Supply Chain

Oliver Madilian
The industry needs to offer more flexibility and financial incentive and find ways to resonate with young people.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Spanish companies are playing leading roles in developing the sixth-gen Future Combat Air System sensor suite, low-observability features and remote carriers.
Paris Air Show

By Tony Osborne
Across France, Germany and Spain, engineers from 15 companies and consortia are working on the sixth-generation Future Combat Air System.
Paris Air Show

By Jen DiMascio, Brian Everstine
Ted Colbert, the president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, vows to bid differently for future programs in a conversation with Aviation Week.
Check 6

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine, Joe Anselmo
Aviation Week editors talk with the Boeing Defense, Space and Security president about his focus on regaining stability for major development programs.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Boston-based Fortify specializes in 3D printers that use composite materials and high-temperature photopolymer resins to make a variety of parts.
Supply Chain

Frank Coleman and John Moore
Targeted growth, strategic mergers and retaining talent can help companies rebound from the unavoidable difficulties of recent years.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Alex Krutz
High-performing companies, like great sports teams, create visions and execute winning strategies.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Science Applications International has appointed Toni Townes-Whitley as its next CEO.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense metals specialist IBC Advanced Alloys warned on May 18 that it faced a debt payment crunch.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
A defense industry-sponsored report reveals that U.S. manufacturers cannot meet planned production and cost targets for a new class of hypersonic weapons.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Having failed to find a new owner, Italy has restarted the bidding process for aircraft manufacturer Piaggio Aerospace, best known for its P180 Avanti aircraft.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein
Joby, Lilium and Archer have secured additional funding from existing investors.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Prices are rising in aerospace and defense, but few are turned off.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
CEO Bob Pragada said the corporate divorce will stand up two well-established publicly traded companies.
Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
Solid demand in the company’s aerospace & defense and commercial markets helped new orders climb 13% to $718 million.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Apollo Global Management and Arconic announced May 4 that the private equity giant will take the aluminum sheet supplier private.
Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ revenue increased 18.1% year-on-year to $231.8 million in the first quarter of 2023.
Supply Chain

By Helen Chachaty
Five years after a reorganization of its maintenance, repair, and overhaul organization, France’s defense ministry is drawing lessons from the efforts.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The resourcing of solid rocket motors has been a key priority for the Pentagon, with the surge of munitions shipped to Ukraine highlighting the limited supply.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Digital engineering had promised to deliver the trainer within six years of contract award, but problems have conspired to stretch Boeing’s schedule to 8 years.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Thierry Dubois
Tools created to save ailing suppliers, such as a dedicated investment fund, are becoming permanent.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Byron Callan
Competition from lower-tier suppliers and other countries is picking up.
Supply Chain

Matthew Fulco
The first visit in four years by U.S. defense contractors to the island democracy will focus on joint production of drones and ammunition.
Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A holding company owned by Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Capital has finalized the acquisition of Aubert & Duval, a French critical-parts and metals supplier.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain