Supply Chain

By Kevin Michaels
For too long, OEMs assumed that compliant aerostructures suppliers were a given. That era is over, and aerospace stakeholders must plan for a new reality.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Byron Callan
Byron Callan and Sam Bendett join to discuss the Pentagon’s initiative to manufacture masses of uncrewed vehicles with an eye on the Indo-Pacific theater.
Check 6

By Tony Osborne
MBDA is growing its Bolton, England, facilities to support growing export demands for ground-based air defenses.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Thoma Bravo is selling its aerospace and defense consultancy Exostar to Arlington Capital Partners.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
The University of Texas at Dallas will lead a consortium of universities, national laboratories and energy storage companies.
Supply Chain

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Defense Department has added a fluorine-free firefighting foam to its Qualified Products List .
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed has further delayed delivery of the first F-35 upgraded with new avionics, to the second quarter of 2024, adding to a backlog of deferred shipments.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The unit’s general manager confirms to Aviation Week that the company is engaged in low-rate production activities.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Demonstration and operational testing of the microreactor was targeted to begin in 2027.
Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
Aerospace and electronics company HEICO Corporation had a strong fiscal third quarter.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Polish company PZL Mielec is producing around 50% of the Lockheed Martin F-16 rear fuselage section, with plans to expand this to 70-80% by the end of 2024.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
With three expected bidders and three planned awards, everyone wins at whatever the price.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Defense Department has started canvassing the market for interest in reviving domestic and North American production of titanium sponge.
Supply Chain

By Byron Callan
The Pentagon and Congress must keep in mind shareholder partners and their influence on the behavior of public company management.
Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
UK-based defense contractor paid a premium for the Ball business with an eye on the fast-growing space systems segment.
Supply Chain

By Kim Minseok
South Korea has signed off on the production plan for the RQ-105K, the country’s first medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) uncrewed air system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
Several forward fit and retrofit programs will demand potentially thousands of ejection seats in the next few years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The service in March announced the creation of a new cross-functional team (CFT) in Army Futures Command.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Baykar-developed UAS and their associated weapons and sensors will be produced in Saudi Arabia under new export agreements between Ankara and Riyadh.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Spanish defense electronics supplier Indra is taking a stake in compatriot ITP Aero, the aero-engine company sold off by Rolls-Royce in 2021.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
If China actively enforces its export controls, the U.S. is certain to step up supply chain efforts with allies to reduce dependency on Beijing.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. military has set up a new joint pathway aimed at bringing on nontraditional suppliers to try to grow the propulsion industrial base.
Supply Chain

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Michael Bruno
Editors discuss Northrop's exit from the U.S. Air Force’s competition to replace the F-22 and the implications of L3Harris’ acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Check 6

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S and Australian governments have agreed to advance cooperation on Australia's Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace is to lead an upgrade program for Azerbaijan’s Sukhoi Su-25 “Frogfoot” ground-attack aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion