Aerospace and Defense Podcast

June 09, 2025: Heading into the Paris Air Show, Accenture's John Schmidt and Joyce Kline delve into defense, supply chain and next-level manufacturing.

Despite a downturn in deliveries, industry revenues will actually grow this year. Accenture's John Schmidt and Jeff Wheless reveal why.

July 16, 2024: Supply chain, workforce challenges remain vexing, but technological solutions such as generative AI point to a brighter future. Hear from Accenture aerospace and defense practice leaders on the four stories to watch for at the Farnborough Airshow

According to Accenture, Gen AI is poised to provide the most significant economic uplift and change to work since the agricultural and industrial revolutions, and it will lead to a reinvention of work with more – not less – human-centric work processes. Hear from Accenture aerospace and defense practice leaders how aerospace and defense businesses are using AI now.

The year that ends Dec. 31, 2023, will hold some surprising results for the aerospace and defense industry, and the year ahead in 2024 will too. Aviation Week talks with experts from Accenture's aerospace and defense practice as they review exclusive results from their latest Commercial Aerospace Insight Report and Accenture's own survey of C-suite executives.

June 13, 2023: Listen in as Accenture leaders John Schmidt and Joyce Kline delve into key themes to watch for at the Paris Air Show as the industry returns to Le Bourget after four years.

May 9, 2023: Despite supply chain issues, inflation and war in Ukraine, aerospace and defense will see growing revenue this year, according to the latest Accenture Commercial Aerospace Insight Report. Industry executives have a dim view of their supply chain's near-term capabilities, while confidence is growing longer term. Listen in as Aviation Week interviews Accenture aerospace and defense lead...

Hear why the majority of industry executives surveyed in Accenture's latest Commercial Aerospace Insight Report remain cautiously optimistic about the market's growth potential in the near and midterm.

July 15, 2022: On the eve of the first Farnborough Airshow in four years, Aviation Week talks with Accenture aerospace and defense leaders on key themes taking place at this year's air show.

Your aerospace or defense business is about to enter a whole new world: the metaverse. A mix of the physical and digital realms, the metaverse is an unmapped—but not unknown—territory that looms beyond Industry 4.0. OEMs and Tier 1s already are entering the domain with cloud computing, virtual reality and quantum computing. Where they go, so go suppliers. Join us as Aviation Week talks with Accent...

April 15, 2022: Commercial aviation is going through another existential moment, this time about environmental concerns, with sustainability the overarching goal. What lies ahead and what controversial culture changes need to be made? Aviation Week talks with Accenture aerospace leaders, who unveil a new industrywide gameplan on how commercial aviation will get there.

December 10, 2021: Listen in as Aviation Week speaks to Accenture's Aerospace and Defense team about these developments.

Jun 18, 2021: Managers see a future where digital twin approaches go from just product design to the whole supply system. Coupled with other technological leaps, such as working from anywhere on any device, digitization promises many benefits but also challenges. Listen in as Aviation Week speaks to Accenture's Aerospace and Defense team about these developments.

May 21, 2021: Accenture's Aerospace and Defense Tech Vision 2021 found 89% of executives say employees face the largest and fastest change in history. Listen in as Aviation Week speaks to Accenture's Aerospace and Defense team about these developments.

March 05, 2021: It's been a roller coaster ride in aerospace over the last year. From how to keep up with demand, to how to keep the lights on, to how to restructure and even rebound – the sector has seen it all. One year on, how is industry responding and what do aerospace and defense leaders think will happen in the coming months and years? Listen in as Aviation Week speaks to Accenture's Aerosp...

October 23, 2020: How can the Aviation and Aerospace industry stay resilient and ready to meet increases while facing its bleakest forecast in history? Listen in as Accenture share their insights on these issues and potential outcomes.

August 21, 2020: Changes in military sustainment--including the push for agile development and the use of cloud-based software—could hint at broader shifts in the overall aftermarket. Listen in as Aviation Week speaks to Accenture's Aerospace and Defense team about these developments.

June 26, 2020: Face it: you don't really know your supply chain. Even when times were good in Aerospace and Defense manufacturing, regular deliveries required repeated heroics. Now that COVID-19 has upended commercial aviation, OEMs and top-tier customers must get a better insight into their suppliers as the chance of missing parts – even whole providers – is increasing. Listen in as Aviation Week...

A new surge in U.S. coronavirus cases has stalled a fragile recovery in airline traffic. Listen in as Aviation Week speak to Accenture's aerospace team as they reveal the strategies they're giving aerospace CEOs for now and into 2021.