Large contractors should fare relatively well in 2020, compared to other sectors, although there are risks to weigh as well.

Excessive fuel leaks discovered in July are severe enough the government thinks that lives or critical assets could be at risk.

Saab is developing a containerized battle-damage repair system for its Gripen combat aircraft that will use additive manufacturing to get aircraft back in the air.

United Technologies and Raytheon said March 30 they received the necessary antitrust and other regulatory approvals to complete their merger, and that their newly combined company should be born April 3.

Complying with COVID-19 safety guidelines, the House Armed Services Committee is delaying its previously scheduled markup of the fiscal 2021 defense authorization bill.

The Balkan state of North Macedonia has joined NATO, the 30th nation to come under the alliance’s defensive umbrella. Skopje’s joining was confirmed on March 30, as the country’s flag was raised outside NATO headquarters in Brussels.

The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency modified an existing contract to purchase 8,000 ventilators from four companies pegged at $84 million as part of the Pentagon’s response to combat the novel coronavirus.

Safran is facing a drop in production capacity as it struggles to keep factories operating despite the combination of logistics and human resources problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic.