Luxembourg-based SES successfully launched its first two satellites – F1 and F2 – into medium Earth orbit (MEO) for its O3b mPOWER satellite communication (satcom) constellation at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 16 December. Pictured is SpaceX .
The new sixth-generation fighter jet being developed by the tri-nation Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) could potentially start ground and flight-testing by the end of the decade, according to the Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD). The UK go.
The partner governments of France, Germany, and Spain have contracted their respective industrial representatives to undertake flying demonstrator work on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien du Futur (SCAF) programme.