Navy Awards Boeing First MQ-25A Stingray Production Contract
The US Navy has moved the MQ-25A Stingray from development into low-rate production. On 14 September 2026 the service awarded Boeing a $562 million fixed-price incentive contract for Lot 1 Low Rate Initial Production, covering three airframes plus long-lead components for three more Lot 2 aircraft. Lot 1 deliveries are planned for 2029. The award […]
Boeing SPEEA Tentative Deal Puts Engineer Strike Risk on Pause
Boeing and the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) have a tentative four-year contract on the table after the company improved its final offer and the union bargaining team recommended acceptance. For commercial and defense aerospace, the near-term question is whether roughly 17,000 professional and technical workers ratify the package before the current […]
GE Aerospace Bets $11.75B on Castings Capacity With CPP Deal
GE Aerospace has signed an agreement to acquire Consolidated Precision Products (CPP), a major maker of highly engineered aerospace castings, for $11.75 billion. Announced 8 September 2026, the deal is the clearest signal yet that jet-engine delivery risk sits less in demand and more in the scarce foundry capacity that turns superalloys into turbine airfoils. […]