European Companies Crank Up Defense Production Plans

U.S. Army soldier loading Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System

BAE Systems sees strong appetite for its APKWS laser-guided rocket.

Credit: U.S. Defense Department
To boost output or not to boost output is no longer the question for many European defense companies, since they have booming backlogs amid surging military spending. The question now is how to boost output cost-effectively. Across Europe, production is increasing for everything from combat aircraft...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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