Manufacturing/Supply Chain

Honeywell expands F124 engine production for CCAs and develops SkyShot 1600 prototype under Air Force contract.

A decade after the launch of Vision 2030, the Saudi defense industry can claim significant progress in its goal to localize more than 50% of military procurement.

Robinson has selected Rotor Technologies as the autonomy provider for its new line of remotely piloted R44s.

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration has rolled out the first production model of its MUAV uncrewed aerial system ahead of its entry into service planned for 2027.

Rotor Technologies is advancing toward scaled production of unmanned R44 aircraft by integrating its autonomy system into Robinson Helicopter’s assembly line.

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

Pegasus Airlines has increased its in-house narrowbody maintenance capacity by completing the first phase of building new maintenance facilities in Istanbul.

Nandina REM has opened its first recycled carbon fiber production facility in Singapore.

AIR EV advances to production with a new Israeli facility, preparing maiden flights of its cargo eVTOL and targeting scaled U.S. operations.

Leonardo DRS partners with Saudi Arabia & MENA allies to modernize defense with advanced tech, local production, & combat-proven systems for future battlespace.

L3Harris will deliver low-cost cruise missiles to the U.S. Marine Corps by the end of the next year under a newly awarded contract worth $86.2 million.

Emirati defense group Edge and Qatar’s Barzan Holdings are to create a joint venture and begin cross border defense industrial cooperation.

The United States’ sweeping 2025 trade tariffs introduced by the Trump administration are having a profound effect on the South African aerospace manufacturing sector.

25 Years Ago in Aviation Week The cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Feb. 19, 2001, issue featured an artist’s concept of Northrop Grumman's Pegasus X-47A unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) flying over the U.S. Navy's test facility at China Lake, California.

Taiwan’s collaboration with American defense contractors took an important step forward at this year's Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition.

Digital and additive manufacturing newcomer Divergent Technologies has closed a $290 million venture capital round, the company announced Sept. 15.

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The ninth Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition takes place in Kigali in September and looks set to be the biggest yet.

Hanwha Systems has rolled out the first mass-produced active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the KAI KF-21 fighter.

A new $15 million training facility will provide more capacity to prepare Ohio high school students for aviation and maintenance, repair and overhaul careers.

Firestorm Labs' investors include the venture arms of Lockheed Martin and Booz Allen Hamilton as well as JP Morgan.

Raphe mPhibr, an Indian aircraft manufacturing company specialising in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), has adopted Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

The future of flight is composite! Learn how replacing metal parts is making planes stronger, lighter, and more eco-friendly than ever before.

By marshaling its technological and manufacturing acumen, Taiwan hopes to meet rising demand for uncrewed air systems made outside China.

Raytheon, an RTX business, has inaugurated a new advanced industrial facility at Tawazun Industrial Park in Abu Dhabi.

Resupplying distributed forces in the face of adversary attacks on supply chains presents new challenges.

Embraer is planning to make Poland the home of its new Center of Excellence in Europe.

Taiwan’s AVIX and India’s Optiemus Unmanned Systems will collaborate on the production of drone components for defense applications in the subcontinent.

Unmanned Aerospace is preparing to begin pilot production of a hydrogen-electric uncrewed cargo gyroplane.

China has placed 11 U.S. drone companies on its unreliable-entity list and banned the export of dual-use technologies to another 16 American businesses.

Hanwha Aerospace will invest KRW750 billion into development and production facilities for GA-ASI MQ-1 Gray Eagle uncrewed system and engines.

Multi-feedstock SAF production tested; Australian e-aircraft programs advance; ZeroAvia to study large hydrogen UAS; Vertiport design mitigates eVTOL downwash.

For Hanwha, the investment in Shield AI signals its growing interest in the unmanned aerial systems segment.

Advanced air mobility ambitions, crewed-uncrewed teaming, drone production and an expanded rotorcraft family are key thrusts in Robinson’s growth plan.

In an earnings call, the company’s management struck an upbeat note on the Iron Dome for America.

Baykar’s products have proven popular among African forces, with the workhorse TB2 expected to lead all other platforms in regional sales by 2035

Textron Aviation deliveries and revenue in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024 were impacted by a month-long Machinists strike and related production disruptions.

KRW40 billion ($27.8 million) was invested in the facility and the designing of the center in 2022.

Oklahoma and Taiwan have deepened their budding aerospace and defense partnership with two new agreements.

L3Harris’ Viper Shield—the only modern F-16 electronic warfare system currently in production—harnesses the power of software to give pilots and commanders the edge in an increasingly contested battlespace.

Flight tests of the aircraft–the third to be built–began on Sept. 25.

Northrop Grumman is maximizing investment in the Model 437 for digital design and mission testbed roles.

Russia's United Engine Corporation (UEC) plans to launch production of smaller engines to address the country’s war-driven demand for more uncrewed aircraft.

Dubbed the “Digital Pathfinder,” the aircraft is a testbed for Northrop Grumman’s new aircraft development digital ecosystem.

Landing gear specialist Héroux-Devtek of Quebec, Canada, has agreed to be acquired and taken private by a U.S. private equity firm for about $1.35 billion.

The Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary’s first full-scale demonstrator is currently being assembled at its facility in Irvine, California.

Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. and U.S. uncrewed systems company AEVEX have signed a memorandum geared toward the manufacturing of UAS.

UAE defence conglomerate, Edge Group, has signed a milestone cooperation agreement with Adani Defence & Aerospace, one of India’s leading defence manufacturers

The fly-off is intended to lead to a follow-on engineering and manufacturing development phase and initial production.

Plans to replace the three main fleets of mobility aircraft remain decades away, following the production run of the Next Generation Aerial Refueling System.

Presenting the firm’s 2023 results to journalists here March 6, Trappier acknowledged some issues with Rafale supply chain delays.

The aerospace and defense sector could experience modest mergers and acquisitions activity this year.

Mercury Systems (MRCY), a tech provider to the aerospace and defense industry, said it would consolidate its Mission Systems and Microelectronics divisions.

Advanced manufacturing startup Atomic-6 announced on Jan. 11 that it had raised $9.2 million jointly awarded by the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.

Industry titans will continue to sell off businesses, and private equity will continue to play a central role.

A new book takes the wraps off the secret flight-test history of the facility in the Nevada Test and Training Range like no one ever has before. Listen in to hear from author Peter Merlin.

The need to counter faster, more powerful drones at a large scale is becoming the “problem of our time,” a top Defense Department weapons buyer says.

The AAM Stock Composite ticked up 3% during the week ending Nov. 24, as strong gains from EHang canceled out a lackluster performance from other air taxi OEMs.

Thailand has quietly signed an MOU with Israel's Rafael that will see the potential manufacturing and assembly of Rafael's Spike anti-tank missiles in Thailand.

Ocean Aero, a startup company working on autonomous U.S. Navy ships and backed by Lockheed Martin, has opened its new headquarters and manufacturing facility.

The first uncrewed aircraft system to operate from an aircraft carrier is two years behind schedule due to design, production and supplier management problems.

The U.S. Navy has not decided whether the competition will be managed at the all-up round level or with subcomponents.

QUANTUM-SYSTEMS added 20,000 sq ft production facility in Moorpark, CA for its Vector eVTOL fixed-wing unmanned aircraft system (UAS).