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Mission control:

2011 annual and fourth-quarter review

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The risk profiles of the individual A&D programmes that make up a company's portfolio can vary significantly.

Buyers of A&D products are increasingly international. Buyers are governments, quasi-government organisations and private entities.

The A&D sector is about to be hit by a significant downturn in airline health that will have the usual amplified cyclical effects on orders and deliveries of new aircraft.

A&D boards of directors and management are also subject to unique rules and regulations.

We help clients to ensure that their IT resources are aligned with their business objectives.

The challenges that CEOs perceive are—perhaps not surprisingly—the same issues that we at PwC confront every day.

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Mission Control: Q1 2012

While the overall level of deals declined significantly this quarter, there are a multitude of potential drivers of M&A activity in 2012 that could lead to an increase in deal activity for the remainder of the year.

Soaring or stalling: Can aircraft manufacturers prevent rate ramp-up problems?

Recent analysis on the A&D supply chain indicate that one-fifth of suppliers are not financially prepared to support the anticipated production increases.

Cyber security merger and acquisition trends

Global Cyber Security industry merger and acquisition activity totalled $22 billion over the past 3 years and is attracting investment from IT companies, defence contractors, technology businesses, professional services firms, telecommunications firms and financial investors.

Spares forecasting: A commercial aviation perspective on value chain maturity and best practices

Commercial airlines and aerospace & defense companies need to develop usable demand forecast information to reduce lead times on aircraft parts and turnaround times, improve spares reduction, and define future demand for repairs and spares.