The Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on U.S. allies is undermining efforts to strengthen critical-mineral supply chains under pressure from China.
Intelsat is collaborating with Embraer to have its current-generation inflight connectivity system installed on the production line for E-Jet E2 customers.
Longtime aerospace executive Tony Gingiss will lead the small satellite company as it expands its production capacity to fulfill key Space Force contracts.
China has placed 11 U.S. drone companies on its unreliable-entity list and banned the export of dual-use technologies to another 16 American businesses.
A 15-year campaign by Swedish fighter manufacturer Saab to score a sale in Colombia finally paid off, paving the way for potential new sales for the Gripen E/F.
Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russian aerospace has had no access to Western equipment. Replacing it will continue to hamper manufacturers and airlines for years.
Rolls-Royce aims by mid-year to freeze the design of a smaller UltraFan geared turbofan demonstrator, signaling its intent to target the single-aisle market.
Beijing has retaliated with new controls on critical mineral exports, targeting the American defense-industrial base as well as matching levies on U.S. imports.
The aerospace industry is responding to President Trump’s tariffs; not immediately clear are the cumulative effects on cross-border aerospace and defense supply
Trump touched on the automotive industry repeatedly in his White House speech, but he did not identify aerospace and defense, nor detail how tariffs would work.
GKN Aerospace is preparing aerostructures for the next generation of commercial aircraft and asking airframers to make sure suppliers have business cases.
Two icing test campaigns on a section of a transonic truss-braced wing, like that in development for the X-66 demonstrator, reveal ice-protection concerns.
