Is there a flying aircraft, and who is the prime contractor? What about timing and numbers procured?

Lockheed Martin’s approach attempts to achieve automotive-style industrial speed for low-volume, high-performance aerospace applications.

Adding brains to the Reaper; Japan tests KC-46; BlackSky, Palantir team up; and U.S. Air Force hires Red 6 for T-38 synthetic training.

A flurry of headlines makes it seem the middle of the A&D industry is going to dwindle to just a few companies.

The Glide Breaker program is working on a new divert and attitude control system to counter hypersonic glide vehicles.

For industry’s finances, 2020 really was that bad, and 2021 may not be that good, after all.

There is growing international interest in the development of offensive hypersonic weapon systems, particularly following the deployment by Russia and China of nascent hypersonic strike capabilities. U.S., Australia, France, India, Japan and the UK all are seeking to develop a hypersonic strike capability too.

With no evidence of a single explanation, phenomenon requires study by multidisciplinary scientists, engineers and instrumentalists.