RECORD-HIGH SUBSCRIPTIONS AT ESA MINISTERIAL COUNCIL OVER €600M OF NEW ORDERS EXPECTED FOR AVIO IN 2026-2027
Colleferro (Rome), 5 December 2025 – As recently resolved within the framework of the 2025 Ministerial Council of ESA Member States, which took place in Bremen on 26 and 27 November, the European space budget increased by 30% over the previous three-year p
Space Launches
VEGA C SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYS KOMPSAT-7 IN ORBIT
Colleferro (Rome), 1 December 2025 – Vega C has successfully completed the VV28 flight, putting in orbit the KOMPSAT-7 (KOrea Multi-Purpose SATellite-7) for the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
AVIO AND ARIANEGROUP SIGN CONTRACT FOR ARIANE 6 STABILIZED PRODUCTION PHASE VALUED OVER 200M€ FOR AVIO
- ArianeGroup and Avio have concluded a major contract for the production of Ariane 6 items up to 2029, including P120/P160 boosters and oxygen turbopumps;
- Europropulsion, the JV co-owned by ArianeGroup and Avio, integrates and supplies P160
ESA SIGNS EXPLOITATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR ARIANE 6 AND VEGA C
Representatives from the European Space Agency (ESA) signed the arrangement for the exploitation of Ariane 6 with ArianeGroup, and Arianespace, and the arrangement with Avio for the exploitation of Vega-C.
AVIO AND RTX’S RAYTHEON SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO ESTABLISH NEW SOLID ROCKET MOTOR FACILITY IN THE U.S.
Facility will be instrumental in meeting growing demand.