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Agenda & Opportunités
SPACE TECH EXPO EUROPE 2026
CONNECTING EUROPE'S SPACE SUPPLY
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EVENEMENT REPORTÉ - Les JEUDIS du
Numérique | Protégez votre outil de production et votre
chiffre d'affaires
Les JEUDIS du Numérique - Zoom
sur l'actualité et vos usages - "Protégez votre outil
de production et votre chiffre d'affaires"
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Aéronautique
Comac devait livrer 50 avions en 2026, mais
n'en a livré que 11, inquiétant Airbus.
L'avionneur chinois Comac peine à
augmenter la production de son C919, concurrent direct des Airbus
A320neo et Boeing 737 MAX. Malgré un carnet de commandes bien
rempli, le constructeur n'a livré que 11 appareils depuis le
début de l'année, contre 50 initialement p...
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US electric VTOL wins landmark FAA
clearance, completes 39-mile flight in 20 minutes
The Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) has granted US aerospace and defense company BETA Technologies
a first-of-its-kind authorization to conduct flights with prospective
customers aboard its electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL)
aircraft, marking a significant step toward commercial oper...
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AH-64E Apache Helicopter Meets All
Transportability Requirements
In a major milestone for Army
expeditionary mobility, the Apache Project Management
Transportability Team has validated a prototype lifting sling for the
AH-64E Apache helicopter, clearing the final transportability
requirement outlined in the aircraft's Capability Production
Document.
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Safran embarque sa centrale inertielle
SkyNaute sur l'A220
Issue du secteur militaire, la centrale
inertielle SkyNaute de Safran équipera l’Airbus A220,
une première pour un avion de ligne. Développée
par Safran Electronics & Defense, elle doit maintenir une
trajectoire précise malgré le brouillage et le
l...
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Tarmac Aerosave décroche la triple
accréditation AFRA et s'agrandit à Tarbes
Alors qu’il se prépare au
salon MRO Europe, le groupe Tarmac Aerosave a deux
événements à célébrer. Il
détient en effet désormais la triple
accréditation ACRA (pour ses trois domaines
d’activité) et ouvre une nouvelle ...
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Boeing's largest 737 MAX jet wins FAA
certification, clearing way for deliveries of 1,555 ordered
planes
Boeing’s largest 737 MAX aircraft,
the 737 MAX 10, has received Federal Aviation Administration
certification after years of regulatory and safety reviews. The
certification clears the way for deliveries in the coming months and
removes a major hurdle for Boeing. The aircraft has 1,555
orders,...
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New solid-state battery lines open for
electric aircraft with 50% more energy
French battery maker Saft has opened new
battery production lines in Bordeaux to advance solid-state
technology for electric aircraft and space applications. The
TotalEnergies subsidiary inaugurated the lines on October 19, turning
years of research into manufacturing capacity.
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Dassault Updates Falcon 10X Flight Program,
Cockpit Upgrades
Dassault Aviation's new ultra-long-range
Falcon 10X is on target to be certified in 2029.A second aircraft
joined the flight test program on Sept. 24, and two more—with
full interiors—are scheduled to start test flying in 2027, says
Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier.
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Espace
SES launches NASA-linked relay test on
Planet satellite
SES Space & Defence (SES SD), a
wholly owned subsidiary of SES, has launched a demonstration payload
aboard Planet Labs PBC’s Pelican-12 satellite, advancing
efforts to develop commercial satellite communications services for
NASA’s future science missions.The launch took place on
Oc...
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SpaceX s'apprête à tenter une
double récupération historique de sa fusée
Starship
L'entreprise SpaceX a officialisé
durant sa conférence sur les résultats trimestriels son
projet le plus audacieux à ce jour : la double capture de son
lanceur orbital Starship et du booster principal Super
Heavy. Annoncée par Elon Musk en personne, cette
tent...
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Saft lance sa production de batteries
solides : la France prend son envol
À Bordeaux, sur son site
historique, le fabricant Saft, filiale de TotalEnergies, a
officiellement inauguré ses nouvelles lignes de production
dédiées à ce que beaucoup considèrent
comme la prochaine génération de stockage
d'énergie : la...
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Military satellites could be refuelled in
orbit
The in-service SKYNET 5 military
communications satellites could be extended through in-orbit
servicing, assembly and manufacturing technologies. According to an
answer given in Parliament, any requirement for future defence
satellites to support refuelling will be assessed on a
capability-by-capabi...
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Solstar provides Wi-Fi connectivity for NASA
proximity operations demonstration
SAN
FRANCISCO – Wi-Fi technology from Solstar Space connected
NASA’s R5-S10 cubesat with Momentus’ Vigoride-7 orbital
service vehicle during proximity operations and relayed data to
NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Solstar announced Oct. 20.The
mis...
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Fergani Uzay a lancé son
sixième satellite FRG-100D4 via SpaceX
Fergani Uzay a lancé avec
succès son sixième satellite expérimental, le
FRG-100D4, depuis la base de la Force spatiale américaine
à Cape Canaveral, en Floride. Propulsé par une
fusée SpaceX le 20 octobre 2026, l’appareil de 160
kilogramme...
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HPE va tester l'IA et le calcul haute
performance à la surface de la Lune
HPE s’apprête à
tester le calcul haute performance sur la Lune en y envoyant un
ordinateur capable d’exécuter de l’IA et des
benchmarks de supercalculateur. L’objectif est de
déterminer si les futures missions pourront analyser leurs
données ...
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Reaction Dynamics sets 2031 target for
six-tonne Borealis rocket
Reaction Dynamics (RDX) wants to put six
tonnes in low Earth orbit by 2031 with Borealis, a medium-lift rocket
the Longueuil, Que., company unveiled Tuesday as the SpaceBound
industry conference opened. The company also plans to raise $350
million and grow its staff from 68 to more than 350.
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Drones et nouveaux usages
British drone downs attack drones with
guided rockets
A modified Malloy Aeronautics T-150
uncrewed air system intercepted multiple one-way attack drones during
an American experiment in Florida, according to BAE Systems. The
system fired laser-guided rockets from a three-pod launcher and
engaged several targets in succession without landing or
reloadin...
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BETA First to Secure FAA Authorization for
Prospective-Customer Flight Operations in Electric VTOL
Aircraft
BETA Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BETA)
(“BETA”), an aerospace and defense company, today
announced that the Federal Aviation Administration
(“FAA”) has awarded its ALIA VTOL (“A250”)
aircraft a Special Airworthiness Certificate for market surveys,
marking the first ...
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Proposed ASTM Standard Will Aid Unmanned
Aircraft Industry
ASTM International’s unmanned
aircraft systems committee, F38, is developing a proposed standard
establishing minimum human-factors requirements for designing
unmanned aircraft ground control stations. Human factors evaluates
how end users interact with systems to support understanding,
effici...
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L3Harris Delivers VAMPIRE Counter-Drone
Systems to U.S. Army
L3Harris Technologies is supplying its
VAMPIRE counter-drone system to the U.S. Army under a mid-2026
contract. The Army awarded L3Harris a deal worth up to about $106
million for mobile C-UAS kits as part of a layered drone-defense
strategy. VAMPIRE is a self-contained palletized weapons kit that
m...
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Stellios Technologies Emerges From Stealth
With High-Power Microwave Systems
Stellios Technologies emerged from
stealth on October 20, 2026 with an oversubscribed $5 million
pre-seed financing. The Austin, Texas company develops high-power
microwave, directed-energy, compact-fusion and advanced-propulsion
technologies. Investors in the round included Shervin
Pishevar’s...
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L3Harris, Skydio Integrate Tactical Radios
Into X10D Drone
L3Harris and Skydio have integrated
tactical communications equipment into the X10D drone to help
maintain control links and transmit data in environments affected by
electronic warfare. The integration combines Skydio’s
autonomous aircraft with L3Harris’ Falcon IV embeddable radios
and ...
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GA-ASI Celebrates Successful Flight Testing
of New Gray Eagle ESM System
SNC’s Electronic Support Measures
(ESM) system has completed flight testing on the MQ-1C Gray Eagle
Extended Range (ER) Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS), General Atomics
Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced. The MQ-1C Gray Eagle
ER UAS supports Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Ac...
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MIT's New Drone System Plans Collision-Free
Paths Through Unknown Moving Obstacles
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could
fly deep into the heart of a raging wildfire, avoiding sudden
flare-ups and dodging falling tree branches to gather critical
information for rescuers. But in this dangerous situation, the UAV
could easily be damaged or destroyed by falling debris.
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Une jeune pousse israélienne
dévoile un système de défense contre les essaims
de drones
Skapion, une start-up israélienne
créée fin 2025 et spécialisée dans les
technologies de défense, a dévoilé un
système conçu spécifiquement pour contrer les
attaques massives menées par des essaims de drones
coordonn...
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Propulsion et Energie
Embarquée
Electric drone hits 483 mph in record
attempt, pushes speed limits of battery flight
German drone maker Quantum Systems
announced that its battery-powered experimental drone reached 483 mph
(777 km/h) during a record attempt. The flight could mark a new speed
milestone for battery-electric drones, though the result has not yet
been officially confirmed.
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P&WC Unveils PT9 Engine with Type
Certification in Hand
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC)
has taken the wraps off the PT9, a 2,000-shp clean-sheet turboprop
engine that draws on the PT6 name but incorporates new architecture
scalable to multiple platforms. The engine maker unveiled the
centerline powerplant today at NBAA-BACE 2026, and with
Transport...
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