Defense Supply Chain Analysis
May 10, 2022
French industry launches new promotion effort to hire young production workers amidst concern low interest may hamper production ramp-up.
Apr 29, 2022
The OEM says longer certification timelines are a new fact of life as development woes and fixed-price contracts force first-quarter losses.
Apr 04, 2022
The U.S. must develop propulsion technologies that are not dependent on rare propellants subject to extreme price volatility.
Apr 01, 2022
$194 billion budget proposes deep divestments to free up funding for research and development.
Mar 14, 2022
The war in Ukraine could push defense spending to grow annually as fast or faster than GDP for the balance of the 2020s.
Apr 22, 2025
The European Union wants to broaden the scope of some technology research funding efforts as part of its push to bolster the region’s defense industrial base.
Apr 22, 2025
Northrop Grumman lost an extra $477 million on early B-21 production, raising red ink on the first five annual lots of fixed-price contracts to over $2 billion.
Apr 22, 2025
Startup Beehive Industries is on track to start ground tests of its additively manufactured Frenzy engine next month, ahead of planned altitude tests with AFRL.
Apr 21, 2025
Baykar has successfully flown a Bayraktar TB2 uncrewed aircraft system with an internally developed piston engine.
Apr 17, 2025
Taiwan’s state-backed drone industry alliance is expeditiously decoupling from China-based supply chains, Chairman Hu Kai-Hung tells Aviation Week.
Apr 16, 2025
Taiwanese drone manufacturer Thunder Tiger braced itself for a painful impact when Trump imposed a 32% tariff on most imports from the island.
Apr 15, 2025
Airbus is discussing internally the level of required investment to address growing defense demand, CEO Guillaume Faury says.
Apr 15, 2025
The UK has launched a tech challenge to identify ways to track “government assets or representatives” if global navigation satellite systems are disrupted.