Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed says increasing production beyond the 156-a-year level would require a business case based on an influx of new orders from new or existing customers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The decision to establish the JV, follows a memorandum of understanding inked by the two companies in July 2022, with workshares agreed during 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK's Project Warhol is researching additive manufacturing materials and technologies that could help boost parts availability during wartime.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s return to the Moon—and future human exploration initiatives—rely on private sector partnerships.
Commercial Space

By Piotr Butowski
The Russian aircraft company reveals a new design configuration developed using digital design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Frank Cavallaro
With soaring demand for semiconductors, aerospace and defense companies need a sound strategy for securing components.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Matthew Fulco
The export restrictions placed by China on gallium and germanium are unlikely to cause additional defense supply bottlenecks.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
A factory to be built in Weeze in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia state will produce at least 400 of the center-fuselage sections.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Officials hope investments such as Radar 2 may encourage Eurofighter Typhoon export customers such as Saudi Arabia to sign on the dotted line for more fighters.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Sara Samora
Aerostructures and parts provider GKN Aerospace plans to close its manufacturing facility in the St. Louis area by the end of 2024.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
That is far above the $49 and $51 that were both agreed to until third-parties bidders forced further plus-ups.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
KKR agreed to raise its overall bid to roughly $1.7 billion from $1.6 billion by boosting its per-share bid price by $2 apiece.
Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Additive manufacturing specialist Velo3D has added Avio to its customer list, breaking into the large European manufacturer market.
Paris Air Show

By Brian Everstine
A Lockheed Martin executive says a specific program for cooling the F-35 is premature until the needs are fully understood.
Paris Air Show

By Jen DiMascio
Siemens plans to further grow its aerospace and defense business.
Supply Chain

Ben Unglesbee
Aerospace specialist Incora’s bankruptcy serves as a stark reminder of how closely supply chains are tied to financial fates throughout an ecosystem.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Finnish manufacturer Patria confirmed a promised role in the Lockheed Martin F-35 program at Paris Air Show.
Paris Air Show

By Steve Trimble
The Defense Production Act-enabled funding will increase production of high purity aluminum at an Arconic smelting plant in Davenport, Iowa.
Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau, Tony Osborne
Airbus has begun work on a next-generation aircraft to enter service in 2035, opting for a novel architecture that may enable use of open-rotor engines.
Paris Air Show

By Matthew Fulco
Lockheed Martin and GlobalFoundaries say the partnership supports "increasing traceability, provenance and onshore production of critical semiconductor" tech.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
A persistent and worsening cooling system shortfall is finally being addressed in a new upgrade package now being defined by the Joint Program Office.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Onshoring semiconductor manufacturing could boost supply chain resilience for national security, but it is easier said than done.
Paris Air Show

By Michael Bruno
In the aerospace and defense industry, financially speaking, the kids are all right.
Paris Air Show

By Thierry Dubois
As production ramps up, hiring is now a major concern. Improved production techniques should help on-time delivery and quality.
Paris Air Show

By Thierry Dubois
Safran’s CEO sees challenges and opportunities in aerospace manufacturing and space launch in the coming years.
Paris Air Show