Expert Insights on Aerospace and Defense
Aerospace and Defense refers to products and services related to military and civil defense, space and satellite, airplane manufacturing, and military programs.
Gerson Lehrman Group Council Members are available to discuss Aerospace and Defense via phone consultations, live meetings, surveys, and other custom GLG products and services.
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Featured Council Members
GLG Council Members are leading experts including academics, scientists, and industry specialists
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Nathan Smith
Industry Analyst - Aerospace & DefenseFROST & SULLIVAN, INC
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Melvyn James, OBE MSc BSc CEng
DirectorMel James Limited
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Doug McVitie, MA
Founder & Chief ConsultantArran Aerospace
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Hans Linhardt
PresidentLTDI, Inc.
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David Faulkner
PresidentDecisive Management Professionals International (DMPI), LLC
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Recent Live Meetings
Interactive roundtables, private visits, and small scale seminars are types of GLG Live Meetings
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October 26, 2009 | Teleconference
Teleconference: Tighter Budgets and Changing Priorities - Winners and Losers in the Defense Sector
Recent News Analyses
News analyses are expert commentaries on current events, written by Council Members who are available for follow up consultations
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As Always, the Defense Budget Is a Place to Hide Non-Defense Spending
September 13, 2009
Full Committee Approves FY 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill | www.defense-aerospace.com
The only area in which I can offer any expertise is with regards to Title XI. The US has a history of hiding essentially non-defense spending in the defense budget and this budget is no different.
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The Coming Commercial Aerospace Market Squeeze
October 6, 2009
Report: Upstarts will slash Airbus and Boeing Market Share | blog.seattlepi.com
The 100-200 seat aircraft market is currently shared by Airbus, Boeing and Embraer, with Boeing and Airbus taking 88% of the market. 10 new models from 5 new competitors are currently on the drawing board, all aiming to take share from Boeing and Airbus.Chinese and Russian manufacturers will focus...
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Well, the WTO Ruled in Favor of Boeing, But Bloomberg's Take Was Surprising
September 12, 2009
Doug McVitie, MA, Founder & Chief Consultant, Arran Aerospace
Boeing, U.S. Seen Winning WTO Case on European Aid to Airbus | www.bloomberg.com
So this story is already a week old, but crucially only three weeks into the one-month appeal time. EADS has already made the tactical error of calling this (interim) result "Only Part One", when it simply can't be -- the two cases are separate and so can't be interdependent..So what does EADS do?...
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Outsourcing is the trend ..do not cry wolf
September 8, 2009
George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner, AD&A Worldwide
Defense industry pleads for investment | www.ft.com
To my best of my knowledge the UK defense spending in 2010 is projected to be up by a few percentage points and so as the EU and Nato..so what is the fuss all about..outsourcing? then they have to cry endlessly as this has been the trend for a long time in the world of the defense industry,but perhaps...
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Bankcard industry lobbies Congress to leave interchange fees alone
September 22, 2009
Duncan MacDonald, Consultant, Duncan McDonald
Lafferty Group - Interchange battle rages on | www.lafferty.com
The primary story here is not the card industry's standard defense of bankcard interchange fees. It is that Visa and industry trade associations are responding to the clear and present danger that an angry Congress is going to side with merchants by enacting a law to limit interchange fees. Their defense...