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Supply chains are one of the great modern marvels that excel at producing products at a reduced cost and with a high degree of efficiency. However, what these supply chains have produced in terms [...]

As the world is still reeling from the aftershocks of the response to COVID-19, A&D supliers are becoming increasingly gun-shy with fixed-price contracts from the DoD. While the Pentagon is [...]

Once considered secondary players, the high-value-added niche suppliers have now cemented their role as indispensable players in the complex world of defense production. The transformation of [...]

Small suppliers play a pivotal and often undervalued role in aerospace and defense manufacturing. Their agility and specialized expertise, particularly in the area of performance plastics and [...]

Connector specifications are becoming more stringent in aerospace and military applications and rightfully so. Operating aircraft at hundreds of knots per hour at tens of thousands of feet above [...]

Aircraft are flying systems of complex interconnected computers that are constantly communicating with each other. These onboard electrical systems are arranged in hierarchical interconnected [...]

The U.S. defense industrial base is the network of companies, research institutions, and other organizations that produce goods and services for the U.S. military. It is a critical component of [...]

The F-35 is currently the most advanced fighter jet in the world. Its performance, advanced avionics, speed, and flight ceiling are peerless and give the US military and coalition forces an [...]

As more and more US defense companies are on-shoring their manufacturing operations, it’s imperative that they comply with ITAR standards.  We break down what ITAR is, how United States Defense [...]

What is ITAR? The International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), a set of US regulations, affects the manufacture, sale, and distribution of defense and military-related technologies on the [...]