The UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, announced a near £1bn ($1.2bn) investment drive into the UK’s aerospace sector just days after the bankruptcy of Reaction Engines, which had been developing ...

Reaction Engines Ltd is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (‘CRADA’) with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate ...

Reaction Engines Ltd., today announces the signing of a €10m European Space Agency (ESA) contract which will enable the development of a ground based demonstrator of SABRETM, a new class […] ...

The US business of the UK company operated for 8.5 years. They pushed the boundaries of propulsion and thermal management with our technology. The team achieved some astounding milestones and ...

Reaction Engines Ltd., a UK company behind a rocket engine designed for hypersonic flight, has had its valuation slashed by more than £200 million ($264 million) by two investors as it searches for ...

"It was going great until it fell apart." Richard Varvill recalls the emotional shock that hits home when a high-tech venture goes off the rails. The former chief technology officer speaks ruefully ...

A giant space plane that doubles as a supersonic jet is closer than ever to becoming a reality. Skylon is a privately funded, single-stage-to-orbit vehicle designed to take off and land from a runway, ...

Reaction Engines is hopeful that newly unveiled technology which uses its heat exchanger system to allow regular jet engines to burn ammonia – producing zero carbon emissions – could enter service ...

Rolls-Royce and Reaction Engines have formed a strategic partnership aimed at powering next-generation warplanes. (Rolls-Royce/Reaction Engines graphic) LONDON – Rolls-Royce has formed a strategic ...

A recent surge of interest in multi-Mach propulsion projects from Rolls-Royce is followed today by another technical partnership – which sees the aero-engine manufacturer deepen its partnership with ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A small British company with a dream of building a re-usable space plane has won an important endorsement from the European Space Agency (ESA) after completing key tests on its ...