Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Archer Aviation sees a deal to supply the hybrid power system to the Omen military drone being developed by Anduril and Edge Group as the beginning of a new revenue path for the company.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Rising protectionism is pushing industry to build up locally globally.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
SKF has introduced Arctic15, enabling faster rotation speeds and higher operating temperatures, as well as better tolerating corrosion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
ITA Airways is preparing a lawsuit against engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney after ITA was forced to ground twice as many aircraft as expected this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Joby’s hybrid eVTOL; maritime drone demonstrations; Tokyo air taxis; and advancing additive manufacturing.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
As Arab airlines head to the Dubai Airshow, most of their executives are not quite sure whether they should laugh or cry. They have good reasons for both.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
The French supply chain is back on its 2019 pre-pandemic activity levels and even surpassed them in 2024, aerospace lobby GIFAS says.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Antoine Fafard
Beyond Airbus and Boeing, only Embraer is progressing in terms of ramping up deliveries, with both ATR and Comac set for an underwhelming performance for 2025.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Guy Norris
As the U.S. accelerates efforts to return humans to the Moon, Lockheed Martin is advancing softgoods technology to support the development of a lunar economy.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine
Defense leaders have outlined an approach to prioritize speed above all else, cutting acquisition oversight.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
MPower Technology has started production of its DragonScales solar modules at a contract manufacturing site with an initial annual capacity of 1 megawatt.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
Forterra, a startup focused on autonomous defense mission systems, has raised $238 million in a Series C funding round led by Moore Strategic Ventures.
Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
GKN Aerospace has joined a project aimed at growing the use of additive manufacturing in aircraft production.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Boeing is boosting performance of two 787 variants as it lays the groundwork for higher production rates.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Victoria Moores
Emirates Airline President Tim Clark is planning to expand his active Airbus A380 fleet from 95-96 aircraft today to around 110 by the end of 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese aircraft developers dubbed the Xi’an KJ-600 carrier-based airborne early warning aircraft “Nezha,” which is a protective deity from Chinese mythology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Airlines is still working on details with engine manufacturer CFM International as it works to finalize the purchase of up to 150 more Boeing 737 MAXs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
John Greene has been appointed corporate vice president and CFO of Northrop Grumman, effective Jan. 7, 2026.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
A U.S. and Kazakhstan aims to shore up the international supply of tungsten by decade's end, pulling away from China's dominance of the valuable resource.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Boeing's $1 billion expansion’s focus is a new, 1.2 million-ft.² final assembly line at its North Charleston, South Carolina facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas revealed a new cabin product for its mainline narrowbody fleet and reports that production of its first Airbus A350-1000ULR is on schedule.
Airlines & Lessors

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Boeing announced three dozen orders and commitments from Central Asian carriers as the leaders of countries from that region met with President Donald Trump.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Hybrid-electric Passport tests, revelations of a third-stream adaptive concept and positive supercomputer results mark key advances for the RISE program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sash Tusa
In the third quarter of this year, there have been fascinating, if early, signs of improvement in the civil aircraft supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion