Dassault Aviation and German OHB Join Forces to Propose VORTEX S Orbital Aircraft to ESA (opex360.com)

• Dassault and OHB partner to offer VORTEX S orbital aircraft to ESA.
• €30 million in French state funding already allocated for VORTEX development.
• Reusable two-stage system for independent European space access.

"French aerospace firm Dassault Aviation and German space company OHB have announced a partnership to propose the VORTEX S reusable orbital aircraft to the European Space Agency (ESA). The VORTEX concept has already received €30 million from the French defense procurement agency DGA and space agency CNES. The VORTEX S aims to provide Europe with independent access to space for both military and civilian payloads, leveraging Dassault's aircraft expertise and OHB's space systems experience."