Aerospace & Defense
Creating and accelerating critical advantages through cutting-edge strategy and operations
The aerospace and defense (A&D) industry is facing numerous challenges linked to an unforeseen pandemic, rapidly evolving technologies, and vulnerable supply chains. We help our clients push the boundaries in air and space and safeguard livelihoods through capabilities, technologies, and talent.
Our approach combines a deep understanding of industry dynamics with advanced analytics and an unparalleled network of experts. We work with clients to build internal capabilities, adopt digital and analytics tools, and transform work processes to improve their business in substantial, sustainable ways.
FEATURED EVENTS
Farnborough International Airshow
GSI Advisory at the Munich Security Conference
HOW WE HELP CLIENTS
Aftermarket & Services
Helping clients capture the aftermarket potential—the largest source of untapped value in aerospace and defense—by assessing the installed base opportunity, improving pricing, and optimizing operations.
Digital & Analytics
Helping clients tackle digital challenges and build sustainable, scalable solutions tailored to the A&D industry.
M&A
Working in partnership with aerospace and defense clients to develop unique strategies for evaluating potential targets, capturing value, and navigating the complex integration process.
Marketing & Sales
Helping A&D companies develop effective strategies for winning contracts with critical customers, contributing to stronger growth.
Next-Generation Productivity
Helping clients build the tech-enabled capabilities required to identify and capture a step change in profitability.
Strategy & Corporate Finance
Helping aerospace and defense companies achieve their strategic goals in a complex, competitive, and evolving landscape.
Talent & Capability Building
Helping A&D organizations create the right culture for their people, design the right structure, and attract and retain the right talent.
Transformation
Changing trajectories through holistic interventions in performance, capabilities, and health.
SECTORS WE SERVE
Commercial aerospace
Our expertise spans all major aircraft equipment categories, including engines, aerostructures, avionics, landing gears, and interiors. We also work in partnership with the Center for Future Mobility to develop perspectives on trends shaping aviation, such as advanced air mobility solutions and future sustainable propulsion technologies.
Defense
Our clients are active across the spectrum of defense domains. Through our work, we have built expertise related to all major categories of platforms and associated equipment, including military aerospace, land systems, naval systems, space-based systems, as well as sensors and electronics.
Space
Over many years we have built strong relationships with companies across the space value chain, including launch providers, satellite builders, equipment providers, services companies, investors, and public sector institutions.
Business and general aviation
We help companies in the business and general aviation market strive for operational improvement. We also provide assistance on key business challenges, such as accessing new customer segments, innovating business models, transforming product development, and improving customer support services.
Maritime & Shipyards
Helping shipyards and maritime industry clients unlock operational performance, attract and develop a skilled labor force, create supply chain resiliency, and implement digital capabilities.
Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)
Helping airlines and independent service providers optimize their aircraft MRO operations, OEMs and their suppliers develop and implement aftermarket services strategies, and private equity groups evaluate M&A opportunities.
Security and cybersecurity
Helping incumbents and new entrants in physical security and cybersecurity craft strategies to succeed. We help clients find solutions to secure and protect the industry’s mission-critical technology backbone.
FEATURED BLOG
Defense blog
Perspectives and shortform analysis for defense ministries, national security organizations, and disruptive innovators.
FEATURED PUBLICATION
The state of US national security innovation: A report card
The new NSIB Report Card reveals where advanced systems are advancing, where supply chains face bottlenecks, and what it will take to achieve systemic transformation in national security innovation.
FEATURED INSIGHTS
Future defense tech: Multidomain stacks to build affordable mass
In the face of modern warfare, a multidomain defense system is vital—necessitating a move from a vertically integrated approach to modular systems within the future defense tech stack.
European defense by the numbers
The European Defense Dashboard provides a comprehensive set of metrics to track the evolving defense posture and procurement expenditure of European NATO countries.
Opportunities through consolidation in the European defense industry
Supply chain consolidation could unlock €9 billion in annual run-rate cost synergies, while boosting interoperability and strategic resilience.
Europe’s €1 trillion challenge for flexibility and scale
Current defense acquisition systems face unprecedented challenges. Fundamental reform is needed for rapid deployment and sustainable industrial scaling.
Mike Schoellhorn on uniting European defense through scaled leadership and collaboration
Tackling fragmentation by collaborating on early tech maturation, agile engineering frameworks, and executing on time at sustainable cost.
Connect with our Aerospace & Defense Practice
Discuss your strategic, operational, and digital challenges with our dedicated global aerospace & defense leaders.