The National Defense Authorization Act: The Debate this Week and Why it Matters By Michael Barber and Matt Vallone While the House debates the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) this week, the outcome of how the defense budget should be spent holds implications for policy, procedures, and industry. In this new podcast, Matt Vallone analyzes the …
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018: Defense Hawks vs. Deficit Hawks By August Cole and Matt Vallone The signing of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 last month ended nearly a decade of fiscal austerity, with the aerospace and defense sectors now expecting a run-up in defense outlays during the coming years. Defense hawks as well as …
By Ben Goodlad, Analysis Manager The UK’s recently released 2017 Equipment Plan reveals that between 2017 and 2026 the UK intends to spend £2.4 billion less than the figure stated in the 2016 Equipment Plan for the same period. This reduction will be seen in the equipment support with projected spending over the period from …
AVASCENT ANALYTICS REVIEW March 2018 By Michael Barber, Hamilton Cook, Jessica DiPaolo, Matt Vallone In the recently-released FY 2019 Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP), the Department of Defense (DoD) has projected rapid near-term expansion of spending, an increase of just under 11% from FY 2017 to FY 2018 and an additional 2.3% [1] from FY 2018 to FY …
AVASCENT WHITE PAPER March 2018 By Steve Ganyard (Colonel, USMC, Ret.), David “Chip” Berke (LtCol, USMC, Ret.) Infographic Contributors: Hamilton Cook, Matt Vallone Download PDF: Amid all the fanfare around the arrival of fifth-generation fighters in US and allied air forces, it is a mistake to overlook the technological, cultural, operational, and defense industrial disruption these jets will …
Innovations in Space: Startups vs Status Quo, GEO Comms, Data Analysis, and Fresh Investment By August Cole, Andrew Penn, and Bret Perry Ahead of SATELLITE2018 and its accompanying SGx2018 – of which Avascent is a sponsor – taking place March 12-15 in Washington, D.C., August Cole sat down with Andrew Penn and Bret Perry to discuss …
AIA & AVASCENT REPORT February 2018 Download PDF: The rise of unmanned aircraft is steadily changing U.S. business, society and government and the next 20 years will be even more consequential as larger and larger autonomous aircraft fill the skies. Today’s quadcopters carry cameras, but tomorrow’s pilotless jetliners will carry our families. Download PDF: As …
Initial Perspectives on the FY19 Budget By Michael Barber and Matt Vallone The FY19 Budget was issued on February 12, following the release of the National Defense Strategy on January 19. Michael Barber, Analysis Manager at Avascent Analytics, sat down with Director of Research & Analysis Matt Vallone to examine the key differences between this year …
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic: What’s in the FY19 Budget? By Rachel Jenkins and Stephanie Stahl As explored in the recent white paper, The Opioid Crisis: Drawing from the Past to Predict the Future, the opioid epidemic is a crisis of unprecedented scale and scope, affecting those from every income level and every region of the country, …
Over the Horizon: How China and North Korea are Reshaping Allied Defense Investment in the Asia-Pacific By August Cole, Steve Ganyard, and Alex Chang Growing threats from North Korea and China are reshaping allied defense investment in the region and are calling into question U.S. military dominance for the first time in decades. August Cole …