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Ready to shape the future? 🌍✈️ Valérie Ferret, VP of 3DEXPERIENCE Edu and David Ziegler, VP of Aerospace & Defense Industry, share insights about how students are no longer seeking traditional careers, but instead are driven by a sense of purpose and tackling global changes in the aerospace industry. ✈️💡

Read more about #Boeing’s investments and expansion on defense and advanced tech capabilities at Daytona Beach.

Thank you Jill Homan and Opportunity Zone Outlook for highlighting my work connecting OZs to support the Defense Industrial Base. “Opportunity Zones Present a Strategic Avenue for National Defense Infrastructure CapZone Impact Investments, LLC highlights an innovative approach to revitalizing America’s defense infrastructure by leveraging the potential of Opportunity Zones. CEO Al Puchala explains how rural Opportunity Zones could support facilities near military testing ranges and aerospace infrastructure, while urban ones are situated close to skilled labor pools and are perfect for manufacturing robotics and future technologies. Currently, approximately 180 military bases are situated in or adjacent to Opportunity Zones, presenting a strategic opportunity for defense-related development and economic stimulus.” https://lnkd.in/e8XrFZkU https://lnkd.in/etfFmRY7

Michigan’s new Office of Defense and Aerospace Innovation (ODAI) will help grow the state’s defense and aerospace industry. Building on the storied legacy of the Michigan Defense Center, the ODAI will: ⭐ Increase awareness of Michigan’s defense capabilities ⭐ Support the attraction and expansion of businesses that champion Department of Defense-related activities ⭐ Enhance growing commercial and defense-related aerospace segments puremi.ch/3xN1BTw

"Wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics" - Eisenhower. The world is rapidly changing fueled by supply chain challenges and rising costs, forcing nations to find new ways of manufacturing components. The Defence industry is constantly challenged to be ahead of the curve when it comes to protecting the front line. In this recorded webinar we talked About : - How world leaders like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grunman and Federal Defence Forces use Markforged. - How The Defence Industry Overcomes Supply Chain Challenges with Additive Manufacturing. - The technological advantages that high-performance composites provides gives the Defence Industry. Recording: https://lnkd.in/gCzDQvkw

Aaron Starks is the CEO & President of 47G, formerly known as the Utah Aerospace & Defense Association. The organization's mission is to build the word's premiere ecosystem for aerospace and defense companies, and they're doing just that. 47G has hundreds of members in and out of Utah that are making waves in not only the aerospace and defense industries, but in Utah's economy. Some of the biggest players in the industry call Utah home: - Boeing manufactures 80% of its 87 cockpits in West Jordan, Utah - Utah is Delta's fastest growing hub in the United States and just made a historic investment in expanding their Utah pilot operations facility - Northrop Grumman facilitated $1 trillion of transactions on the ICBM program alone Plus Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Hill AFB, NSA, and 800 small to mid-market aerospace and defense companies, academic institutions, and more, are foundational to Utah's aerospace market. Many of these organizations are manufacturers with defense contracts building highly technical products. 47G is leading the charge to convene both large and small players and advocate for their futures and overall success. In this episode you will learn: - What Project Alta is and how it will make the '60s cartoon The Jetsons come to life in Utah in the next decade - What products are being made for aerospace in Utah - How 47G helps small businesses work with the Boeings of the industry - Why there is a decrease in successful aerospace entrepreneurs and what 47G is doing to change that - How Hill AFB plays a critical role in Utah's economy - How the Space Dynamic Lab in Logan, Utah outshines NASA in some areas - How we're attracting companies to Utah to further strengthen the economy iMpact Utah and 47G have some exciting collaborations coming up. Stay tuned! https://lnkd.in/gjt_4-NJ

The MBA application process can be overwhelming. When do I start? How will I get everything done in time? Who should I ask for recommendations? Poets&Quants believes you should ENJOY the application process by investing some time in organization and pre-planning. While their checklist and timeline aren't specific to our program, it does provide a great place to start. If you are considering an Aerospace & Defense MBA, the fall season is a great time to prepare your application timeline for the class of 2026!

For my prior/current IBMers, the gentleman to Tara’s right is Pryon’s Igor Jablokov, the Program Director at IBM that led the team that designed the precursor to Watson. I heard the term "DefenseTech" while I was in the Army and was pretty skeptical as to how "Tech" it really was (look at a DAGR or the way we do inventories). With prevailing threats abroad, it's comforting to see a lot of smart people from the tech world, leading in their respective disciplines, coming together to solve complex government/military issues. A full list would be way too long to put on LinkedIn but a few compelling ones, if you're interested: Gecko Robotics, Pryon, Govini, Anduril Industries, Shield AI, ZeroEyes, Vannevar Labs. Focusing on the video: Procurement is never ‘just procurement’ and when it is, that’s when your “next-gen” or “advanced” platform fails to be effective (see money, architectural/organizational gaps, organizational buy-in, training, use-in-action, etc). Looking at buyers of materials, end-user functions, broad use cases, constraints on supply chain and delivery timing, provenance; the list could go on and on but these are all things that will not be a choice (luxury) in a peer-to-peer conflict. Anduril's Founder, Palmer Luckey (Founder of Oculus VR), has talked openly about the obvious problems with acquisitions of materials or end products from foreign adversaries, which is just one of many things that need addressed when reviewing the DoD Acquisitions Process. We won WWII thru manufacturing output, economic might and selfless sacrifice. Let's get back to doing what we do best, best.

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Listen to a frank conversation with the CEO of Albers Aerospace, the fastest growing engineering company in the US according to Inc. magazine; John Albers and I discuss the US defense industrial base and defense technology's challenges ahead. #nonbetaalphapodcast #albersaero #irongatevc #21stcenturyconflict #supplychain #industrialpolicy #americanmade #warfighterready