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The PwC aerospace and defense pratice provides industry-focused assurance, tax, and advisory services to leading Aerospace & defense companies around the world.

Article archive

• Aerospace & Defense: 2012 year in review and 2013 forecast
  

  5/15/13 | Aerospace & defense

  The Aerospace and Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit in 2012, on strong commercial aviation market that offset weaker defense industry performance.

• Mission control: Third-quarter 2012 aerospace & defense industry mergers and acquisitions analysis
  

  12/5/12 | Aerospace & defense

  Aerospace and defense merger and acquisition activity increased in value and volume in 2011. Large deal transactions contributed to the increase. The outlook for deal activity in 2012 is favorable as non-US companies increase their competitiveness .

• Mission control: Global aerospace & defense industry M&A analysis: Q2 2012
  

  8/15/12 | Aerospace & defense

  PwC's quarterly analysis of global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the aerospace & defense (A&D) industry provides an overview of Q2 M&A results, significant drivers of these results, and expectations of deal activity in future quarters. Overall activity in the sector recovered during the second quarter of the year, after a lackluster first quarter. Additionally, US participation in M&A decreased and the balance of deal making shifted more toward emerging markets, in particular the BRICs.

• Value chain maturity: Focus on commercial aviation spares forecasting best practices
  

  8/9/12 | Aerospace & defense

  With an asset and working capital intense environment, the ability of companies to react to a changing demand is paramount for continued growth and customer satisfaction. PwC has identified opportunities to incorporate leading practices into commercial aviation spares forecasting.

• Mission control: Q1 2012
  

  5/18/12 | Aerospace & defense

  PwC's quarterly analysis of global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the aerospace & defense (A&D) industry reports that deal activity slowed this quarter from the robust level of 2011. While the overall level of deals declined significantly, we believe that 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.

• Aerospace & Defense: 2011 year in review and 2012 forecast
  

  5/8/12 | Aerospace & defense

  The A&D year in review and 2012 forecast analyzes the path the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry took through the recent year and provides an outlook at this year's performance.

• Gaining Altitude: Supply chain and manufacturing: Focus on three "Vs" to improve supply chain management
  

  3/19/12 | Aerospace & defense

  Aerospace and defense executives should increase their value chain visibility, manage demand variability and increase velocity increase profitability. Seeing and managing can improve the cost structure and schedule of any program.

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

  2/15/12 | Aerospace & defense

  Aerospace and defence manufacturers face potential supply chain issues as they ramp up production of large civil and military projects. Recent analysis on the A&D supply chain indicate that one-fifth of suppliers are not financially prepared to support the anticipated production increases.