More than a decade ago, Northrop Grumman adopted production technology from the auto industry and unveiled an automated assembly line to mass-produce fuselages for the F-35 jet fighter.
TOULOUSE, France—Initial assembly has been completed on the Airbus A380, the last ever superjumbo, after it was announced in 2019 that the European airplane manufacturer was discontinuing the plane.
WICHITA, KS — Aerospace structures manufacturer Spirit Aerosystems announced the allocation of $80 million in federal funding to bolster its production for the defense sector.
MELBOURNE, FL — Aerion Supersonic will locate its new global headquarters and integrated campus for research, design, build and maintenance of the company’s supersonic aircraft at Aerion Park.
EDGEWOOD, NY — CPI Aerostructures, Inc. announced that it has been classified as an essential business by New York State and is exempt from the state’s mandate that all non-essential New York businesses close until further notice.
TOULOUSE, France — Airbus SE announces that it expects production and assembly work to partially resume in France and Spain on this week following health and safety checks.
BOULDER, CO — Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) has been selected by Made In Space, Inc. to support the development of the spacecraft platform for the company’s upcoming Archinaut One mission.