Supply Chain

Major programs have buoyed BAE Systems to a record order backlog of more than £69 billion ($87.1 billion), the company has reported.

Israel’s Elbit Systems has debuted the Hermes 650 Spark in Singapore, aimed to fulfill requirements for a midsize UAS between the Hermes 450 and the Hermes 900.

Following increased interest, Airbus Defense & Space is revisiting the design for a maritime patrol aircraft based on the commercial A320 single-aisle airliner.

Embraer has several A-29 Super Tucanos that await signed orders before they can be delivered, the head of the company’s defense business tells Aviation Week.

Politics, historical context and the workings of the U.S. defense industrial complex are among the reasons.

After a revised assessment of its space portfolio, Airbus Defense and Space has taken a €600 million ($642 million) charge on unspecified programs.

In what is becoming a year of going back to basics, aerospace manufacturing workers have the microphone.

Parsons Corp.’s revenue and net income both increased by double digits in the fourth quarter thanks to strong demand for its product portfolio.

The supply chain feeding RTX is “broadly” stabilizing and improving, the company’s chief financial officer says.

Failing again to field the OH-58 Kiowa’s replacement, the U.S. Army will rely on uncrewed aircraft and space-based assets for the armed reconnaissance mission.

Government-to-government discussions about a potential Saudi Typhoon order are ongoing.

TransDigm Group’s (TDG) sales and net income both rose briskly in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

Aviation Week projects that regional defense investment will to climb to $270 billion by 2032 from $197 billion in 2023.

AEI said Jan. 30 it plans to renovate the facility to serve as an aerospace center of excellence anchored in The Shoals area of Cheorkee, Alabama.

Private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners is launching a new pure play structures supplier.

Honeywell Aerospace's commercial original equipment sales jumped 25% last quarter and were up 15% for the year on an organic basis.

Safran India CEO Jetendra Gavankar on the OEM’s expansion plans for MRO workforce, capabilities and facilities.

Why the aerospace supply chain’s recovery is always two years away.

Senior BAE Systems executives hope to finalize negotiations on work share, work allocation and work locations for the trinational Global Combat Air Program by the summer.

ADS Group is calling on the next UK government to pursue a new industrial strategy that supports industry to give the country a greater strategic advantage.

The company has launched a bid to replace the Honeywell Integrated Power Package with a new system offering greater cooling capacity.

The defense tech ecosystem is coming into its own as the Pentagon works to overcome the so-called “valley of death.”

Lockheed Martin plans to cut around 1,220 workers, or 1% of its workforce, in 2024.

Holding 70% of the company’s outstanding shares, they could declare a crisis of confidence, challenge the status quo and demand a change in top management.

L3Harris’s revenue jumped 17% annually in the fourth quarter to $5.3 billion, while adjusted earnings per share of $3.35 were about 1% ahead of consensus estimates.