Defense Supply Chain Analysis

Jul 14, 2020
The outlook for Eurofighter and F-35 looks bright, but questions remain about the future of the Hawk jet trainer.
Jul 13, 2020
Greg Hayes took heat for merging UTC with Raytheon, but critics are silenced as defense has cushioned the company during the pandemic.
Jul 13, 2020
Aerion’s carbon-neutral fuel; Calspan tests trust in AI; Dubai advances Sky Dome; DLR backs clean aviation; Lilium’s modular vertiports.
Jul 10, 2020
Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston says in an interview how the RAF is adapting to COVID-19 and looking ahead to transformative initiatives such as ASTRA.
Jul 10, 2020
Airbus Defense & Space CEO Dirk Hoke talks with Aviation Week about COVID impact, Europe’s big defense initiatives and other challenges.
Mar 20, 2020
With the defense industrial base formally declared "critical infrastructure," the Defense Department is emphasizing the supply chain's "special responsibility" to maintain schedules.
Mar 13, 2020
Leonardo says its takeover of Swiss helicopter manufacturer Kopter will help it accelerate the “development of capabilities” for light, single-engine helicopters.
Mar 10, 2020
Record deliveries of the Rafale fighter helped Dassault Aviation’s revenues reach unprecedented heights last year.
Mar 09, 2020
New data from independent arms trackers show U.S. defense prime contractors and other weapon providers grew their arms exports by 23% in the second…
Mar 03, 2020
The U.S. State Department approved a pending sale of eight Boeing KC-46 tankers to Israel on March 3, moving the deal closer to signing on the day of an Israeli presidential election. 
Feb 20, 2020
Operations in Germany will be hardest hit, with 800 jobs lost.
Feb 19, 2020
Cadence Aerospace, a private equity-backed rollup of highly complex structural and engine component and assembly businesses, on Feb. 18 announced the acquisition of Premier Processing
Feb 18, 2020
Spanish industry now is organizing itself behind national coordinator Indra Sistemas to support the various work pillars, which include development of a next-generation fighter and unmanned remote carriers.