Defense Supply Chain Analysis
Dec 02, 2020
Japan’s roles in the defense and commercial aviation supply chains make it a powerhouse.
Nov 17, 2020
The opportunity for other areas of the economy to grow are more numerous as the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nov 12, 2020
Germany is the first Eurofighter partner nation to top up its orders; Spain will follow in 2021.
Nov 03, 2020
Fallout from commercial aviation business lost could eliminate businesses, create opportunities.
Oct 30, 2020
M&A activity among major A&D players is picking up again, but this time they are shedding assets or tacking on specialties.
May 29, 2020
As this new decade begins, 2020 is shaping up to be a groundbreaking year for the burgeoning space tourism industry. A report issued by UBS, the…
May 19, 2020
Lockheed Martin now expects to deliver 18-24 fewer F-35s in 2020 than the program’s 141-aircraft goal due to supply chain disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the company said May 19.
May 06, 2020
The U.S. Army is checking in daily with Boeing to evaluate how facility closures in India related to the spread of the novel coronavirus may delay delivery of Apache attack helicopters.
Apr 28, 2020
The spread of the novel coronavirus has changed the way the Defense Department views its supply chain and the military is beginning to understand where the industrial base is “hyper efficient but very brittle,” according to the U.S. Navy acquisition executive.
Apr 24, 2020
The world’s largest defense contractor has issued another round of accelerated progress payments to its supply chain.
Apr 24, 2020
For KAI’s KUH-1 Surion helicopter program specifically, the delivery schedule and planned production quantities remain unchanged, a spokesperson says.
Apr 13, 2020
Israel-based defense contractor Elbit Systems, which has a major U.S. subsidiary, acknowledged issues in its operations on April 13 and said it started carrying out unspecified “cost-control measures to help limit the financial impact on the company.”
Apr 13, 2020
A Lockheed Martin employee working at the Fort Worth facility where the F-35 is assembled died several days after informing the company he felt ill with COVID-19-like symptoms, Lockheed said on April 13.