Supply Chain

Drone manufacturer AeroVironment will purchase defense tech company BlueHalo in an all-stock deal valued at $4.1 billion.

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of up to 82 H145M light helicopters to Germany, less than a year since they were ordered.

Korea Aerospace Industries has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Peruvian Air Force Maintenance Service Dept. that could see it produce KF-21 parts.

Thales says it has signed a contract with NATO’s arms procurement organization to provide a ForceShield very-short-range air-defense system to Portugal.

The Swedish government plans to spend more than $460 million to join a NATO-led joint procurement of up to 1,000 Patriot missiles, the government said Nov. 15.

With Tokyo awarding contracts to build two new Aegis System Equipped Vessels, Lockheed Martin believes there are still details to be ironed out about the new SPY-7 Aegis destroyer.

Miller comes from Northrop Grumman, where he was the vice president for engineering in its aeronautics sector for a year.

The U.S. and its allies have yet to reduce reliance on Beijing for materials that are essential to the defense industrial base.

How will a second Trump administration affect the defense industry and global alliances? The McCain Institute’s executive director joins our editors to discuss.

Warden also indicated she does not expect major U.S. defense policy shifts with the pending change of presidential administration in Washington.

The Indian government says it has tested a new land-attack cruise missile, advancing the country’s desire for indigenous weapon capability.

South Korea and GA-ASI conducted a demonstration flight of the Mojave uncrewed aircraft system from the ROKN amphibious assault ship LPH-6111 Dokdo.

German space company OHB could remain public throughout 2025 despite completing a deal with investors KKR aimed at taking the company private.

An aircraft mockup making its third appearance at a major airshow is rarely a newsworthy event, even of a Chinese-made, stealthy flying wing UCAV.

AVIC has unveiled a new class of large uncrewed combat aerial system designed to deliver both strike munitions and miniature drone swarms.

Boeing is reportedly considering potential asset sales as it struggles to improve its finances.

Leonardo expects the industrial agreement on the trinational Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) to be finalized before year’s end.

America’s defense industrial base is straining to meet rising demand for weapons systems driven by a worsening threat environment from Europe to the Indo-Pacific.

South Korea has selected Konan Technology to develop artificial intelligence (AI) software for the country’s future uncrewed air vehicles (UAV).

The two OEMs’ key challenges are the extensive interdependencies across their shared supply chain.

Amid an intensifying rivalry with the U.S., China is leveraging its dominance of critical mineral supply chains.

SK Capital has completed the acquisition of Parker Hannifin’s composites and fuel containment operations in North America, renaming it Axillon Aerospace.

The manufacturer is casting its net abroad as it aims to become one of the 30 largest defense companies globally.

Saudi Arabia appears to have become an operator of Russian Pantsir-S1 short-range anti-aircraft systems, signaling Moscow continues to pursue arms deals abroad.

The attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries’ headquarters likely will strengthen the resolve of the fledging aircraft manufacturer.