2025年未来航空航天：战略选择如何驱动航空航天业下一个十年发展报告

TCSFuture-Ready

SkiesStudy2025

Howstrategicchoicesarepoweringaerospace’snextdecade

Contents

Foreword01

Execuvesummary02

Accelerangtowardahuman-centric,AI-guidedfuture03

Digitaltwinsontheriseacrosstheaerospaceecosystem06

Afaster,vercalfuturetakesflightwithAAM08

MROproviderspushtodigizeandscale10

Pivot-readysupplychainsremainelusive12

Nextsteps:Strategicfocusareasforfuture-readyskies13

Foreword

Chartingthe

Future-ReadySkies

Aerospacehasalwaysbeenanindustrywhere

ambionismatchedbyprecisionandsafety.Today,

thatambionisbeingredefinedastechnologymovesfromsupporngoperaonstoshapingenterprise

strategy—transforminghowaircra什aredesigned,

manufactured,andoperated.Theindustryisnolongersimplyreacngtodisrupon;itislayingthe

foundaonforFuture-ReadySkiesthataresafe,secure,predictable,reliable,andsustainable.

Thisstudycapturesthesectoratapivotalmoment.

Manufacturersancipatethatwithinthenextfivetosevenyears,40%ofaerospaceproducⅥonwillrunas

AnupamSinghal

President-ManufacturingTataConsultancyServices

darkfactoryoperaⅥons,poweredbyintelligent

robocs,analycs,andAI.70%ofadvancedairmobilitycompaniesarealreadypursuing

commercialiniⅥaⅥves,accelerangthetransformaonofinfrastructure,scale,andbusinessmodels.Yetthismomentumcoexistswithfragility—only28%ofexecuⅥvessaytheycouldpivotsourcing

within30daysofaTier-1disrupon,illustrangtheneedforsupplychainsthatareintelligent,resilient,andperpetuallyadapⅥve.

Theshi什extendswellbeyondmanufacturing.Inmaintenance,repair,andoverhaul,64%ofprovidersexpectmeasurableROIfrompredicⅥveanalyⅥcsandAI-drivenmaintenancewithinfiveyears,

demonstranghowintelligenceisredefiningperformanceeconomics.Together,thesetrendsmarkrearchitecturingoftheindustry,wheredecisionintelligence,AI-drivenoperaons,andhuman

expersearedeeplyintertwined.

AtTCS,weseethismomentasaleadershipopportunity.Aerospaceenterprisesthatdesign

intelligenceintotheiroperaons,embraceadaptability,andempowertheirpeoplewithAIwillleadthenextdecadeofflight.

Ibelievethisreportprovidesameaningfulperspecveforleadersreadytoactboldly.Itreaffirmsourbeliefthattheskieswearebuildingarenotonlyconnectedandsustainable,butfuture-defining.

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Executivesummary

Thisreport,basedonasurveyof323senioraerospaceindustryleadersacrossNorthAmericaandEurope,revealsanindustryintransion.Tradionalmanufacturingnormsarebeingreimagined,whilenewentrantsintheelectricvercaltakeoffandlanding(eVTOL)segmentarechallenging

establishednorms.Simultaneously,supplychainsarebeingreconfiguredforresilience,andmaintenanceoperaonsaretransioningfromcostcenterstostrategicvaluedrivers.

Spanningthreecoresegments–aerospacemanufacturers,advancedairmobility(AAM)companies,andMROproviders–thefindingsofferasnapshotofhowaerospacemanufacturersandoperatorsarepriorizinginvestments,navigangbarriers,andrecalibrangforsupplychainresilience.Our

researchidenfiesthreekeyfindingsfromoursurveyrespondents:

Onaverage,respondentsancipate40%oftheirmanufacturingoperaonstobelights-out,requiringminimalhumanintervenon,withinthenext5-7years

Nearlythree-fourths(70%)ofAAMcompaniesareacvelybuildingorinvolvedincommercialprojects

Lessthanathird(28%)ofrespondentsacrossallsegmentssaytheycanreroutesourcingwithin30daysofaTier1shock

Inourworkwithourcustomers,weseethatAIistransformingthevalue

chainsacrosstheaerospaceindustryleadingtoimprovedproductdesignanddevelopment,predicvemaintenance,enhancedsafetyandrisk

management,operaonsopmizaon,andimprovedautonomousflight

capabilies.WeareseeingincreasedinterestinAIapplicaonsdrivingreal

businessvaluefocusingonreducingoperaonalcosts,improvingefficiency,andenhancingpassengerexperience.Dataconnuestobeadifferenator

forourcustomerswithmanyrethinkingtheirenterprise-widedatastrategiestofullyleveragethebenefitsofAI.

–OzgurTohumcu,GeneralManager-Automotive&Manufacturing,

AmazonWebServices(AWS)

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Acceleratingtowardahuman-centric,

AI-guidedfuture

Digitaltransformaonandadvancedtechnologiesareunlockingnewfronersinpredicveanalycs,automaon,andimmersivetools.Buthowfarwillautonomygofortheaerospaceindustry?

Despiteinterestinautomaon,expectaonsfor“lights-out”factories–afullyautomated

manufacturingprocesswhereproduconoperaonsoccurwithminimaltonohumaninteraconorpresence–remaintempered.Whileambionishigh,aerospacemanufacturerssurveyedexpectlessthanhalf(40%)onaverageoftheiroperaonstobefullylights-outby2032(seeFigure1).The

majorityancipateahybridapproach,withconnuedhumanoversightforanaverageof60%oftheiroperaons.

Onaverage,companiesforesee

60%

oftheirmanufacturingoperaⅥonsrequiringhumaninvolvementin5-7years

Figure1.Aerospacemanufacturers:Whatpercentageofyourmanufacturingoperationswilllikelyrequirehumaninterventionin5-7yearsandwhatpercentagewillberunningautonomously?(n=135)

TheMROproviderswesurveyedlargelyconcurwithmanufacturersonautonomy.WhenaskedabouttheexpectedlevelofautonomyinMRObytheendofthedecade,fewMROproviderssurveyed

expectfullyautonomousMROworkflowsforrounetasks,yetaroundathirdenvision

semi-autonomousrepairworkflows.(seeFigure2).

MROautonomyexpectaⅥonsby2030

FullyautonomousMRO(fromdetecontorepairdecision)

Semi-autonomousrepairworkflows

Predicveanalycsandremotetroubleshoong

Digitallyassisteddiagnoscs,butnotpredicveFullymanualMROprocesseswilldominate

2%

33%

27%

28%

11%

Figure2.MROproviders:WhatlevelofautonomydoyouexpectyourMaintenance,RepairandOverhaul(MRO)operationstoachieveby2030?(n=138)

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Theremainderexpecthuman-ledmaintenancetopersist.WhileMROprovidershavebeenheavilyinvesngindigitaltechnologies(suchasmobiletaskcardsfortechnicians,digitalplanning,and

connecteddatainsights),furtheradvancesinautonomywouldrequiresignificantdigitalizaonandinvestmentbothwithintheirownsystemsandacrosstheirsub-contractorecosystem.

Inaddion,theriseofagencAIisaddinga

newdimensiontothepushtowardautonomousoperaons.Thisshi什isreshapinghowdecisionsaremadebyharnessingAIandapplyingitto

highlysubjecve,high-stakesareaslikesupply

chains,wherehumanexperienceandsituaonalnuancesallweighheavilyondecisions.

Inthesupplychainareainparcular,

respondentsindicatedthathumaninvolvementissllverymuchintegraltodecisionmaking.

Aroundathirdseechallengesaroundcomplexengineeringandregulatoryrequirementsthatrequireahumanintheloop.Andonlyasmallnumber(6%)saytheynotonlywouldtrustAIagentstofullyautomateoperaonalsupply

chaindecisionsbutarealreadydoingso.

However,thevastmajorityareopentoit,

providedthattransparencyandcontrolfollows(seeFigure3).

Inthesechallengingmes,aerospaceand

defenseenterprisesareaggressivelylookingtoadopttechnologiestobemoreagile,

streamlineoperaonsandreducecosts

whilebalancinginnovaonwithsecurity,

scale,andmission-cricalprecision.For

opportuniestodriveinnovaonand

achievetheirstrategicobjecves,theyaretargengIndustry4.0,digitaltwins,resilientsupplychains,predicvemaintenance/

MRO,IT/OT,andconnected/integratedecosystems.

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–NareshLachmandas,SeniorPartner,Aerospace&Defense,Avasant

AreaerospaceexecuⅥveswillingtotrustsupplydecisionstoagenⅥcAI?

Absolutely–alreadydeployingorpilong

13%

Yes–butdatafoundaonanddigitalthreaddevelopmentaresllinprogress

Maybe–needmoretransparency&control

Notlikely–regulatory,compliance,ortrustissuespreventit

6%

37%

45%

C

Figure3.Allrespondents:WouldyoutrustAIagentstofullyautomateoperationaldecisionsinyoursupplychain?(n=323)

Astheconversaonconnuestoevolvearoundhuman-machinecollaboraon,Industry5.0–whichcombinesadvancedautomaonwithhuman-centricdesignandemphasizehuman-machine

collaboraon,sustainability,andresilience—isemergingasabridge.AgrowingshareofaerospacemanufacturersseeIndustry5.0factoriesasmorerealiscthanfullautonomy.

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Withinadecade,themajorityoftheaerospacemanufacturerswesurveyedexpectatleastsomeporonoftheirproduconsystemstoalignwithIndustry5.0principles(seeFigure4).

PercentageofmanufacturingfaciIiⅥesinnext5-7yearsoperaⅥngaslndustry5.0一combiningadvancedautomaⅥonwithhuman-machinecoIIaboraⅥon,sustainabiIity,andresiIience

None;notviableLessthan25%

33%

51-75%

Morethan75%

7%7%

26%

27%

25-50%

Figure4.Aerospacemanufacturers:Whatpercentageofyourmanufacturingfacilitiescouldrealistically

operateas“Industry5.0"factories(operationsthatcombineadvancedautomationwithhuman-centricdesign–emphasizinghuman-machinecollaboration,sustainability,andresilience)withinthenext5–7years?(n=135)

Fromlights-outmanufacturingoperaonstoautonomousrepairsandAI-leddecisionmaking,there’sacommontheme:inaneraofadvancedautomaon,thefutureofaerospaceishuman-centricAI.It’snottheabsenceofpeoplethatleadstosuperioroutcomes,buttheelevaonoftheirrolethrough

customized,intelligenttechnologiesthatsupportdecision-making,planning,andreal-meresponsiveness.

Arficialintelligenceisthekeytomul-domaindigitalthreadintegraon,

morespecifically,theuseofAIagents,or“digitalengineers”thattakeoverontheworkofconnecngandmovingdata.Buttoachievethis,thefoundaonmodelstheseagentsarebuiltuponmustbetaughtthelanguageof

engineeringinmanufacturing,andthentheseAIagentsmustbeintegrated

withindustrial-strengthengineeringtools.Thefutureoftheaerospace

industrydependsonthisintegraontoclosetheirworkforcegapsandreducetheircyclemes.However,AIalonewillnotsolvetheseproblems.These

problemswillbesolvedoncehumanengineersbecomefarmoreefficientbyusingphysics-baseddigitaltoolswithintegratedagencAI.

–ToddTuthill,VicePresident,Aerospace&DefenseIndustry,SiemensDigitalIndustriesSoftware

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Digitaltwinsontheriseacrosstheaerospaceecosystem

Whileapproachestoautonomymaydifferamongorganizaons,it’sclearthatAIisalreadyhavingasignificantimpactacrosstheaerospaceindustry,a弋racngmajorinvestmentandstrongopmism.Unsurprisingly,themanufacturerssurveyedviewitastheleadingcandidatetotransformaerospaceby2035,rankingitabovetheothertechnologiesintermsofimpact(seeFigure5).

TechnologieswiththegreatestpotenⅥaltoreshapeaerospacefactoriesby2035

1st2nd3rd4th5th

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Digitaltwins/threads

forfulldesign-to-

producon-to-service

integraon

Quantumcompung

foradvanced

simulaon,materials,

andlogiscs

Robocsand

cobocsfor

adapve,flexible

manufacturing

Edgecompung

andcyber-physical

controlsystems

AIforreal-me

autonomous

decisionmaking

Figure5.Aerospacemanufacturers:Whichemergingtechnologyhasthegreatestpotentialtofundamentallyreshapeaerospacemanufacturingby2035?(n=132;notshown:“Nomajordisruptionexpectedinthis

timeframe,”n=3)

BeyondAI,digitaltwinsrankedsecond,

signalingtheirgrowingimportanceacross

aerospaceoperaons.Thisechoesourfindingsintherecent

TCSDigitalTwindexReportSeries

onFuture-ReadyManufacturing.

Similarto

othermanufacturingsubsectors,aerospace

leadershavemovedbeyondexperimentaonasdigitaltwinshaveevolved.Digitaltwinsnowpowereverythingfromindividualmachine

diagnoscstoecosystem-levelorchestraon,simulate“what-if”scenarios,andopmize

operaons.

Onemajorenablerofdigitaltwinsisthedigitalthread:theconnecteddataandworkflows

thatspantheenrelifecycle.Thedigital

threadrepresentsamoreadvancedstageofdigitaltwinmaturity,represenngaseamlessdataflowacrossthelifecycle(seesidebar).

The3stagesofdigitalthreadmaturity

1.VirtualizaⅥon:Usingdatatocreatedigitalmodelsofindividualphysicalobjectsor

processes.

2.AcⅥvaⅥon:Connecngmodelstoedge,core,andclouddatasourcesand

enhancingthemwithAIandAR/VRforreal-me,predicvesimulaon.

3.IntegraⅥon:Evolvingintodynamicdigitalthreadsthatfusedata,context,and

computaon,seamlesslylinkingphysicaloperaonswithdigitalintelligenceacrossthevaluechain.

Oursurveyrevealsastrongstartindigitalthreadimplementaonamongaerospacemanufacturers.Whenaskedtoratetheirdigitalthreadmaturity,three-fi什hsofsurveyedrespondentshavebegunimplemenngdigitalthreads(seeFigure6).Whilethemajorityhavedataavailable,onlyafewhaveachieveddigitalthreadmaturityacrossselectedproducts,andthechallengeremainstoseamlesslyconnectmajorpla廿ormsandlargedataenvironments.Thosesllinplanningandpilotstages(34%)havetheopportunitytoproacvelyestablishanenterpriseintegraonstrategy.

StageofdigitalthreadimplementaⅥon

Digitalthreadisimplementedandoperaonal

Digitalthreadisparallyimplemented(e.g.,datarecordsavailablebutnotfullyintegrated)

Digitalthreadisinpilotstage

(1–3years’meline)

Digitalthreadisinplanningstage

18%

(3–5years’meline)

Noacveplansfordigitalthreads

48%

10%

16%

7%

Figure6.Aerospacemanufacturers:Wheredoesyourorganizationstandinimplementingadigitalthreadacrosstheproductlifecycle?(n=135)

Becausedigitaltwins/threadsinherentlyspandesign,manufacturing,andin-servicesupport,

execuvesmayseeitasameta-pla廿ormthatcanabsorbAI,edgeanalycs,andevenfuture

quantumsolversasmodules—makingitapromisingtechnologyforthe2035horizonandbeyond.

TheFuture-ReadySkiesStudyconfirmswhatweseeacrossindustriesat

Fivetran:enterprisesthatautomateandtrusttheirdatapipelinesarethe

onesabletoinnovateatscale.Inaerospace,resilienceandprecisiondependonreliable,transparentdata—it’sthefoundaonthatenablesAI,digital

twins,andthenextgeneraonofintelligentoperaons.

–TaylorBrown,COOandCo-founder,Fivetran

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Afaster,verticalfuturetakesflight

withAAM

Withcommercialcerficaononthehorizon,electricvercaltakeoffandlanding(eVTOL)vehiclesandbroaderadvancedairmobility(AAM)ecosystemsarea弋racngsignificanta弋enon.A

well-knowncontributortoglobalemissions,thereisconsiderablepressureontheaerospaceindustrytoreduceitsenvironmentalimpactandAAMiniavesaimtodeliveracleaneralternaveto

tradionalaviaon.

AscommercialeVTOLsinchtowardcerficaon,88%saytheyhaveanacvestrategyforengagingintheAAMmarket,signalingashi什fromcuriositytocommitment.Thesestrategiesvary:18%are

invesnginenablingcomponentsandtechnologies,54%areacvelybuildinganAAMproductor

pla廿ormand16%arealreadyatthedevelopmentstage(seeFigure7).ThisdiversificaonsuggestsarecognionthatAAMsuccesswilldependonbothaircra什developmentandarobustsupporng

ecosystem.

Strategiestowardcommercializingadvancedairmobility

Alreadyoperaonalindevelopmentprojects

Acvelybuildingaproductorpla廿ormforAAM

Invesnginenablingtechnologies

18%

(e.g.,ba弋ery,trafficsystems)

Monitoringthespacewithnonear-termplans

Notrelevanttoourstrategy

54%

16%

6%

6%

Figure7.AAMcompanies:Whatisyourorganization’scurrentstrategytowardseVTOL(ElectricVerticalTake-OffandLanding)andAdvancedAirMobility(AAM)commercialization?(n=50)

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However,barrierstomainstreamAAMadoponremainsteep.Regulaonsremainthedominantconcern,with80%cingregulatoryuncertaintyastheirmostsignificantchallenge,followedbyconcernsovereconomicsandinfrastructurereadiness.(seeFigure8).

Top3obstacleslimiⅥngAAMcommercializaⅥonOtherobstacles

80%

70%

Autonomousops&systemsintegraon

56%

Pilot&crewtraining,availability

Lackofecosystemcollaboraon

Regulatorycomplexity

Infrastructurereadiness

Publicacceptance

Economics

34%

34%

16%

10%

Figure8.AAMcompanies:WhatarethetopbarrierstoAAMbecomingmainstream?(n=50)

TheseconcernshighlightthemulfacetednatureofAAMreadiness–it’snotsolelyatechnologicalendeavorbutasocietaltransformaon.Winningtrust,buildingecosystems,andaligningwith

regulatorsandpublic-sectorpartnersarejustascricalastheairframesthemselves.

Astheaerospaceindustryrapidlyevolvestomeettheexpandingdemand

overthenextdecade,businessesfacethechallengeofscalingthrough

efficientandenvironmentallysustainablesoluons.Thisreportoffersa

comprehensiveperspecveonthecurrentstatusofdigitaltechnology

adoponintheindustryandpresentsvaluableinsightsforeffecvely

integrangemergingtechnologies,suchasdigitaltwins,digitalthreads,and

AI,intobusinessprocessesspanningtheend-to-endsupplychain,

encompassingprocurement,manufacturing,MRO,andcustomerinteracons.

–M.S.Krishnan,RossSchoolofBusiness,UniversityofMichigan

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MROproviderspushtodigitizeandscale

Maintenance,repairandoverhaul(MRO)providershavebeeninvesngheavilyinarangeof

powerfultechnologiesthatcanhelpacceleratesoluonstothebiggestaerospacechallengeslikecustomerexperience,operaonalproducvity,andbusinesscollaboraonacrossthevaluechain.

Theseincludeblockchain,AI,andpredicveanalycs,especiallywhencombinedwiththecapabiliesofdigitaltwins,digitalthreads,AR/VR,androbocs.

Ourfindingsshowthatthevastmajorityareinvesnginthesetechnologies.Further,confidenceisstrong,witharoundathirdonaverageancipanganROIonMROtechwithinthreeyears(see

Figure9).Similartoaerospacemanufacturers,MROprovidersancipatethebiggestpayofffromAIanddigitaltwins,witharoundthree-fi什hsofMROprovidersexpecnganROIfromthesetwo

technologieswithinfiveyears.

ROIⅥmeframeexpectaⅥons

2%36%26%13%12%11%

7%28%25%12%14%15%

4%25%23%25%7%17%

3%27%17%26%12%15%

11%22%12%25%12%18%

13%14%12%18%25%17%

Lessthan1year1-3years3-5yearsOver5yearsNoclearROIidenfiedyetNoplansforthistechnology

Advancedpredicveanalycs&agencAIformaintenance

Digitaltwins&connecteddata

Augmented/extendedrealityforline-sideguidance

Autonomousvisual-inspeconrobocs

Addivemanufacturingforon-demandrepairs&spares

Blockchainforpartsprovenance

Figure9.MROproviders:WhatisyourexpectedROIperiodfortheseMROtechnologyinvestments(n=138)

TheFuture-ReadySkiesStudyshowsthattheaerospaceindustry’sgreatestchallengeisn’tjusttechnology,it’scomplexity.Winninginthisdecademeanssimplifying,connecngthousandsofsystems,processes,andpartners

quicklyandsecurely.Integraondonerightdoesn’tjustmovedata;itacceleratesdecisions,scalesinnovaon,andturnscomplexityintoacompeveadvantage.

–SteveLucas,CEO,Boomi

Thestakesarehigh.Just5%ofrespondentssaytheirdigitalMROstrategyisalreadyscaled.Forthe

rest,80%ofexecuvessurveyedancipateanegaveimpactfromrisingoperaonalcosts,increaseddownme,revenue,andcustomerchurniftheirdigitalMROstrategiesfailtoscale(seeFigure10).

Theseconsequencescoulddisruptcapacityplanningfortoolsandfaciliesandundercutprofitability,especiallyasdemandforfasterturnaroundgrows.

WhathappensifyourdigitalMROstrategycan’tscaleby2028?

Majorrevenueloss,customerchurn,impacton

upme,ordeliveryperformance

Moderaterevenueloss,customerchurn,

delays,oroperaonalcostincrease

Nosignificantimpactexpected

OurdigitalMROstrategyisalreadyscaled

22%

58%

14%

5%

Figure10.MROproviders:WhatwouldbethebusinessimpactifyourdigitalMROstrategycannotscaleby2028?(n=138)

TheFuture-ReadySkiesStudyreaffirmsatruthwe’vealwayschampionedatKong:trueresilienceinaerospacecomesnotfromisolatedinnovaon,butfromAPI-drivenconnecvityembeddedintotheoperaonalcore.When

digitaltwinsandAIarepoweredbyareal-me,secureAPInervoussystem,theydon’tjustdelivervisibility—theyenableadaptability,performance,andtrustacrosstheaerospaceecosystem.

–Augusto“Aghi”Marietti,CEO,KongInc.

Globalaerospace,especiallyfor

defense,ismovingtowardafuturedrivenbyautonomy,AI,digital

twin,andconnectedsupplychains.ForIndia,thisisbothachallenge

andanopportunity—tocontributeworld-classcapabiliesand

establishitselfasatrustedpartnerinbuildingthefutureofaerospacesystemsfordefense.

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–SukaranSingh,MD&CEO,TataAdvancedSystems

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Pivot-readysupplychainsremainelusive

AsMROproviders,aerospacemanufacturers,andAAMcompaniesinvestinAI,digitaltwins,and

otheradvancedtechnologies,they’renotjustopmizingperformancebutbuildingresilience.Inanindustryascomplexasaerospace,organizaonsmustbeabletoproacvelyadaptandreactto

unexpectedeventsanddisrupons.

Nowhereistheneedtofacedisruponmoreevidentthanacrosstheglobalsupplychainecosystem,wheredelays,shortages,andshi什ingdemandscanrippleacrossoperaonsforboththeshortand

longterm.Fortheaerospaceindustry,stayingaheadmeanstheabilitytoconnuouslyadapt,ancipateandevolve.

However,lessthanathirdofrespondentsacrossallsegmentssaytheycouldpivotsourcingwithin30daysifaTier1supplierwerehitwithasuddendisrupon(seeFigure11).

HowfastcouldyourorganizaⅥonspivotsourcingifoneofyourTier1supplierswerehit

byasuddendisrupⅥon?

34%

Within1week

18%

Within1-3months

18%

Within3-6months6monthsplus

Wehaveno

conngencystrategyforthisscenario

Within1month

14%

11%

5%

Figure11.Allrespondents:IfoneofyourTier1supplierswerehitbyasuddendisruption,howfastcouldyourorganizationpivotsourcing?(n=323)

Inthisarea,MROsareoutperformingtheothersegmentssurveyed,with39%ofrespondentsstangtheycouldrespondtoaTier1supplierdisruponwithin30dayscomparedto18%foraerospace

manufacturersand28%ofAAMcompanies.Consideringfrequentglobaldisruponsandshorter

cyclesoftechnologyinnovaon,organizaonsacrosstheaerospaceecosystemwillneedtobecomemuchmoreadapve.Beingateasewithperpetualchangeandhavingthetoolsandmindsettoturnittoadvantagewillenabletheindustrytobe弋ernavigatetheshi什ingglobalenvironment.

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Nextsteps:Strategicfocusareasforfuture-readyskies

Thedecadeaheadwillredefineaerospace.OuranalysisofthesurveyresultsfoundthatleadersarebengonAIanddigitaltwinstotransformdesignandproducon,AAMtoopennewmarkets,andcustomintelligencetoempowerdecisionmakers.

Weseeseveralimperavesthatcouldsignificantlyinfluenceaerospaceoverthenextfewyears.

Concertedeffortintheseareaswillbecricalforasuccessfultransionthatbalancesgoalswithrequirements.

Buildaresponsivesupplychain

Aerospaceandaircra什companiesmuststrengthenfourfoundaonalpillarstobuildsupplychainresilience:supplierprograms,predicveandcogniveability,simulaonsand

event-responseprocedures,andsourcingstrategies.Successrequiresimplemenng“er-Nvisibility”programstoseebeyonddirectsuppliers,deployingAI-drivendigitaltwinsfor

end-to-endvirtualreplicas,andestablishingcontroltowersforreal-medecisionmaking.Byleveragingmachinelearningforpa弋ernrecognion,blockchainfortraceability,and

simulaonexercisestotestpreparedness,manufacturerscantransformtheirsupplychainsintoagile,intelligentecosystemscapableofwithstandingdisruponsfromgeopolical

tensionstomaterialshortages.

Drivingdigitalengineeringexcellenceinaerospace

Tostayaheadinthecompeveaerospaceindustry,it'scrucialtoacceleratedigital

engineeringtransformaon,goingbeyondtheimplementaonofdigitalthreads.Success

hingesonadopngpraccesthatseamlesslyintegratedesign,simulaon,manufacturing,

andserviceoperaonsthroughouttheproductlifecycle.Organizaonsmustfocuson

buildingconnecteddigitalengineeringecosystems.Theseecosystemsleverageenterprise

digitalthreadstocreatedataflows,establishcontrolandvisibilityacrossthevaluechain,

andspeeddecision-makingwithcontextualinsights.Thisconvergenceofcapabiliesleadstofasterme-to-market,reducedphysicalprototypingcosts,andenhancedqualitythroughconnuoussimulaonandopmizaon.Thefuturedemandsenterprise-wide

interoperability.Thisrepresentsafundamentalshi什fromtradionaldocument-basedprocessestofullyintegrateddigitalengineeringworkflows,posioningaerospace

companiesforsustainedinnovaonandcompeveadvantage.

CreatetheAAMecosystem

Thesuccessofadvancedairmobilitycompanieshingesonmasteringthreecrical

differenators:advancedmanufacturingcapabili