Defense Supply Chain Analysis
Sep 15, 2022
All F-35 deliveries remain halted until the Pentagon approves a waiver or an alternative source enters the supply chain in late October.
Sep 08, 2022
Northrop Grumman quietly developed a nickel-alloy combustor that could unlock a decades-long hurdle to rapid propulsion.
Sep 02, 2022
Everyone needs to brush up on the fundamentals, and nothing can be taken for granted.
Aug 26, 2022
Program managers are in the middle of the maelstrom, wrestling with issues many have never dealt with in their careers. Aviation Week editors discuss what they heard at the 2022 Program Excellence Evaluation Team meeting in August.
Aug 03, 2022
The F-35 and Typhoon are soaring, while development of Franco-German FCAS and sales of the Swedish Gripen lag.
Nov 26, 2025
Sweden has awarded GKN Aerospace a contract to build a clean-sheet turbojet-powered uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) demonstrator within 18 months to validate rapid development techniques.
Nov 25, 2025
Israel’s Defense Ministry is calling for a boost in defense exports with an eye on bolstering the introduction of new technologies.
Nov 24, 2025
Airbus has forged an agreement with UAE-based Calidus that could potentially lead to the creation of an MRO facility for the A400M airlifter in the UAE.
Nov 21, 2025
Under the agreement, signed during the Dubai Airshow and announced Nov. 21, Mubadala’s Strata aircraft parts-making unit would get work packages on the A400M.
Nov 21, 2025
The DOD has awarded $29.9 million to a company to develop a domestic supply chain of gallium and scandium, two critical minerals for military applications.
Nov 19, 2025
The Pentagon is partnering with mining companies MP Materials and Maaden to establish a rare earths refinery in Saudi Arabia.
Nov 18, 2025
Ursa Major, a startup that builds propulsion systems for hypersonics, solid rocket motors, in-space mobility and space launch, has raised $100 million.
Nov 18, 2025
MBDA plans to develop loitering munitions in the UAE through a partnership with French startup Fly-R and the Tawazun Council for Defense Enablement.