Kourou (French Guiana) 5 April 2026 - The launch of the Smile satellite has been postponed, due to a technical issue occurred on a subsystem component production line after VV29 launcher integration.

Colleferro (Rome) March 20th 2026 - On April 9th at 03.29 AM local time (06.29 UTC; 08.29 AM CEST), Avio will launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) and Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (Smile) scientific satel

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Colleferro (Rome), 6 March 2026   – Defense Systems and Solutions (DSS), a joint venture between Yulista Integrated Solutions, LLC (YIS) and Science and Engineering Services, LLC (SES), acting as a prime contractor for the US Department of War, s

Colleferro (Rome), 23 February 2026 – Further to the press release published on December 11, 2025, Avio S.p.A. (“Avio” or the “Company”) announces that Avio USA will locate its new solid rocket motor facility in Hurt, Pittsylvania County (VA).

Colleferro (Rome), 12 February 2025 - The European launcher Ariane 6 successfully completed its flight from French Guiana, placing 32 satellites into orbit.