Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Textron will not become a pure aerospace and defense company in the near term.
Defense

By Guy Norris
LOS ANGELES - Safran has joined supersonic jet developer Aerion as a “major partner” for its 12-seater AS2 Mach 1.4 corporate transport currently in
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
LONDON – The British government has approved the £4 billion ($5.2 billion) takeover of defense company Cobham by U.S. private equity firm Advent. Late
Defense

By Graham Warwick
From environmental pressures to transformational technologies, significant changes lie ahead for the aerospace and defense industry.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Private equity investors Main Street Capital Holdings on Dec. 18 said it created a new company, Compass Precision, to acquire precision metal manufacturers.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois, Irene Klotz
After transferring production technology to OneWeb Satellites’ plant in Florida, Airbus is looking for other applications.
Defense

By Sean Broderick
MAX approval process shows signs of new approaches
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
Virgin Galactic conducts sole U.S. human spaceflight in 2019.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Private equity-backed Shimtech Industries has purchased Fastener Technology Corp.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Tempting existing customers with new products remains the lifeblood of the business-aircraft industry.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Even flagging helicopter products are finding customers in the midst of defense spending hikes.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense holding company Novaria Group has acquired Long-Lok, a manufacturer of self-locking and self-sealing fasteners.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Holding company EDGE brings two PGM developers under one roof, potentially leading to cooperation.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Northrop Grumman taps into the internet of things to enable real-time monitoring of the health of munitions and rockets motors.
Defense

By Sean Broderick
Long-term future hinges upon finding new production facility—and closing more deals.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
In aircraft manufacturing, if suppliers want to bet on a winning horse, it looks like larger 737s and A320s are it.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
The Tempest development concept leaves room for Japan to pursue its own fighter. Conceivable alternatives are the FCAS and indigenous development.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
If parts of the industry are going back to square one or close to it with electric technology, Japanese newcomers may have opportunities.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace business growth continues to be driven by the two narrowbody leaders, and especially their larger variants.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick, Steve Trimble
Certification could come in 2019, but service return will not be until well into next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Veterans from the former L-3 Communications and Gabelli investment family are moving to piece together a publicly traded C4ISR giant. The timing may be perfect.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Michael Bruno
October 2019 may go down in history as a New Space turning point: the first publicly traded human spaceflight company and the first space holding company.
Space

By Michael Bruno
With Muilenburg’s demotion from chairman due to the MAX, a whole host of issues at Boeing now face a different cast of decision-makers and new conditions.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Due to moderate oil prices and the relatively low level of technology of weapons involved in the attack, the effect on A&D is likely to be muted for now.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
Struggling with the A320-family production ramp-up and A321 delivery delays, Airbus bets on robots.
Air Transport