Billions in new investment is flowing to competitors that provide lower-cost defense technologies. Investors and incumbents should understand the full implications of the market before jumping in.
Highlights from Farnborough 2026
It’s Time for Aviation to Reinvent How It Operates
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It’s Time for Aviation to Reinvent How It Operates
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Collaboration Delivers A&D Innovation
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Defense Demand Is Growing, and Banks Play an Integral Role
Defense Demand Is Growing, and Banks Play an Integral Role -
Building Smarter Defense Systems
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Successful AI Adoption Depends on People
Successful AI Adoption Depends on PeopleNadjia Yousif
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Understanding the Trends Coming Out of FIA 2026
Understanding the Trends Coming Out of FIA 2026Justin Rodriguez, Nadjia Yousif, and Doug Peck
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Key Insights from Farnborough International Airshow 2026
Key Insights from Farnborough International Airshow 2026Diana Dimitrova
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The Readiness Problem Money Can't Solve
The Readiness Problem Money Can't SolveDoug Peck
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When Will A&D Companies See Real AI Operational Impact?
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How Paradigm Shifts Signal an Evolving European Defense Sector
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Using AI to Bridge Aerospace’s Mission-Ready Maintenance Gap
Using AI to Bridge Aerospace’s Mission-Ready Maintenance GapLacy Ketzner
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Scaling Europe’s Defense Production
Scaling Europe’s Defense ProductionFabio Dal Pan
Bringing Our Expertise to the Farnborough International Airshow
BCG combines deep aerospace and defense expertise with leading capabilities in AI, analytics, and operational transformation.
At Farnborough, we will focus on five key areas where we are helping clients deliver measurable impact:
At Farnborough, we will focus on five key areas where we are helping clients deliver measurable impact:
AI at scale
Embedding AI across engineering, supply chain, maintenance, and operations to improve performance, productivity, and decision-making.
Improving fleet readiness
Increasing availability by reducing maintenance backlogs, fixing bottlenecks, and addressing workforce constraints.
Reshaping portfolios
Using M&A, private equity, and partnerships to accelerate innovation and strengthen competitive positioning.
Navigating new defense economics
Supporting clients as next-generation platforms shift value from lifecycle sustainment to production, speed, and scale.
Scaling for new defense demands
Expanding production and capacity while overcoming supply chain, coordination, and resilience challenges.
Our Latest Thinking
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2026年7月17日
To meet the growing demand for defense platforms in Europe, both contractors and defense ministries need to take steps to scale up production capacity.
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2026年7月16日
In militaries around the world, only about two-thirds of aircraft are ready to fly on a given day. AI can improve that by making maintenance and sustainment processes more proactive.
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2026年7月13日
Armed forces around the world routinely have a third of their aircraft grounded for maintenance issues. Solving the problem requires a smarter approach.
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2026年4月23日
AI-first companies are already seeing significant improvement in areas such as efficiency and on-time delivery. The key is end-to-end transformation, not isolated use cases.
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2026年2月11日
Defense spending is rising, yet many systems still face shortages and long lead times. The solution: innovation along the value chain to dramatically improve production rates.
