Manufacturing & Supply Chain

The Mars helicopter, Pipistrel Velis Electro, Marillyn Hewson and 24 top aerospace and aviation students were among this year’s honorees.

Multidisciplinary design optimization lets engineers spend less time on detailed design and more time considering system requirements.

Textron’s top executive calls a federal COVID-19 vaccination mandate for all employees of prime U.S. contractors and subcontractors “a curveball we wish we didn’t have.”

Avantus Aerospace has sold off its remaining composite business lines to other private equity investors and to Latécoère so it can focus on fasteners and C-class parts for the metal-friendly narrowbody production ramp-up.

Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) of seven of the world’s leading aerospace manufacturers have reaffirmed their commitment to achieving more sustainable aviation.

Forget offshoring or reshoring—the new trend in the U.S. defense is intershoring.

South Korea’s stealth plans; U.S. steps toward the E-7; Assembling Safran engines in Texas; and Army signs deal for SAR data integration.

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has launched Space Ventures, a launchpad for startups in the space sector from the region and around the world.

Diamond e-trainer; Cyclorotor lifts off; VoloDrone in a truck; Fuel-cell test site; and Airflow power options.

Congressional behavior, midterm elections, new technologies and rising startup companies are likely to drive change in the 2020s.

A decade-long investment by Nammo in solid-fuel ramjets has proven the feasibility of the technology for artillery applications.

For more than a year, investors and observers of the leading A&D company have been perplexed.

As calls grow for more affordable hypersonic systems, Dynetics remains focused on delivering the baseline weapon on time.

Enabled by cash from parent defense prime General Dynamics, the market leader is poised to maintain its dominance for many years to come.

Liberty Hall Capital Partners sold the Vancouver, Washington-based supplier to Arcline Investment Management, the parties announced late Oct. 12.

Executives close to the program discuss the A380’s rise and fall.

FitIndustry has started Tier 1 operations for major aircraft OEMs after taking over all remaining employees and assets from Ruag International.

Power to fuel; Electric fans; Satcom for autonomy; Advancing fuel cells; and Solar-powered autonomy.

Automotive batteries will only take aviation so far.

Texas took the top spot in the consultancy’s annual Aerospace Manufacturing Index rankings thanks to union-leading scores in subcategories including industry, economy and tax policy.

Russia’s Zircon missile; Japan tests F-35B on carrier; U.S. Air Force looks for next-gen protections; and F-35A drops B61 test bomb.

The CEO of supplier Leonardo reportedly says Boeing could raise the 787 production rate to 10 a month by the end of 2025 from below five now—but Wall Street analysts say not so fast.

Al Yah Satellite Communications, the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, has been formally requested to perform a thorough study in order to support a contract to augment the capacity already provided to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government on its existing satellites, Al Yah 1 and Al Yah 2, with two potential additional satellites, Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5.

The face of A&D long has been seen as “pale, stale and male.” To save the future, that might finally have to change.

India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is hopeful of winning a contract to supply its Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas as Lead in Fighter Trainer (LIFT) configuration to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), writes Jay Menon.