Defense Supply Chain Analysis

Aug 02, 2023
Editors discuss Northrop's exit from the U.S. Air Force’s competition to replace the F-22 and the implications of L3Harris’ acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Jul 12, 2023
NASA’s return to the Moon—and future human exploration initiatives—rely on private sector partnerships.
Jul 10, 2023
The Russian aircraft company reveals a new design configuration developed using digital design.
Jul 07, 2023
With soaring demand for semiconductors, aerospace and defense companies need a sound strategy for securing components.
Jun 14, 2023
Airbus has begun work on a next-generation aircraft to enter service in 2035, opting for a novel architecture that may enable use of open-rotor engines.
Jan 18, 2024
Mercury Systems (MRCY), a tech provider to the aerospace and defense industry, said it would consolidate its Mission Systems and Microelectronics divisions.
Jan 11, 2024
The Pentagon’s first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy has a three-to-five year goal to create a more resilient supply chain.
Jan 11, 2024
Barnes Group said Jan. 11 that it will sell its Associated Spring and Hänggi businesses to One Equity Partners in a deal that will net $150 million.
Jan 11, 2024
Advanced manufacturing startup Atomic-6 announced on Jan. 11 that it had raised $9.2 million jointly awarded by the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.
Dec 18, 2023
Velo3D, a maker of additive manufacturing machinery for SpaceX and other aerospace and defense customers, has ousted its founding chief executive.
Dec 14, 2023
Italy, Japan and the UK's Global Combat Air Program developing a sixth-generation crewed combat aircraft will be headquartered in London, the nations say.
Dec 13, 2023
Defense Department efforts to electrify its systems and secure its supply base for batteries have taken a step forward.
Nov 23, 2023
After its invasion of Ukraine, Russia may be able to re-build its military within 6-10 years—a new white paper argues that NATO needs to have modernized before then.