Defense Supply Chain Analysis
Jul 08, 2020
Near-term acquisition programs are hardly altered. Most proposals will go ahead late in the 2020s or in the 2030s.
Jul 02, 2020
Will the Senate boost a secret missile? House may back third launcher; New trainers for South Korea; and Embraer’s third KC-390.
Jun 30, 2020
Eager not to see a repeat of the 2014 Gripen referendum, the Swiss government aims to persuade the public of the need for new fighters.
Jun 29, 2020
To mitigate disruption, leaders have swiftly embraced new ways of working and deployed digital productivity tools.
Jun 17, 2020
As the age of hypersonic X-planes passes, the era of Mach 5-plus weapons is set to begin.
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.
Feb 12, 2020
The Italian company, through its subsidiary, Leonardo International, will take a 51% majority stake in the new joint venture, called Leonardo & Codemar S.A.
Feb 11, 2020
European missile manufacturer MBDA has taken a stake in French software analysis company Numalis in a bid to strengthen the artificial-intelligence capabilities of future weapons.
Feb 10, 2020
The Trump administration’s fiscal 2021 defense budget request is “flat” for the Pentagon but doubles down on space, hypersonic and cyber capabilities against China, Russia and others and would make recent changes to the national security structure “irreversible,” officials said Feb 10.
Jan 24, 2020
The whistleblower contends Lockheed Martin has been applying a chemical to seal the C-130J’s integral fuel tank that may have long-term health consequences for those applying it and others nearby.
Jan 21, 2020
BAE Systems’ move to bulk up its U.S. defense subsidiary with the acquisitions of a core piece of the erstwhile Rockwell Collins and a competitor unit to rival prime L3Harris Technologies will come at a premium, analysts said.
Jan 20, 2020
BAE is expected to pay $1.925 billion for Collins’ GPS business and another $275 million for Raytheon’s radio business