AVASCENT WHITE PAPER July 2018 By Shane Mason Download PDF: Since 2001, the US has provided military assistance to Pakistan in exchange for a supply route to American troops in Afghanistan, while benefitting from Pakistan using this assistance to procure US defense equipment. However, President Trump recently ended this practice as recompense for Pakistan giving safe-haven …
By Aaron Lin, Senior Market Analyst US President Donald Trump’s recent statements about NATO’s defense spending re-ignited debate over how much money NATO member states should be spending on defense. While having a member state spend 2% of their GDP on defense has been the stated goal since 2010, Trump went further last week by saying …
RIAT and Farnborough Airshows Preview By Joe Walsh, Ian Ferguson and Ben Goodlad The Royal International Air Tattoo gets underway on Friday with the Farnborough Airshow following immediately on Monday. Ahead of these two highlights on aerospace calendars, Avascent’s London office head, Joe Walsh, sat down with Associate Ian Ferguson and Analysis Manager Ben Goodlad …
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 …