Manufacturing & Supply Chain

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

The advanced air mobility market is beginning to differentiate by manufacturer, by mission and by timing.

Readers write about NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, Japan’s Aegis Ashore plan and Boeing’s midmarket airplane strategy.

Ask the Editors: Chinese military aircraft could benefit from Western engine technology, but there is a limit to what can be leveraged.

As public companies reported their latest quarterly results, one segment stood out for its near-universal positivity: space.

Ask the Editors: China is squeezing out foreign airframe makers but still relies on Western engine and onboard suppliers—for now.

Ask the Editors: Even if airframers do source less from China, it won’t mean they will turn to Western suppliers.

Ask the Editors: The global battle for airframe dominance is now a battle between Airbus and Boeing, but could Comac shake up the scene?

Both the 737 MAX and the 777X programs are key to helping Boeing emerge from a historic industry downturn.

Ask the Editors: The F-15EX is a product of digital engineering, but it is not representative of the Digital Century Series initiative.

Spain could lead development of a jet trainer to train pilots for the FCAS as part of an effort to bolster Airbus’ in-country presence.

BAE Systems will build a full-scale fuselage section of the notional Tempest design in its factory of the future trials.

Leaders who embrace digital transformation can help hard-hit companies rebound from the pandemic.

As Airbus is reconciling production rates and deliveries, its CEO sees the current situation as manageable for the supply chain.

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

Rolls’ need to fund UltraFan development drives speculation about renewed cooperation.

Economic and workforce upheavals are testing the mettle of the small satellite industry.

He prioritizes new airplanes over aftermarket business and looks ahead to the company’s next airplane.

Ask the Editors: Airbus and Boeing are trying to protect customer commitments, but airlines and lessors would like o defer or even cancel their narrowbody deliveries.

Despite the global air transport market collapse and aircraft production slowdown following the COVID-19 pandemic, Pratt & Whitney believes the longer-term impact may potentially accelerate the adoption of advanced propulsion technology as airframers revise product development strategies.

Aerospace trade associations on both sides of the Channel want the EU and the UK to find a consensus on their future relationship.

More than 100,000 A&D jobs could disappear in the next two years. To attract more people, companies should focus on who they retain.

Milestones for the T-7 trainer; what comes after the MQ-9; Sierra Nevada’s Shooting Star and a new name for Airbus operations in the U.S.

An analysis shows that a disruptive acquisition strategy for the Next-Generation Air Dominance program would reduce costs.

L3Harris leaders say their focus remains carrying out their prior plans for their merger of equals.