Aerospace & Defense

Aerospace & Defense Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on the aerospace, defense, and homeland security industries. Coverage includes high-stakes litigation and enforcement, plus policy developments, export controls, and significant defense contract awards.



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Latest News in Aerospace & Defense

  • September 29, 2026

    Boeing Can't Avoid Punitives With HQ Move, Passengers Say

    Passengers suing The Boeing Co. over the 2024 blowout of an aircraft door panel told a Washington state court on Monday that the aerospace giant can't escape punitive damages under Illinois law, claiming that corporate decisions made at the company's former Chicago headquarters are to blame for the event.

  • September 29, 2026

    DC Circ. Anthropic Ruling Could Chill Contractor Speech

    The D.C. Circuit's decision backing the U.S. Department of Defense's removal of Anthropic from its supply chain was based on a broad reading of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act, which could lead contractors to be more careful about publicizing disputes with the department.

  • September 29, 2026

    Feds Ask 4th Circ. To Affirm Conviction In Fake Contracts Plot

    The federal government has asked the Fourth Circuit to affirm the conviction of a man accused of defrauding investors through fake NASA contracts who is looking to withdraw his guilty plea and have the trial court judge removed for bias.

  • September 29, 2026

    Feds Seek To Dodge Minnesota Evidence-Sharing Suit

    The Trump administration told a D.C. federal judge that Minnesota and Hennepin County litigation cannot compel it to hand over information for investigations into immigration agent shootings that killed two U.S. citizens and wounded a Venezuelan man.

  • September 29, 2026

    Pair Cop To $80M Gov't Contract Fraud Conspiracy

    Two people have pled guilty in Pennsylvania federal court to conspiring to defraud the government out of $80 million in contracts reserved to disadvantaged small businesses, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Harrisburg announced Tuesday.

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