Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
China conducted the first flight of a domestically developed 3D-printed turbojet engine in November 2025.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The UK says its effort to rapidly develop a conventional ballistic missile under the recently launched Project Nightfall is aimed at arming Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Spanish defense and aerospace electronics company says the acquisition will allow it to position itself in the growing uncrewed traffic management market and bolster its UK presence.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
An industry team made up of some of the biggest names in European missile development has secured funding to develop a hypersonic glide vehicle demonstrator.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Richard Aboulafia
The program looks poised to thrive in a world where the U.S. has alienated its best friends.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense electronics company Teledyne RISI has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the U.S. for providing nonconforming aircraft parts to the military.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The Pentagon says it has agreed to boost output of Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors to 2,000 missiles per year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
ReElement Technologies has secured a $200 million investment from Transition Equity Partners to ramp up critical minerals production in Marion, Indiana.
Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
Cambium Biomaterials, a California-based startup that manufactures advanced materials for aerospace and defense, raised $100 million in a funding round.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
DARPA is taking a hard look at the quizzical, quantum-mechanics-based hardware.
Emerging Technologies

By Matthew Fulco
The Pentagon will provide $18.5 million in funding to Lattice Materials, a manufacturer of advanced defense optics systems.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
TransDigm has signed a definitive agreement with private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners for Stellant Systems for around $960 million in cash.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Poland’s Armament Agency has finalized a $4 billion agreement with South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace for the local production of Chunmoo CGR-080 guided rockets.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Boeing has resumed F-15EX deliveries quickly after the end of a 15-week strike—but budget data shows the U.S. Air Force program is well behind schedule.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Howmet Aerospace said Dec. 22 it is buying the Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing fastener and fittings business from Stanley Black and Decker.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Honeywell's aerospace segment will record a $470 million financial charge in Q4 2025 for Flexjet-related litigation payments.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the country will proceed with plans to build a new aircraft carrier.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The French Defense Innovation Fund and MBDA have taken a stake in NanoXplore, a company specializing in reprogrammable special-purposes semiconductors.
Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
Defense boom drives 10-year value of military aircraft deliveries to $1.19 trillion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The defense technology sector is riding high heading into 2026, shrugging off concerns of a bubble.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall says it has received the order to provide synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites to the German Armed Forces a day after funding was approved.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Spanish defense company Indra says it has agreed to acquire uncrewed air system provider Wake Engineering as part of a push to grab market share in Spain.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
NHIndustries is looking to regain momentum in securing new orders for its NH90 helicopter in the new year after securing several top-up deals.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The Pentagon and Department of Commerce will partner with Korea Zinc to develop a $7.4 billion smelter in Tennessee that will mass-produce critical minerals.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Suppliers to Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft programs expect to be running at significantly higher monthly production levels starting in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion