Aerospace & Defense

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Latest News in Aerospace & Defense

  • April 08, 2026

    Corps Can't Shake Claim In Contract Termination Case

    A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge partly granted the government's bid to escape an Alaska Native Corp.'s claim it improperly terminated a U.S. Army base renovation contract for default, but also said the company could seek to bolster the claim.

  • April 08, 2026

    Boeing, Bell Textron Get Fatal Osprey Crash Suit Tossed

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has dismissed without prejudice a suit from the families of eight U.S. service members killed in a V-22 Osprey crash in November 2023, saying their claims against The Boeing Co., Bell Textron Inc. and Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. have to proceed under the Death on the High Seas Act, not through state law.

  • April 08, 2026

    Military Gear Co. Says Ex-Director Stole Trade Secrets

    A manufacturer of military protective equipment accused a former director in Virginia federal court Tuesday of stealing sensitive information with the intent to use it to gain an unfair advantage in his next venture.

  • April 08, 2026

    Magistrate Judge Allowed 'Gamesmanship,' Shipbuilders Say

    Major shipbuilders have asked a Virginia federal court to override a magistrate judge's decision permitting a former naval engineer to amend her lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to suppress naval architect and engineer wages, arguing the plaintiff waited too long to add another engineer.

  • April 08, 2026

    Veterans Say Citibank Arb. Ruling Is 'Anti-Military Readiness'

    A group of service members urged a North Carolina federal court to keep in its sights claims that Citibank NA proffered misleading information about credit card account interest and fees, arguing a recent arbitration order erodes safeguards baked into the Military Lending Act.

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