Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Advanced electronic warfare and avionic software developments are key features of Saab’s next-generation Gripen.

The UK business of Kaman Corporation has been purchased in a management buyout.

The Pentagon awarded multibillion-dollar contracts with the goal of strengthening the U.S. homeland defense system.

Build-up of the first module for the initial UltraFan engine demonstrator, UF001, has begun at Rolls-Royce’s Derby, England facility in preparation for tests starting in early 2022.

While many projects have been put on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic fallout, Airbus is pushing ahead with its long-range narrowbody.

China could become the world’s largest commercial aviation system by the middle of the decade. Up to recently, Western suppliers were integral to the Asia giant’s aerospace development, and the relationship was mutually beneficial.

Twin-props seem to have gone missing from the skies of general aviation airports.

The European Space Agency and national agencies are supporting startups in their bid to offer a new kind of launch services.

A $14.3 billion modernization program risks delays unless Lockheed software developers and military bureaucracy can dodge obstacles.

Airbus and Dassault try to reconcile views in thorny FCAS negotiations as a political deadline nears.

AerCap, the new leader in aircraft leasing, will be much larger than competitors and will have a strong say in future aircraft design.

VerdeGo launches first product in bid to become the hybrid-electric propulsion supplier for a wide range of aircraft applications.

Fighters are the tip of an iceberg of uncertainty about next-gen military aircraft platforms in Europe.

Are Boeing and Embraer betting on the right concepts for new aircraft in the near term?

Facing rising Chinese competition, the U.S., EU and UK agree to step back and try to settle an endless war over airliner subsidies.

A cruel irony of the downturn in commercial aerospace is that there may not be enough workers to staff the recovery.

Hill wants to maintain its supply chain and not be “held to ransom” by suppliers, in a bid to keep maintenance costs low for customers.

Despite the impact of COVID-19, Kopter and new owners Leonardo are confident of bringing the SH09 to market by year-end 2022.

What do the myth of Sisyphus and the commercial aerospace sector have in common? A lot of ups and downs.

Safran Group is using AR and robotics tools from French startup Diota to improve efficiency and accuracy on the shop floor.

This year, companies large and small will constantly have to assess and reassess where they can best compete.

The top eight companies should form a committee to provide data-driven assistance to suppliers in need.

France and Germany have overcome hurdles on the road to FCAS, but disagreement on intellectual rights could fracture fragile progress.

The arrival of vaccines has airlines hoping they will begin to emerge from their worst crisis. But what will the industry look like?

A wave of space startups suddenly going public in SPAC deals is revving up an already excited sector. But one of them is ahead of others and is about to take another giant leap.