Albany International Corp. has appointed Willard Station as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2025. The move signals a strategic pivot toward deeper operational alignment and financial rigor across its aerospace composites division, Albany Engineered Composites…
Arris, a leader in advanced manufacturing for high-performance composites, has appointed Kevin Yeaman—President and CEO of Dolby Laboratories—to its Board of Directors. The move reflects Arris’s ambition to scale its proprietary Additive Molding technology through licensing and strategic partnerships, a…
CSP Associates, a prominent M&A advisory firm in aerospace and defense, has acquired a majority stake in Tamarack Defense, an AI-powered analytics company specializing in military equipment forecasting across international markets. The move strengthens CSP’s strategic modeling and commercial diligence…
Avathon, a California-based industrial AI firm, has announced the integration of NVIDIA’s Blueprint for Video Search and Summarization (VSS) into its video intelligence platform. The move is designed to help organizations in sectors like aerospace, energy, and logistics extract faster,…
Xanadu, a Toronto-based quantum computing firm, has been selected for Round 1 of Canada’s IDEaS NORAD Modernization Science and Technology Contest, a competitive defense innovation program aimed at strengthening North American aerospace and maritime capabilities. The company will receive a…
XTI Aerospace has completed a key milestone in its path toward FAA certification of the TriFan 600, a hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (xVTOL) aircraft designed to bridge the gap between helicopters and business jets. The company recently concluded a…
Red 6, a pioneer in augmented reality flight training, has announced a new partnership with Northrop Grumman to integrate its Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) into Beacon, Northrop’s open-access testbed ecosystem for autonomous mission development. The collaboration aims to…
A new report from the ActivTrak Productivity Lab reveals a striking productivity gap across industries, with aerospace organizations experiencing the highest untapped capacity and cost impact. According to the inaugural Workforce Utilization Benchmarks report, nearly 60 percent of workers fall…
Merlin, a Boston-based developer of assured autonomy for fixed-wing aircraft, has entered a strategic agreement with Northrop Grumman to integrate its Merlin Pilot onto Beacon™, Northrop’s next-generation testbed ecosystem unveiled in June 2025. Designed to fast-track autonomous mission systems for…
New Frontier Aerospace (NFA), a propulsion and orbital transfer innovator based in Kent, Washington, has been awarded a Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract by SpaceWERX to develop its Bifröst Orbit Transfer Spacecraft (OTS). The award…