Aerospace and Defense: A Billion Here, A Billion There
April 1, 2019
By Michael D. White, author and freelance writer
Like industrial fraternal twins, the aerospace/defense industries are related, yet, as the name suggests, serve two separate and distinct markets − aerospace, which largely comprises the production, sale, and service of commercial aircraft, and defense, which supplies the nation with the military land, sea and air systems critical for its well being.
Falling in the narrow crack between the two are the space vehicles, mainly satellites and drones, utilized for both military and commercial use...
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