Defense Supply Chain Analysis
Jan 15, 2026
Large defense companies and startups alike are challenging the de facto duopoly of Northrop Grumman and L3Harris-owned Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Jan 13, 2026
Analyst Byron Callan joins Aviation Week editors to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s attack on contractor profits and his plan to boost defense spending by 50%.
Jan 07, 2026
The program looks poised to thrive in a world where the U.S. has alienated its best friends.
Jan 02, 2026
DARPA is taking a hard look at the quizzical, quantum-mechanics-based hardware.
Dec 19, 2025
Defense boom drives 10-year value of military aircraft deliveries to $1.19 trillion.
Feb 20, 2026
British defense energetics company Chemring has posted a sharp drop in first-quarter order intake as the company faces spending delays in the UK.
Feb 19, 2026
Northrop Grumman and Embraer said they would partner to offer the Brazilian aircraft maker’s KC-390 to the U.S. Air Force, confirming a Feb. 18 report by Aviation Week.
Feb 19, 2026
The Southern California-based Advanced Manufacturing Company of America (Amca) has purchased Payne Magnetics for an undisclosed sum.
Feb 19, 2026
The DOD is stepping up investment in North American germanium producers to strengthen supply chains strained by China’s critical mineral export restrictions.
Feb 18, 2026
European missile-maker MBDA has secured a backlog of orders now valued at around €44 billion ($52 billion), joint venture partner BAE Systems disclosed Feb. 18.
Feb 17, 2026
Raytheon will team with the U.S. photonics engineering group G&H to domestically produce thin film lithium niobate wafers following its win of an AFRL contract.
Feb 17, 2026
3D printing has yet to turn aircraft production on its head.
Feb 17, 2026
BAE Systems will transform the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II with dual-mode seekers to make the 2.75-in.-dia. guided rocket more effective at shooting down volleys of large numbers of one-way attack munitions.