Brazil’s Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara (CLA), situated at 2.3 degrees south latitude on the Maranhão coast, possesses one of the most valuable geographic assets in the global space industry: a near-equatorial launch site with direct ocean access to the east, offering a meaningful performance advantage for satellites destined for…
Author: Leandro Maldonado
The vision of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft — eVTOLs — whisking passengers across congested cities has been a staple of aviation futurism for years. In 2025 and into 2026, that vision has begun the slow and complicated process of becoming reality, as several manufacturers approach certification and infrastructure…
The MQ-1 Predator and its successor the MQ-9 Reaper defined a generation of military unmanned aviation. For two decades, MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drones — operating at medium altitudes, persistent over targets for many hours, controlled from bases thousands of miles away — became the signature tool of counterterrorism…
Embraer’s E-Jets E2 family — the second generation of the Brazilian manufacturer’s highly successful regional jet line — is gaining commercial momentum as global regional aviation recovers and airlines seek fuel-efficient alternatives to aging fleets of first-generation jets. The São José dos Campos-based manufacturer has secured a series of new…
A generation ago, building and launching a satellite was the exclusive domain of governments and large aerospace corporations. A communications satellite might weigh several tons, cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and take a decade from concept to orbit. Today, a university team can build a functioning satellite the size…
Bombardier’s Global 7500 business jet has set a new city-pair range record, completing a nonstop flight between Sydney, Australia, and New York — a distance of approximately 9,800 nautical miles that represents one of the longest commercial routes on Earth — demonstrating that the world’s longest-range business jet continues to…
Gavião Peixoto- Brazil, May 9, 2023 –Embraer and Saab today have inaugurated the production line of the Gripen E in Brazil, at Embraer´s plant in Gavião Peixoto (São Paulo State). This is an important milestone in the technology transfer program and the companies’ commitment to work together on new business…
Until now, after over 100 days into the Ukraine war, the Russians have not only had a preponderance of guns and rocket systems, they have also been able to out-range their Ukrainian opponents. Range is of huge significance to artillerymen. As with air power, the use of artillery is changing…
The two Brazilian Air Force planes designated to bring 34 Brazilian nationals and their family members back to Brazil are on their way to Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. Each aircraft left Brazil with 18 crew members, among whom seven doctors. “The people getting on board in…