
Exports in the aerospace and defense (A&D) sector grew last year led by commercial aircraft, despite an overall decline in total exports from the United States, according to a new study by Deloitte.In the face of currency headwinds gross A&D exports increased $5 billion in 2015 to $143.3 billion, accounting for 9.5 percent of all U.S. exports, up nearly 4 percent from $138.3 billion in 2014, the audit and consulting firm said in the report, US Aerospace and Defense Export…