Craig Caffrey

Director, Defense Data and Analysis

London

Summary

Craig is the head of Aviation Week Network's defense data team responsible for managing the company’s defense-related databases and leading on consultancy projects.

Prior to joining Aviation Week Network in March 2019, Craig spent 12 years at Jane’s, as lead analyst and consultant for military aircraft markets and later for global defense-spending trends focusing on Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. He has extensive consulting experience on behalf of both government and industry clients.
Craig has a degree in History and Politics from the University of Leicester and a Master’s in Intelligence and International Security from King’s College London.

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Articles

By Craig Caffrey
The relationship between the defense budget and GDP is a particularly close one in China, and that link is both strategic and financial.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Craig Caffrey
Over the next decade $121.3 billion is set to be spent on C4ISR and armed ISR aircraft, with $55.4 billion of the total already under contract, Aviation Week predicts.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Craig Caffrey
Announced program timescales suggest more than 1,200 CCAs could be in operation around the world by the end of 2036.
Aircraft & Propulsion