DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
2/2/2021
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This is part two of a five-part special report on the health of the U.S. defense industrial base.
The National Defense Industrial Association’s second annual Vital Signs report on the health of the U.S. defense industrial base was released Feb. 2. To download a copy, please click HERE.
The defense industry could be on the cusp of further consolidation as contractors look to bolster their business portfolios and access to innovation through mergers and acquisitions, analysts say.
M&A has been a long-term trend since the end of the Cold War and the 1993 “Last Supper” when then-Deputy Defense Secretary William Perry encouraged consolidation among contractors to achieve efficiencies in an era of significantly reduced military expenditures.