Manufacturing & Supply Chain

A new Royal Air Force strategy lays out plans for the introduction of larger systems after having developed small, swarming platforms.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Metal components supplier Mecachrome may have an edge in manufacturing processes, but sometimes being ahead of one’s time is a challenging position.

The company is confident a spate of hardware issues and oversights are behind it.

The commission and major sustainable aviation fuel producer send reassurance on mandate volumes.

Boeing’s new leadership in Commercial Airplanes and at the top are likely just the beginning of major changes at the manufacturing giant.

Two inconvienent truths about the tumult at Boeing.

Continuing an annual tradition dating back to 1957, Aviation Week Network editors honored a wide variety of industry accomplishments.

Latecoere is in the middle of an all-out battle to improve the punctuality of its deliveries, badly affected by supply chain issues.

The two front-runners in the nascent U.S. air taxi market have staked out sharply different paths in their manufacturing strategies.

Future battlefields with dispersed units and contested logistics are driving DARPA’s new portfolio of disruptive investments.

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.

The U.S. is marshaling unprecedented resources to shore up its chipmaking capabilities. Results thus far are mixed.

This week’s staff movements highlight developments at a U.S. regional airline and a major parts supplier.

While French innovators are making gradual progress in electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen propulsion, they are looking for critical funding.

The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act directed the secretary of defense to secure critical minerals from “reliable sources.”

Startup plans to support growth in onshore wind energy generation by transporting larger turbine blades.

Now in its fourth year, the European Commission-led EDF aims to support defense research, development and cooperation among member states.

Had these transactions happened, the industry today would be almost unrecognizable.

While preventing individuals from committing fraud is a high bar, the ASCIC is confident that it can help strengthen parts distribution protocols.

Honeywell is buying Italian supplier Civitanavi Systems in a bid to strengthen its foothold in autonomous aerospace operations and expand in Europe.

The location was chosen to provide the most convenient shipping hub to Europe and beyond.

Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat final assembly facility will open in 2027 in Toowoomba, Queensland.

Honeywell expects to more than double the fleet of HTF7000 engines over the next decade as it seeks to develop a next-generation successor for the 2030s.

Aviation Week editors break down the seismic leadership changes announced by Boeing and what they mean for the company's future.