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ARTICLE · 09 JUNE 2025

Tackling Challenges On The Ramp

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Aerospace demand has never been stronger, with record backlogs of jetliners and defense spending on the rise to adapt to new military doctrines and geopolitical threats.

United KingdomGovernment, Public Sector
Eric Bernardini
Eric Bernardini
David Wireman
David Wireman
Stefan Ohl
Stefan Ohl
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Production. Production. Production.

Disruption is here to stay – tariffs only add an extra dimension to the already complex supply chain.

Aerospace demand has never been stronger, with record backlogs of jetliners and defense spending on the rise to adapt to new military doctrines and geopolitical threats.

Jetliners ordered today won't arrive until well into the 2030s without a reset of the aircraft production and overhaul ecosystem. Warfighters can't wait a decade or more for exquisite systems to tackle the threats in the air, land, sea, and increasingly, space.

Delivery timelines and readiness must keep pace. Factory floors and the aftermarket have become a strategic battleground to support production ramp-ups across the commercial and defense sectors.

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