We help you take on the sector’s toughest challenges, uncovering strategic insights, defining your long-term vision and creating innovation roadmaps that transform how your business gears up for future growth. We take a hands-on approach, first assessing the level of risk in your supply chain and the security of critical raw materials, then working with you to mitigate risks, develop resilience, find new suppliers and boost production capacity to meet growing demand.
Aerospace & Defense
ABOVE THE
CLOUDS
Aerospace & defense companies operate in a world of increasing uncertainty. The shift to sustainable aviation and space sector development present challenge and opportunity in equal measure. New innovators in the market pose threats across every segment. And as technology advances, defense and aviation players must ramp up budgets and build more robust supply chains to keep pace. Those that can create breakthroughs in innovation and harness convergence – adopting the most promising technologies from outside the sector – will find opportunity in change, improve their competitiveness and lead a wave of progress that opens new frontiers.
With a bird’s eye view across industries, we help you tap into the next wave of digital, sustainable and technological potential, identifying strategic acquisition targets and harnessing technological convergence to your advantage. By bringing together world-leading expertise across hydrogen fuel cells, battery tech, materials science, automation and AI, we assemble the right teams for any challenge, helping you create breakthrough innovations that keep you at the cutting edge.
EYES IN THE SKY: OPPORTUNITIES FROM EARTH OBSERVATION
Earth observation (EO) — combined with developments in cloud infrastructure, big data, and artificial intelligence (AI) — enables data-driven decision-making to address societal challenges like city development planning, land management, and climate issues.
COMBINING STRENGTH AND AGILITY
The need for companies to be able to deliver breakthrough and incremental innovation is well established by now. Much has been written about how to do this effectively, including ADL’s contributions.[1] However, one less-often- discussed aspect is how to tackle breakthrough innovation in the complex product and system manufacturing industry, such as aerospace & defense (A&D) or energy.
SUCCESSFUL PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN NONCORE DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
Defense entities are facing increasing complexity. While defense budgets are decreasing in real terms, the range of threats is widening. Managing the integration of technology and capabilities across land, sea, air, and space is ever more crucial.
How we help
As the transition to sustainable aviation gathers pace and suppliers continue to consolidate, actors need both agility and resilience to adapt to these changing market dynamics. We make them a cornerstone of your business, building a more robust supply chain and priming your ability to ramp up production when opportunities arise. We accelerate the shift to sustainability, helping you develop strategies for growth, innovate faster as technology advances and source the right suppliers to match your ambitions in this next stage of aeronautical development.
With shrinking costs and growing technological capabilities, the potential new uses for space technology are immense. Activities that were once the domain of a few government agencies are now available to energy, transportation and a growing number of sectors. Whether you're a public body or a private company, we help you develop strategies to capture growth, cut costs and create breakthrough innovations to gain a long-term advantage in this complex, competitive and rapidly evolving field.
Staying ahead in the race to innovate is all important for actors in both public and private spheres. We create the platforms to keep you ahead. With cross-sector expertise, we see emerging technologies first and help you capture and integrate the best innovations across areas like data science, machine learning and autonomy to create breakthrough projects that disrupt the sector. We’re experts in developing more robust and secure supply chains, creating partnerships that allow you to ramp up production to fulfil the growing demand for military systems.
WHAT WE DO
GROWTH ACCELERATION
Creating long-term growth and value by helping you develop a portfolio of key strategic initiatives and stimulating demand for new services and applications.
STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
Defining a robust and adaptive strategy to help you stand out in a highly uncertain environment.
BREAKTHROUGH INCUBATION
Accelerating breakthrough innovation projects to help you remain relevant and competitive alongside disruptive market entrants.
RESILIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Assessing the risks along your complete supply chain (including raw materials) and defining mitigation measures to help you develop a resilient industrial supply chain strategy.
OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE
Helping you scale up your production capacity and supply chain. Turning around failing operational programs to restore trust across your supply chain.
EXPERT ADVISORY TO INVESTORS (PE, M&A SUPPORT)
Assessing new investment opportunities for private equity firms while supporting aerospace and defense players in consolidating supply chains and helping governmental agencies define roadmaps and investment priorities.
GROWTH ACCELERATION
Creating long-term growth and value by helping you develop a portfolio of key strategic initiatives and stimulating demand for new services and applications.
STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
Defining a robust and adaptive strategy to help you stand out in a highly uncertain environment.
BREAKTHROUGH INCUBATION
Accelerating breakthrough innovation projects to help you remain relevant and competitive alongside disruptive market entrants.
RESILIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Assessing the risks along your complete supply chain (including raw materials) and defining mitigation measures to help you develop a resilient industrial supply chain strategy.
OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE
Helping you scale up your production capacity and supply chain. Turning around failing operational programs to restore trust across your supply chain.
EXPERT ADVISORY TO INVESTORS (PE, M&A SUPPORT)
Assessing new investment opportunities for private equity firms while supporting aerospace and defense players in consolidating supply chains and helping governmental agencies define roadmaps and investment priorities.
MEET SOME OF OUR
TEAM MEMBERS
Our team is made up of a diverse group of individuals who bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and expertise to the table, each and every one of our team members is committed to delivering the best possible service to our clients.
Hiroto Suzuki
Managing Partner, Tokyo
Vincent Bamberger
Managing Partner, Paris
Bernd Schreiber
Managing Partner, Board of directors, Frankfurt
Giancarlo Agresti
Partner, Rome
Matteo Ainardi
Managing Partner, Board of directors, Paris
Kurt Baes
Managing Partner, Brussels
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