Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Japanese carmaker plans to fly prototype hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi in 2023.

A UAE-based start-up company is working with Etihad Airways to harness the internet of things (IoT) and reduce waste, cost, and environmental impact. Jill Stockbridge reports.

Velo3D, a metal 3D-printing startup that is targeting aerospace and defense customers among others, started trading as a public company Sept. 30 when its shares moved on to the New York Stock Exchange.

Key Wichita-based aerospace and defense supplier Spirit AeroSystems is reorganizing its business structure around commercial, defense and space and aftermarket end markets as it continues to diversify its revenue streams and stabilize its outlook.

Stealth aircraft have struggled to meet cost and schedule targets, but Northrop Grumman shows how B-21 can break the cycle.

DARPA’s HAWC demonstration program scores first successful scramjet test despite new scrutiny for U.S. hypersonic weapons.

IATA has released August 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued its strong growth trend but pressure on capacity is rising.

IATA has released August 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued its strong growth trend but pressure on capacity is rising.

New data and trends indicate private-sector U.S. A&D employment topped out on the eve of pandemic and MAX crises.

Aerospace and defense electronics specialist Mercury Systems, which is rejiggering its operations after a string of bolt-on acquisitions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Avalex Technologies.

The airline wants to have a zero-emissions replacement option for its Q300s and is studying the potential of hydrogen power with Airbus.

The sell-off of ITP has been at the top of a list of potential asset disposals as Rolls-Royce looks to rebuild its balance sheet following the pandemic, which has heavily impacted the company’s commercial engine business.

CPI Aero acknowledged late Sept. 23 that it has been notified by the premiere stock exchange that it does not meet the NYSE’s continued listing standards.

Singapore’s UAS teaming test; Boeing to make Loyal Wingman down under; U.S. titanium imports down; and Raytheon expands AESA radar sales.

We need a vast, collective effort to develop and mature capabilities and technologies that will dramatically accelerate our progress.

China canceled a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System in 1973, but Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall warns the concept may be revived.

Experienced Pentagon veteran calls for return to a more conventional approach to innovation after era of open-ended demonstrations.

How fast will U.S. military jet and large commercial aircraft build rates pick up?

Heart Aerospace has selected a supplier to complete preliminary design of the doors for its ES-19 all-electric 19-seat regional airliner while Deutsche Aircraft has chosen a company to produce the wing box and engine supports for its D328eco 40-seat regional turboprop.

Both manufacturers have promised local final assembly lines and to export from the UK if selected.

Fuel supply mandates, blenders’ tax credits, voluntary targets are all in the mix as SAF becomes the near-term path to sustainability.

The C919’s expected entry into service before the end of 2021 has revived talk that COMAC could grab a big share of the narrowbody market in the coming years.

With the regional aircraft market split between Embraer and ATR, U.S. airlines will have to buy in for Embraer to break into turboprops.

The trans-Arabian Sea air routes from the Gulf to India and Pakistan are one of the busiest in the world. Pakistan’s market is significantly underserved but could all that change now that Air Arabia and the Pakistani conglomerate the Lakson group are teaming together to form a new low cost carrier Fly Jinnah.

As ESA member states reach agreement on Ariane 6 exploitation and look to microlaunchers, labor unions worry about Eurocentric approach.