suppliers

TransDigm Group on July 27 announced a deal to acquire Prince & Izant, a manufacturer of highly engineered brazing alloys and specialty metal components for several industries.

Carpenter Technology's current president and chief operating officer Brian Malloy will become chief executive officer July 1.

Howmet Aerospace said Dec. 22 it is buying the Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing fastener and fittings business from Stanley Black and Decker.

The Pentagon and Department of Commerce will partner with Korea Zinc to develop a $7.4 billion smelter in Tennessee that will mass-produce critical minerals.

ATI CEO and President Kimberly Fields is set to become board chair on May 14 at the company’s next annual meeting.

Arcline Investment Management has agreed to buy aerospace parts and processes provider Novaria from private equity firm KKR for $2.2 billion.

Bearing supplier NTN Europe is acquiring new machine-tools to increase production, a sign that the aerospace supply chain predicament is easing.

A dormant Nevada copper mine will receive an equity investment of $80 million from Kinterra Capital and Lionhead Resources to restart operations.

Castings and forgings have once again been fingered as the key limit on future large commercial and military aircraft build-rates.

Airbus and GIFAS note that the high proportion of new employees is partly responsible for the sustained drop in productivity.

The Andover, Massachusetts-based company posted sales of $223.1 million in its second fiscal quarter of 2025, up 13% year-on-year.

Licenses will now be required by Chinese manufacturers that wish to export 20 products that use tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, indium and molybdenum.

The December quarter was notable by TransDigm’s standards for not including any new M&A deals.

Stockpiling inventory has been a key approach to smoothing out production variabilities, but the practice is increasingly coming at a cost.

Recent comments from supplier executives suggest the acute challenges introduced in recent years may be easing.

With total revenue of $97 million, up 17% year-on-year, Loar beat a consensus estimate of $90.1 million.

A new research paper from George Mason University suggests fears and assumptions of a shrinking and overly concentrated defense industrial base are overblown.

How airlines are dealing with MRO capacity constraints and supply chain issues.

A $12.7 million grant awarded on Oct. 30 to IperionX Technology by the Pentagon will help commission and scale up a titanium plant in Halifax County, Virginia.

The U.S. military has set up a new joint pathway aimed at bringing on nontraditional suppliers to try to grow the propulsion industrial base.

Aerospace specialist Incora’s bankruptcy serves as a stark reminder of how closely supply chains are tied to financial fates throughout an ecosystem.

Increasing payment terms will exacerbate supplier distress and ultimately could thwart the ability of OEMs to reach production goals.

Aircraft, spacecraft and military supplier Ducommun said March 21 it bought BLR Aerospace.

After bringing together seven small companies in three years, Aresia is gearing up to follow Airbus and Dassault in their planned ramp-up.