Dassault is working with the French Armed Forces to develop VORTEX, a reusable spaceplane designed for civil, scientific, commercial and military applications. VORTEX will travel to orbit on a small rocket and land on airport runways. Credit: Dassault Aviation

PARIS – Europe should be investing in disruptive capabilities like spaceplanes, said Maj. Gen. Philippe Koffi, French armament agency DGA strategic lead for air, land and naval combat.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...