The Vertical Space
The Vertical Space
Jim Barry, Peter Shannon & Luka Tomljenovic
#92 Richard Aboulafia: Supply chain bottlenecks and the New Aerospace Order
1 hour 14 minutes Posted May 6, 2025 at 2:00 pm.
The end of Tier 1 integrators
Supply chain bottlenecks and single points of failure
Titanium and rare earth elements
China
U.S. rare earth national objective
More on titanium
What drives long lead times in aviation?
Distribution of profits along the aerospace supply chain
Big players and emerging defense contractors
Trump administration's priorities in defense
Golden Dome
Collaborative Combat Aircraft
European defense ecosystem
Opportunities in the new reality
European perspective on supply chain risk
ATC modernization and privatization
State of the market
Accommodating market growth
Thoughts on new technologies
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Welcome back to The Vertical Space for our second conversation with Richard Aboulafia, an insightful voice on all things aerospace and defense. This episode dives deeper than ever into the aerospace and defense supply chain: globalization, vulnerabilities, titanium, rare earth elements, and why Tier 1 integrators may be losing their place in the industry. We explore how shifting geopolitics, material dependencies, and evolving national strategies are redrawing the map of the aeros...