feltwell and Fairford since Nov. 20.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin and the UK Space Agency say they are assessing plans for how to deliver the Pathfinder space launch from the UK.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency is looking to revamp how it implements technology programs to better support its member states' companies as competition in the sector heats up globally
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of up to 82 H145M light helicopters to Germany, less than a year since they were ordered.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The German parliament has given the green light to joining a trilateral effort with Italy and the U.K. to work on a new helmet for Eurofighter Typhoon pilots.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
German space company OHB could remain public throughout 2025 despite completing a deal with investors KKR aimed at taking the company private.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
The memorandum of understanding will examine opportunities for joint capabilities and technologies.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The German parliament has given the green light to €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) in military satellite communication-related activities.
Satellites