Defense Supply Chain Analysis

Mar 09, 2020
Companies such as Teledyne, TransDigm and Heico are leading a breed of A&D players with “horizontal” external growth strategies and impressive track records.
Mar 06, 2020
Triton production halted; Maxar sees geospatial services growth: FAA certifies training simulator and issues with nuclear modernization.
Mar 04, 2020
An old friend is about to crash the party in A&D manufacturing and MRO: Howmet Aerospace. But it might not be so friendly this time.
Mar 03, 2020
The service has launched the Agility Prime program with the goal of accelerating the FAA certification of commercial eVTOL cargo and passenger vehicles.
Feb 27, 2020
Taking its cue from commercial venture capitalists, the Air Force is revamping the technology investment process.
Jul 10, 2025
Missile programs and procurement are at the heart of a renewed defense cooperation agreement between France and the UK.
Jul 09, 2025
Norwegian missile-maker Kongsberg could further ramp up output as its defense and space backlog swells to a new record.
Jul 03, 2025
The second Donald Trump administration has struggled to reach an agreement with China to ease export controls on the U.S.
Jun 30, 2025
TransDigm has acquired precision components manufacturer Simmonds from RTX for $765 million.
Jun 30, 2025
Japan’s Board of Audit raised concerns over the low operational reliability of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft.
Jun 27, 2025
Switzerland has begun negotiations with the U.S. over a potential $1.3 billion increase in the price of the country’s new fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35s.
Jun 27, 2025
Diehl and Sener have struck an agreement to work together on projects such as remote carriers and hypersonic weapons technologies.
Jun 27, 2025
The Spanish-German team developing a radar upgrade for some Eurofighter Typhoons is gearing up to begin mass production of the system as it looks to wrap up flight trials.