Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
If 2023 is any indication, 2024 could be a yearlong Festivus in the supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Amprius Technologies has formally opened its “megawatt hour” lithium-ion battery manufacturing line expansion in Fremont, California.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Heir apparent Chris Calio to take over sprawling aerospace and defense giant.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Velo3D, a maker of additive manufacturing machinery for SpaceX and other aerospace and defense customers, has ousted its founding chief executive.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Chief operating officers are returning to prominence across aerospace and defense companies as the industry labors to recover from the COVID-19 disruption.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Chris Calio will become the next CEO of RTX, arguably the world’s largest aerospace and defense company by annual sales, on May 2, 2024.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Italy, Japan and the UK's Global Combat Air Program developing a sixth-generation crewed combat aircraft will be headquartered in London, the nations say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Defense Department efforts to electrify its systems and secure its supply base for batteries have taken a step forward.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
As the U.S. Army prepares for high-speed rotorcraft, the commercial helicopter industry continues its wait for advanced new technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Safran may take the Italian government to court after Rome blocked its purchase of Collins Aerospace's actuation and flight control systems business from RTX.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Eaton is tapping a veteran Collins Aerospace executive to take over from Nanda Kumar, the longtime president of Eaton Aerospace.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
Such hurdles as espionage and supply chain issues stand in the way of a more reliable indigenous defense industry.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The country’s Vision 2030 set challenging goals for its fledgling defense industry, but SAMI CEO Walid Abukhaled says the efforts are on track.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
After its invasion of Ukraine, Russia may be able to re-build its military within 6-10 years—a new white paper argues that NATO needs to have modernized before then.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Danish Defense Ministry has warned of potential further delivery delays for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Amentum, the private-equity owners of erstwhile DynCorp International and PAE, is buying the space and defense services part of Jacobs.
Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
The Italian government is exercising its “Golden Power” to thwart the deal, citing the unit’s continued support for the multi-nation Eurofighter program.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Martha Neubauer
Expectations for India must be tempered by its low GDP per capita and other hurdles to becoming a large player on the global stage. Some of the buzz is warranted.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Nevertheless, the British manufacturer is raising its financial expectations for both 2023 and 2024.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Raytheon and Kongsberg had to “beg, borrow and steal” to get Nasams to Ukrainian forces in a matter of weeks.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Canadian simulation and training leader CAE has no intention of diversifying away from aerospace and defense.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Divergent Technologies, an advanced manufacturing startup, has closed a $230 million Series D fundraising round.
Supply Chain

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Michael Bruno, Brian Everstine
Aviation Week editors take a break from Day 2 of the A&D Programs conference to tease out the intractable issues facing the industrial base.
Check 6

By Matthew Fulco
TransDigm said Nov. 9 that it would acquire the Electron Device Business of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) for $1.39 billion.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Structures specialist Qarbon Aerospace and its private equity owners have named Michael Canario as Qarbon’s new CEO.
Supply Chain