The United States’ sweeping 2025 trade tariffs introduced by the Trump administration are having a profound effect on the South African aerospace manufacturing sector.

Large defense companies and startups alike are challenging the de facto duopoly of Northrop Grumman and L3Harris-owned Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Bouyed by full-year 2025 production numbers, manufacturers are cautiously optimistic that a steadily upward trend is emerging, but more challenges await.

Various supply chain issues in Europe are jeopardizing Airbus’ 2027 target output of 75 A320-family aircraft per month.

Boeing and startup Salient Motion plan to attempt to certify modular actuators for commercial airliners.

President Donald Trump’s new attack on defense industry shareholder awards and executive pay will be problematic for the entire sector.

When Eve Air Mobility’s EVE-100 engineering demonstrator lifted briefly into a controlled hover for the first time on Dec. 19, the moment marked a long-anticipated milestone for the Embraer-backed startup.

Delta Air Lines has ordered 30 Boeing 787-10s, marking its first widebody order from the U.S. airframer in nearly two decades.