Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Past is prologue for the A&D industry in the new U.S. tax regime passed by Republicans, according to executives and analysts.

Smart investors should be ready to place bets on who will win, and potentially lose, as companies race to electrify the airplane.

The GE9X engine for the Boeing 777X has been mounted on General Electric's 747-400 flying testbed, marking a key milestone toward the beginning of test flights around the end of the year.

Gluing detail parts together would reduce mass because the adhesive has little weight and pieces can be thinner than those connected by fasteners.

About $30-40 billion of lead program opportunities should be available for nontraditional defense bidders over the next five years.

Additive manufacturing is where GE Aviation and its parent may achieve the next breakthrough in business performance, according to a leading executive.

The battle over the U.S. Export-Import Bank may not have reached biblical proportions, but it could be the end of days for the institution anyway.

As Airbus takes the majority stake in the Bombardier C Series, has the time come for Boeing suppliers to get to know Airbus better?

A new regulation addresses cybersecurity at defense primes and their suppliers, or better yet, the lack thereof, which has led to problems in the past.

Prime, OEM and Tier 1 aerospace and defense players are buying major rivals, answering the question of how they will grow in the near- and mid-term.

The race to secure new STEM talent is now one of the top workforce concerns of industry, and it should be for investors and shareholders, too.

Tax reform, including cuts to U.S. tax rates and a potential to bring back cash from overseas, dominates conversations when it comes to Washington affairs.

When it comes to the advent of pilotless commercial aircraft, just follow the money, a new report says.

Don’t pop the champagne yet, but increasingly CEOs and financial analysts around the business aviation manufacturing sector say they think things have bottomed.

The U.S. aerospace industry continues to shed workers, but it is skill sets that should have leaders most worried.

Vancouver’s MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates is making inroads in satellite-servicing markets once dominated by U.S. companies.

Most suppliers at the air show were buzzing about the big, bold goal for the new Boeing Global Services to reach $50 billion in revenue by the early 2020s.

Increasingly throughout the A&D sector, major companies that are chin-deep in the business are suddenly finding themselves reevaluating their positions.

Heading into the Paris Air Show, the defense sector is hard to describe—full of contradictions, but also opportunities.

The big, annual air show in Europe has long been known for new orders of large commercial aircraft. But increasingly, emphasis is on the past and present.

An analysis from space industry boosters in Washington seems aimed at the future, but really it is a warning about not repeating the past.

How ViaSat is pushing the boundaries of satellite connectivity.

With President Donald Trump’s “Buy American” coming at the same time as the U.S. defense industry is expanding overseas, what does it mean?

GE CEO Jeff Immelt's comments show leading aerospace companies are paying more than just lip service to the idea of electric propulsion.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Signs point to a coming price and supply chain squeeze for the defense industry.