Rachel manages Aviation Week's defense market intelligence team, providing qualitative country and capability focused analysis on global defense markets. Prior to joining Aviation Week, Rachel worked in strategy focused on UK industrial strategy and sustainability at MBDA and ran a team looking at UK defense export opportunities at the UK Defense Solutions Centre. Rachel also holds a masters in Security, Terrorism and Insurgency.
European procurement spending has surged by over 160% since 2021, and this dramatic increase has led to record backlogs for European defense companies.
