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Boeing has bought back the St. Louis defense aircraft factory it once owned but was most recently under the GKN Aerospace brand.

L3Harris (LHX) posted better-than-expected results in the first quarter.

Executives from BAE Systems, Leonardo, MBDA and Rolls-Royce argue that the UK should not rely on other nations when it comes to defense procurement.

The industry is in a different place than during the Cold War and has a major war at its backdoor.

Hexcel reported first-quarter 2024 results including net sales of $472 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.44 per share.

Aerospace supplier GKN Aerospace is in the final stages of a multiyear restructuring.

French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu says France could take over production facilities, if needed.

Transforming how work is done by embracing digital transformation maturity can offset the effects of the industry’s staffing shortage.

Boeing’s new leaders would be wise to study GE’s metamorphosis under Larry Culp.

In recent years, Ducommun’s recovery has included acquisitions, including BLR Aerospace last year for its maintenance, repair and overhaul work.

The award represents a breakthrough into solid rocket propulsion for Ursa Major, and comes as the Pentagon faces a major shortfall in SRM production capacity.

Two inconvienent truths about the tumult at Boeing.

Continuing an annual tradition dating back to 1957, Aviation Week Network editors honored a wide variety of industry accomplishments.

Future battlefields with dispersed units and contested logistics are driving DARPA’s new portfolio of disruptive investments.

In a wide-ranging interview, Culp talks about the new company’s future and says he has no interest in taking his turnaround skills to Boeing.

The U.S. is marshaling unprecedented resources to shore up its chipmaking capabilities. Results thus far are mixed.

The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act directed the secretary of defense to secure critical minerals from “reliable sources.”

Had these transactions happened, the industry today would be almost unrecognizable.

Honeywell is buying Italian supplier Civitanavi Systems in a bid to strengthen its foothold in autonomous aerospace operations and expand in Europe.

Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat final assembly facility will open in 2027 in Toowoomba, Queensland.

Airbus Defense and Space announced March 25 that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Cologne-based cyber security outfit Infodas.

Aerospace Corporation is immediately relocating its headquarters from El Segundo, California, to Chantilly, Virginia.

The U.S. Navy and Boeing have resolved an impasse on intellectual property and data rights around the F/A-18 which will extend production for about two years.

Rising demand for weapons stocks is driving a review of European missile manufacturing.

General Electric is dead—long live GE Aerospace. Behold the newest pure-play aerospace and defense giant.