Supply Chain

Hensoldt sees a potential $1 billion opportunity in Germany’s ambition to field an airborne electronic attack capability, with a possible competition soon.

With Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. largely out of the way, India can leverage its buying power and talent to promote its aerospace industry.

Airbus Helicopters is actively exploring a European derivative of the H145-based autonomous Lakota connector aircraft it is developing for the U.S. Marine Corps.

Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani says the company is in the final stages of agreeing an aerostructures partnership that will lead to the creation of a player with worldwide aerospace ambitions.

Turkish defense electronics specialist Aselsan grew export sales 89% last year to $958 million and booked over $2 billion in new contracts from buyers abroad.

BAE Systems has become the latest big defense prime to team up with Estonian anti-drone missile developer Frankenburg Technologies.

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that four engine-makers have been awarded initial conceptual design awards for the second increment of CCA.

China has banned the export of dual-use items to 20 Japanese firms and other institutions.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' CEO says the company plans to boost output of its Valkyrie collaborative combat aircraft and that its hypersonic defense business is also on an upward trajectory.

Italian rocket company Avio says it will build a new solid rocket motor facility in Hurt, Virginia.

An RFI about tail kit tech adds a new angle to the USAF's continued pursuit of a new weapon to replace the Dynetics/Boeing GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator.

Italian authorities are investigating the loss of roughly €17 million ($20 million) in spare parts inventory for military aircraft.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has announced that its collaborative combat aircraft has a name: the Dark Merlin.

France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK have agreed to pursue lower-cost air defense interceptors jointly.

Trump Administration tariffs will remain both real and unreal for the aerospace and defense sector.

British defense energetics company Chemring has posted a sharp drop in first-quarter order intake as the company faces spending delays in the UK.

With demand booming in commercial and defense aviation, why are Airbus programs in turmoil?

Northrop Grumman and Embraer said they would partner to offer the Brazilian aircraft maker’s KC-390 to the U.S. Air Force, confirming a Feb. 18 report by Aviation Week.

The Southern California-based Advanced Manufacturing Company of America (Amca) has purchased Payne Magnetics for an undisclosed sum.

New deals at the World Defense Show aim to translate the Saudi Vision 2030 ambitions into a tangible helicopter manufacturing ecosystem.

The DOD is stepping up investment in North American germanium producers to strengthen supply chains strained by China’s critical mineral export restrictions.

European missile-maker MBDA has secured a backlog of orders now valued at around €44 billion ($52 billion), joint venture partner BAE Systems disclosed Feb. 18.

Speed and range are becoming more central to Europe’s weapons plans.

Carpenter Technology's current president and chief operating officer Brian Malloy will become chief executive officer July 1.

Raytheon will team with the U.S. photonics engineering group G&H to domestically produce thin film lithium niobate wafers following its win of an AFRL contract.