The U.S. Air Force’s series of “Pitch Day” events has succeeded in attracting swarms of small businesses outside the defense industry, but the long-term value remains unclear, former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said.
The U.S. Air Force does not believe Boeing’s proposal for the KC-46 Remote Vision System will meet the program’s critical performance parameters, according to a service official.
Northrop Grumman is already banking on winning the U.S. military’s contract for providing the next generation of nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Boeing executives believe customer sentiment toward the 737 MAX remains strong, insisting that airlines still want the grounded model even amid rising operating costs linked to simulator training and the risk that passengers may shy away from the aircraft once it returns.
When United Technologies and Raytheon merge early next quarter, they are likely to sell the latter’s Forcepoint cybersecurity company and they could get $3 billion for it.
Mitsubishi Aircraft denies reports that it has already decided to further extend the development schedule of the SpaceJet regional airliner, saying the matter is still being evaluated.
Stanley Black & Decker will break into aerospace and defense and buy Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing, a provider of highly engineered fasteners, latches and other parts for aerospace, for up to $1.5 billion in cash.
General Electric Aviation reported a “strong performance” in 2019 and remains a bright spot for its parent corporation, GE managers trumpeted Jan. 29, despite $1.4 billion worth of “headwinds” from the Boeing 737 MAX’s grounding and production halt.
The latest developments of an integrated flight deck concept for helicopters designed to improve safety in low visibility are being introduced by Universal Avionics.
The NTSB is urging Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the FAA to mandate Embraer E-Jets control column wiring inspections, revamp maintenance pr
Wichita-based aerostructures leader Spirit AeroSystems has fired its relatively new chief financial officer and another executive after it found a lack of accounting procedure compliance regarding recent unidentified liabilities.
Light helicopter manufacturer Enstrom is in talks with several unidentified eVTOL startup companies to potentially help them certify and produce the first new-generation urban air mobility vehicles.
MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton has made restoring production of the company’s MD902 twin-engine light helicopter a priority after a nearly decade-long hiatus in production.
The Joint Requirements Oversight Council met this week and its chair shed light on how it is going to reform the Pentagon’s archaic requirements process and will use the Joint All-Domain Command and Control program as its poster child.
Until the U.S. military’s fragmented communication systems allow the F-35 to share targeting data directly with unconventional partners like Army missile launchers, Lockheed Martin has come up with an interim solution to support an ongoing series of critical operational experiments.
