Supply Chain

The U.S. is not the only country seeking to protect security-relevant businesses.

The U.S. should work with Afghans to optimize their military fleet, and well-compensated local workers should maintain the aircraft.

U.S. aerospace and defense supplier Parker-Hannifin has made a £7.1 billion ($9.9 billion) bid for UK competitor Meggitt.

At least 12 significant cyber security incidents affecting the aerospace industry have been made public since the start of the year.

Bell has begun assembling the first UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters for the type's first export customer.

A&D should be an enviable career, but as the U.S. sees a vast migration of workers, industry fears being left behind.

Angeles Equity Partners is adding its own director to Primus' board as part of the deal as the Tier 2 supplier looks to scale up.

European Defense Agency has been conducting market research into the Europe’s adversary air needs.

In hopes of a firm order from the French government soon, Airbus Helicopters starts work on the H160M.

Lockheed Martin’s goal to reduce the F-35A’s cost per flight hour to $25,000 by 2025 is not fully within the company’s control.

Created as part of the American Rescue Plan Act signed into law in March 2021, the program makes available $3 billion in total payroll support for aviation manufacturing companies that furloughed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michael Griffin, former NASA administrator and head of R&D for the Pentagon, reflects on acquisition reform and hypersonic technology.

The OEM is hoping that by proving its ability to produce H175 components normally supplied by Chinese industry within Europe, it could comfortably propose a military version—called H175M—to meet the UK’s upcoming New Medium Helicopter (NMH) need.

Final assembly and a localized supply chain proposed if UK opts for the Leonardo AW149 for its medium helicopter need.

In a wide-ranging interview, Boeing chief David Calhoun says the company won’t be rushed into launching a new airplane.

Diversified portfolios due to consolidation and similar spending on R&D by large contractors may be part of the answer.

Alessandro Profumo is upbeat about the future of post-COVID-19 European defense capability.

A sale to Poland of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 armed uncrewed air systems suggests they are gaining broader acceptance among allies.

The need to boost U.S. cyberdefenses amid the complexity of today’s digitized world could lead to the “civilianization” of defense through technology.

Model-based systems engineering is emerging as a potential solution to aerospace’s slow, costly processes.

If the first quarter is any indication, A&D is about to throttle up share buybacks and dividend payments into afterburn.

Changing needs of military advantage will challenge traditional business practices.

The former Triumph Group aerostructures business recently acquired by private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners has been rebranded Qarbon Aerospace and could be looking to acquire other assets in the embattled sector.

Olivier Jarrault, most recently CEO of LEAP engine blade maker Albany International during a dynamic two-year stint, is now CEO of Cadence Aerospace, a relatively new private equity-backed machined-parts producer for aerospace and defense OEMs and others.

Dave Calhoun is giving himself a dual mandate of returning Boeing to financial eminence while reinstalling engineering prowess. The gambit could decide the embattled company’s fate.