SALT LAKE CITY, UT—Nammo Composite Solutions has developed an automated composite manufacturing process for the production of a next-generation missile launcher.

EXETER, UK—Researchers from the University of Exeter have developed a new method for making three-dimensional aluminum composite parts for automotive and aerospace applications.

PLANO, TX—Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Corp. has hired Advanced Integration Technology to design and build the final assembly line for its C919 passenger jet.

RENTON, WA—Boeing is grappling with how to pack a third assembly line into its assembly plant here, which needs to build 737s at a record pace.

SEATTLE—Pushing for faster production of its 787 Dreamliner, Boeing is cutting the amount of work needed to make the planes ready to fly after they leave the assembly line.

STILLWATER, OK—Aerospace supplier ASCO Industries will locate a new assembly plant here, creating 500 to 600 new jobs.

STERLING HEIGHTS, MI—Bell Helicopters has picked KUKA Systems to develop the assembly line for a new commercial helicopter.

WICHITA, KS—Spirit Aerosystems is preparing to produce up to 60 fuselages a month to keep up with demand from Boeing’s 737 assembly plant in Renton, WA.

HUNTSVILLE, AL—Raytheon has nearly completed construction of a new missile assembly plant here.

MOBILE, AL—Airbus will invest $600 million over the next five years to build an assembly plant here for its popular A320 single-aisle jet.