OCTOBER 2021AEROSPACEDEFENSEREVIEW.COM6EditorialThe defense manufacturing industry has long been characterized as one dotted with slow changes and risk reduction. Safety, quality, and regulations being pivotal in the space, the manufacturers have primarily relied on the tried and tested production models and technologies to avoid introducing newer components that might compromise with its expected requirements. However, today digital technologies have not only matured but become more reliable, bringing seismic changes in this space with more and more modernization and globalization initiatives. The changing defense manufacturing realm is showcasing some interesting trends today, the foremost being increasing digitalization. As the value chains have become immensely complex, several companies, in response to it, are optimizing their operations for maximum agility through across-the-board modernization investments that include process and product designs, hiked usage of digital technology before, during, and after manufacture, and much more. Besides, the companies are enhancing their existing legacy designs to build new components swiftly. Multiphysics simulations are also playing key roles in the defense space, allowing manufacturers to accurately outline the design and safety of the critical systems, test aerodynamics, simulate emergency conditions such as lightning strikes. This enables engineers to create better quality designs and reduce risk. Further, the focus on data-driven risk reduction has increased substantially. Organizations can obtain a substantial volume of data throughout the production process and through sustainment, and perform real-time analytics to reduce unscheduled downtime, enhance productivity and optimize costs.In addition to this, smart materials are trending in the defense manufacturing space now. Surveys forecast the global Smart Materials market to reach a value of $98.2 billion by 2025. The prospective uses include electronic sensors, self-healing fuselages, actuators, and many more. These applications show possibilities of improving the durability of modern aircraft, too, as smart materials are capable of withstanding typical conditions that can destroy electric motors. On this note, Aerospace and Defense Review has compiled its latest edition to highlight the top-in-class defense solution providers in UK and Europe in 2021.Let us know your thoughts!The Changing Trends in Defense ManufacturingJonathan AllredManaging Editoreditor@aerospacedefensereview.comCopyright © 2021 ValleyMedia Inc., All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.October - 20 - 2021, Vol 03 - Issue 15, ISSN 2691-395XPublished by ValleyMedia Inc.To subscribe to Aerospace & Defense ReviewVisit www.aerospacedefensereview.comManaging Editor Jonathan AllredEditorial StaffAndrea FrancisJohn SmithRosalind JacobsJem ElizabethRichard Taylor Surajit Narayan DekaVisualizerJaxon Jase*All Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffEmailsales@aerospacedefensereview.comeditor@aerospacedefensereview.commarketing@aerospacedefensereview.com
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