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Industrial Base

February 2017

Start Ups Face Export Control Traps

By Joseph Barton and Laura Alexander
What happens when the technologies have potential military uses that are not immediately recognized and are therefore subject to U.S. export controls and associated penalties?
Special Operations

January 2016

Special Ops Acquisition Official Promises More Openness, Industry Dialogue (Updated)

By Stew Magnuson
A Special Operations Command official Jan. 20 vowed to be more open with industry during its acquisitions processes.
Defense Department

February 2015

Defense R&D: Is the Reward Worth the Risk?

By Sarah Sicard
The Pentagon's top contractors are taking a step back and hedging their bets
International

September 2014

Foreign Buyers Vital to Lockheed's Missile Defense Business

By Sandra I. Erwin
Top U.S. military contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. is putting a full-court press on the international missile-defense market. While the Pentagon remains the company's primary buyer of antimissile weapons, foreign customers are being actively pursued.
Defense Contracting

September 2014

Boeing CEO: Defense Industry Must Evolve

By Valerie Insinna
Shrinking Pentagon budgets are changing the makeup of the defense industrial base, and it’s up to contractors to look for innovative ways to develop cost-effective new technologies, said the head of Boeing’s defense business.
Emerging Technologies

September 2014

3-D Printed Rocket Engines Increase Production Capability

By Chelsea Todaro
A rocket engine made entirely with additive manufacturing could enable Aerojet Rocketdyne Co. to increase its production from 12 to 100 engines per year.
Defense Department

July 2014

As Farnborough Airshow Gets Under Way, Big Questions for Defense Industry

By Sandra I. Erwin
Top U.S. defense and aerospace companies are storming this week's Farnborough Airshow in the United Kingdom where they hope to sign up new customers and gain fresh insights into where the market is headed.
Defense Department

July 2014

Defense Forecast: So Many 'What-Ifs'

By Sandra I. Erwin
Uncertainty remains the operative word in the defense sector. The chances that Congress will pass a defense appropriations bill by Sept. 30 appear to be slim to none.
Defense Department

May 2014

Textron Systems Pursues Overseas Business as Domestic Defense Market Wanes (UPDATED)

By Stew Magnuson
Defense industry contractor Textron Systems is aiming to have about half of its business come from foreign markets by next year, its president and CEO said May 14.
International

May 2014

Defense Industry Eyes Growth in the Middle East

By Sandra I. Erwin
Nearly $100 billion in defense sales are up for grabs in the Middle East and North Africa through 2019.