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In October 2025, Shield AI unveiled X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing fighter jet.
Aerospace
GE Aerospace, Shield AI Pass Critical Milestone for AI-Piloted VTOL Fighter Jet
The X-BAT is designed to take off and land vertically from anywhere.
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Anduril, Archer Unveil Jointly Developed Autonomous VTOL Airplane
Archer will announce its first commercial partners for the platform later this week.
July 20, 2026
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Ammo Factory Fails to Produce Any Shells After $469M Army Investment
High risk - NO reward?
July 20, 2026
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Harley's 'Junk' Rating; VW Kills Models; Flex Work at Land O'Lakes | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 277
Also on the podcast, Toyota-backed robotics startup takes on tough tasks, Fujitsu, Nvidia, Fanuc, Yaskawa and Kawasaki take on physical AI and Sony retrains workers after scrapping PlayStation discs.
July 20, 2026
The groundbreaking brought together Pryer Aerospace leadership, Argonaut Private Equity, representatives from Rogers County, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Claremore Economic Development, Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Tech, Tulsa Tech, and other project and community partners.
Aerospace
Boeing Supplier Expands to Make More Complex Aerospace Components, Structural Assemblies
The move will double the company's manufacturing footprint in Oklahoma.
July 17, 2026
Boeing employees work on a 737 MAX airplane on the final assembly line at Boeing's plant in Renton, Wash., on June 15, 2022.
Aerospace
FAA Will Allow Boeing to Resume Certifying Its Planes Are Airworthy After Years of Safety Efforts
The plane maker's final safety checks are good enough to ensure they are airworthy.
July 17, 2026
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Northwestern Engineers Made a 'Phantom' Drone That Vanishes in Plain Sight
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New Balance May Donate Shuttered Factory to the Town it Vacated
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Miller High Life Seeks Mayor of 'Champagne of Beers'
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Butter Maker Smooths Production Gaps with Flex Work Option That Lets Workers Pick Hours
July 14, 2026
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Gen Z in Manufacturing: Lack of ‘Storytellers’ Hurting Manufacturing Interest
July 14, 2026
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Federal Agents Raid Food Manufacturer, Detaining People and Confiscating Documents
July 13, 2026
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EV Maker Banned in U.S.; Ford's 'Emotional Injuries'; Missing Cargo Plane | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 276
July 13, 2026
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Sony Retraining Factory Workers After Scrapping PlayStation Discs
July 10, 2026
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Ford's Lemon Problem; First Fusion Plant; U.S. Steel's New Line | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 275
June 29, 2026
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New Lamborghini Temerario Takes On Ferrari and McLaren
June 26, 2026
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Lucid Eliminates Entire Factory Shift in Second Round of Job Cuts This Year
June 23, 2026
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SuperfastMatt 3D Printed an Entire Race Car Body
June 23, 2026
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New Products
3D Measurement VJ-4 Video Borescope for Accurate, Real-Time Inspection Measurements
Designed for capturing precise dimensional measurements during inspections without disassembly.
July 20, 2026
ADM office in Decatur, Ill., March 2022.
Manufacturing
ADM Plans $100M Overhaul of North American Headquarters
The campus is among "the world’s largest integrated agricultural processing hubs."
July 15, 2026
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Quad/Graphics Plans New Packaging Manufacturing Facility in Utah
It will complement existing facilities in South Carolina and Wisconsin.
July 17, 2026
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Automotive
Automotive Aftermarket Distributor Reveals $170M Project in Georgia
The company expects the 1.1 million-square-foot facility to begin operations this year.
July 16, 2026
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Automotive
Western Automakers Don’t Need to Win on Speed. They Need to Stop Losing Because of It
Several Chinese EV makers are turning profits while Western rivals continue to lose money.
July 15, 2026
Dr. Florian Pfeiffer, Managing Partner of Perisens and Dr. Jörg Krames, Measuring and Testing Instruments, BYK.
Automotive
BYK Strengthens Testing, Measurement Portfolio with Autonomous Driving Market Acquisition
The systems make sure that a vehicle's paint doesn't mess up its radar functionality.
July 17, 2026
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Lilly to Acquire AtaiBeckley for $2.8 Billion
It makes a synthetic form of DMT administered intranasally.
July 17, 2026
The Tesla logo is displayed at a Tesla dealership, Mar. 13, 2025, in Miami.
Automotive
Fed Probe Suggests Tesla's Self-Driving Feature Not to Blame for Deadly Crash
New details shift blame to the driver.
July 17, 2026
A wind turbine base is visible at Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm that is under construction off the coast of Montauk Point, New York, April 23, 2026.
Energy
Trump Cites National Security to Stop Offshore Wind Development
Here's what to know.
July 17, 2026
Ruma Aktar, a sewing machine operator, wears her prescription eyeglasses while working at a garment factory in Gazipur, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 30, 2026.
Manufacturing
Pairs of Glasses Are Boosting Productivity in Some Garment Factories
Operators who received reading glasses also made fewer errors.
July 17, 2026
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship begins its take off but is aborted, in Starbase, Texas, Thursday, July 16, 2026.
Aerospace
SpaceX Starship Launch Aborted on the Pad at the Last Moment
Some of the engines failed to ignite.
July 17, 2026
Britain's Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Peter Kyle, left, and Swiss Federal President Guy Parmelin, Hotel Bellevue Palace, Bern, Switzerland, July 13, 2026.
Manufacturing
U.K. Nationalizes British Steel
The company’s Chinese owners had moved to shut the plant’s blast furnaces.
July 17, 2026
This photo shared by Indian Ministry of Railways on X shows India's first indigenously built hydrogen-powered train named the “NaMo Green Rail,” at Jind, in the Indian state of Haryana, Thursday, July 16, 2026.
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India Launches First Hydrogen-Powered Train Built in the Country
It's made up of two hydrogen-powered driving cars and eight passenger coaches.
July 17, 2026
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Sugatsune's Vertical Swing Lift-Up Mechanism Prevents Slamming
WATCH: The mechanism features soft-close and lift-assist for easier opening.
July 16, 2026