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Industry Leaders Expect Major Changes In Cyber, Unmanned

Wednesday, July 6th, 2016

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Most aerospace/defense industry leaders believe that the cyber and unmanned sectors will experience “significant disruption” in the next decade, according to a newly released survey on global competition and innovation.Almost 80 percent of the 100 or so respondents predicted such drastic change for cyber/information technology, the highest of any market, said consulting firm Avascent, which disclosed the survey results during a June 29 webinar. Unmanned technologies followed, with almost 70 percent of respondents forecasting turbulence in that area. Electronic warfare/information…

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