A French launch startup that recently closed a funding round is seeking defense applications for its hybrid propulsion technology.

Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) has stood as a promising potential alternative propulsion technology for decades. Chemical rockets have begun to reach their theoretical maximum efficiency, and their ...

The U.S. Navy has awarded Skydweller a $1.4 million contract to develop electric propulsion as it explores all-electric ...

Solna, Sweden — October 2025 — ECAPS AB, Sweden’s leading propulsion technology provider, has announced successful testing of its new Fast-Start Thruster (FAST) technology, a major advancement that ...

Companies will target continued improvements to aircraft fuel efficiency, durability and operating costs PARIS, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada today announce their intent ...

China has set a new world record in superconducting electric maglev propulsion, accelerating a tonne-level test vehicle to ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (May 21, 2025) – The FIM-92 Stinger has long been one of the U.S. Army’s most versatile missiles. In service since 1981, it can operate both surface-to-air and air-to-air and ...

Dr. Kristina Lemmer (center) is pictured working with students in Western's Aerospace Laboratory for Plasma Experiments (ALPE). KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Space exploration is continuously becoming more ...

Solar sails have some major advantages over traditional propulsion methods—most notably, they don't use any propellant. But, ...

Human crews headed for Mars are still looking at journeys that last most of a year, long enough for radiation, boredom and mechanical risk to pile up. Nuclear propulsion promises to compress that ...

The International Windship Association (IWSA), the global trade organisation for direct wind power in shipping, has launched a new survey it says it hopes will allow deeper understanding of existing ...

Finnøy Gear & Propeller has signed a contract to deliver complete propulsion systems for a new series of eight cargo vessels being built for the Norwegian shipping company Wilson ASA. The vessels will ...