Defense Supply Chain Analysis
Apr 02, 2024
In a wide-ranging interview, Culp talks about the new company’s future and says he has no interest in taking his turnaround skills to Boeing.
Apr 02, 2024
Future battlefields with dispersed units and contested logistics are driving DARPA’s new portfolio of disruptive investments.
Apr 01, 2024
The U.S. is marshaling unprecedented resources to shore up its chipmaking capabilities. Results thus far are mixed.
Mar 29, 2024
The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act directed the secretary of defense to secure critical minerals from “reliable sources.”
Mar 28, 2024
Had these transactions happened, the industry today would be almost unrecognizable.
Feb 18, 2026
European missile-maker MBDA has secured a backlog of orders now valued at around €44 billion ($52 billion), joint venture partner BAE Systems disclosed Feb. 18.
Feb 17, 2026
Raytheon will team with the U.S. photonics engineering group G&H to domestically produce thin film lithium niobate wafers following its win of an AFRL contract.
Feb 17, 2026
3D printing has yet to turn aircraft production on its head.
Feb 17, 2026
BAE Systems will transform the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II with dual-mode seekers to make the 2.75-in.-dia. guided rocket more effective at shooting down volleys of large numbers of one-way attack munitions.
Feb 13, 2026
India is targeting greater than 50% localization of components for future Dassault Rafale fighters made in-country, Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said.
Feb 13, 2026
Joint venture Quantum Frontline Industries says it has delivered the first Linza 3.0 drones made in Germany to the Ukrainian armed forces.
Feb 13, 2026
Howmet Aerospace posted 21% defense sales growth in the fourth quarter, driven by engine demand from both advanced and legacy fighter jets.
Feb 12, 2026
Hensoldt has struck a partnership with Helsing, the European defense AI company that is behind development of the CA-1 Europa collaborative combat aircraft.