Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense business issues, and is editor in chief of Aviation Week Executive Intelligence newsletters. Beyond reporting, Bruno helps organize related Aviation Week conferences, hosts podcasts and webinars, and speaks publicly as a subject matter expert on industry issues. Since joining Aviation Week in 2005, he has won several Jesse H. Neal and Aerospace Media awards. He has a master's degree from Syracuse University and a bachelor's from Vanderbilt University.
Vantage Robotics, a Silicon Valley startup that provides the Vesper small UAV and ground control station to the U.S. military and others, has received new funding from Ohio for staff growth in the Buckeye State, as well as more funding from venture capitalists.
Radian Aerospace has unveiled plans for “the world’s first fully reusable horizontal takeoff and landing, single-stage to orbit spaceplane” for sending passengers and cargo to low Earth orbit.
Satellite-powered hyperspectral imagery and analytics startup HySpecIQ is aiming to raise more funds and grow its small staff ahead of an expected September 2023 launch of its first of 12 orbital assets.
