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Boeing reaches $40B deal with Ryanair
Aerospace contractor to provide up to 300 737 MAX-10 jets
Irish air carrier Ryanair plans to order as many as 300 Boeing 737 MAX-10 aircraft from Arlington County-based Fortune 100 contractor Boeing Co. in a $40 billion deal, the two
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Rocket Lab to launch new hypersonic rocket from Va.
Calif. company plans to launch HASTE from Wallops Flight Facility
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California-based Rocket Lab USA Inc. will launch its new Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) rocket in Accomack County in the first half of 2023. The company introduced the suborbital
McLean startup raises $75M for air taxi network
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Fritz Lang’s 1927 film “Metropolis” predicted cities with flying cars, while Hanna-Barbera followed that vision 35 years later with “The Jetsons” and its commuter “skyways.” Now, however, air taxis are
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Boeing to build 184 helicopters under $1.9B contract
Arlington defense contractor to supply Apache copters for U.S., allies
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Arlington-based Boeing Co. will build 184 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the U.S. Army and international customers under a $1.9 billion contract modification announced by the Pentagon Friday. The award
Northrop Grumman appoints global biz development officer
Stephen O’Bryan comes from Boston Consulting Group
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Stephen O’Bryan will become corporate vice president and global business development officer for Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. on Feb. 6. Northrop Grumman announced
Manassas company to develop short takeoff, landing aircraft for Air Force
Electra developing $85M prototype that can operate in soccer field-sized spaces
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Manassas-based aerospace company Electra.aero Inc. has received a Strategic Funding Increase award from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX arm that secures up to $85 million for development of a prototype
Rocket Lab launches first mission from U.S. soil
HawkEye 360 satellites launched from NASA Wallops facility in Accomack
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After more than a month’s delay, Rocket Lab USA’s first launch from U.S. soil at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Accomack County blasted off Tuesday evening. The mission, “Virginia is
U.Va. leads Pentagon hypersonic project
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Like a “Top Gun” fighter pilot, Christopher Goyne feels the need for speed. Goyne directs the University of Virginia’s Aerospace Research Laboratory and leads a new team developing hypersonic engines
Rocket Lab announces December Va. launch window
Company will launch HawkEye 360 satellites via Electron rocket
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Rocket Lab USA Inc. will launch the first U.S. mission for its Electron rocket from a launch pad on NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Accomack County during a 13-day window
New NASA tunnel could boost Va. space industry
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As NASA pushes the reaches of space exploration, a new wind tunnel at the agency’s Hampton-based Langley Research Center will serve an important role in journeys beyond Mars and could