All updates
All 62 published updates, newest publication date first; updates without a stated date come last. Page 2 of 7.
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Final RAAF CT-4 Flight Marks a Significant Moment in Aviation Training History
NZAero attended the final flight of the Royal Australian Air Force CT-4 aircraft at RAAF Base Point Cook. The event marked the end of the aircraft's role in military flight training.
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Why United Machinists Took Its Story to Tokyo's SpaceTide 2026
United Machinists attended a special aerospace event hosted by the NZ Embassy in Tokyo to coincide with SpaceTide 2026. The company presented its story of transitioning from a local job shop to a global supplier of mission-critical components.
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New Tornos Swiss DT 26 HP Now on the Shop Floor
United Machinists reports that a new Tornos Swiss DT 26 HP lathe is currently being set up on their shop floor. The article states that parts which previously took 8 minutes to finish are now completed in 2 minutes on the new machine.
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Dawn Aerospace Closes US$25 Million Series B to Accelerate Global Expansion of Reusable Space Transportation
Dawn Aerospace announced the close of its Series B funding round, raising $25 million at a $195 million post-money valuation. The round was led by US-based VC, Balerion Space Ventures.
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What To Do with a Suborbital Spaceplane?
Dawn Aerospace describes the Aurora spaceplane as a rapidly reusable vehicle designed to carry payloads to 100 km altitude at Mach 3.7 with a four-hour turnaround time. The article outlines potential, applications for the vehicle, including microgravity pharmaceutical research, testing space hardware, and radar tracking for defense systems.
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The Loop Network and Seeding the Market for In-Orbit Refueling
Dawn Aerospace has made its Docking and Fluid Transfer (DFT) port a standard feature on SatDrive systems above 10 kNs to support future in-orbit servicing. The company plans to launch its Space Utility Vehicle and Orbital Propellant Depot in 2028 to demonstrate docking and propellant transfer.
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DLR-Tāwhaki agreement creates aerospace sister centres
Tāwhaki and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) have signed a five-year strategic partnership to create a “sister centres” framework for shared research and uncrewed aviation advancement.
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Arizona State University LEO-TIMS Camera Flight on Aurora Spaceplane, for University Space Research
Arizona State University successfully flew a thermal-infrared camera aboard Dawn Aerospace’s Aurora spaceplane. The flight marked one of the first university-built cameras to operate in near-space conditions on a reusable suborbital vehicle.
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15 Flights At The Dawn of the Aurora Spaceplane Era
Dawn Aerospace reports on 15 rocket-powered test flights of the Aurora spaceplane conducted between 2023 and 2025. The company states that the next iteration of Aurora is in production and is set to fly above 100 km altitude multiple times per day.
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Dawn Aerospace Advances Key GEO Technologies Under EU-Funded GEOryder Programme
Dawn Aerospace has reached technical milestones in COPV qualification and radiation-tolerance testing under the EU-funded GEOryder programme. The company is also progressing development of its B200 system with upcoming TID testing and a ground demonstrator.