Defense Supply Chain Analysis
Jan 06, 2025
A lawsuit and battlefield images reveal radar availability problems in Russia’s helicopters—and the vulnerability of its aerospace industry to sanctions.
Jan 03, 2025
Some observers think the coming years could see more industry fragmentation and the rise of up-and-coming middle-market players.
Dec 20, 2024
A perilous threat environment has prompted increased defense spending outside the U.S. and the construction of new multinational supply chains.
Dec 20, 2024
China’s success as a defense exporter depends on its ability to convince customers that it is a power with which they want to be friends.
Dec 20, 2024
Startups embrace a software-defined aerospace strategy to aid the U.S. attempts to match China’s manufacturing might.
Feb 26, 2025
Boeing is planning to cease production of its AH-6i Little Bird single-engine light helicopter after securing only two customers for the type.
Feb 26, 2025
Threatened Trump administration tariffs risk driving up space industry costs and could particularly encumber startups, space executives argue.
Feb 21, 2025
The combined operating profit of the four largest defense contractors jumped an estimated 72% to 2.1 trillion won ($1.5 billion).
Feb 20, 2025
Strong demand from allied customers has led to international sales accounting for a growing share of DRS’s overall revenue since 2021.
Feb 20, 2025
Pratt has secured another contract worth up to $1.5 billion to sustain the F119 engine over the next three years and keep the F-22 flying.
Feb 20, 2025
The Airbus CEO says talks with Leonardo and Thales to fix an overcapacity problem in European satellite development and production could lead to creating a combined entity modeled on missile-maker MBDA.
Feb 20, 2025
Edge Group Chairman Faisal Al Bannai says the company’s defense export ambitions could still reach a major milestone this year with more than half of bookings coming from abroad.
Feb 19, 2025
The U.S. imported $47 billion in minerals from Canada in 2023.