DIGITAL CONTINUITYFORTHE AEROSPACEINDUSTRY SUMMARY 1EXECUTIVESUMMARY3 2MAJORTRENDSINCIVILANDDEFENSEAEROSPACE4 3OBJECTIVESANDCHALLENGES5 4DIGITALCONTINUITY- KEYCHARACTERISTICSEXPLAINEDINMOREDETAIL6 4.1Digitaltwins6 4.2Unifyingdataanalytics7 4.3Collaboration7 5EVOLUTIONANDTRANSFORMATION8 6ANENERGIZINGEVOLUTION10 7THEFUTUREOFDIGITALCONTINUITYINCIVIL ANDDEFENSEAEROSPACE12 8KEYFACTORS13 8.1Aerospaceisanevolvingindustry13 8.2Newgoalsforanewera13 8.3Theindustrycannotrunonautopilot13 2 1 EXECUTIVESUMMARY Evolving industrymeansevolvingthewaydataismanaged. Aerospacerequiresinnovation,datarequiresmanagement. Newmanufacturingdemandscoupledwiththechallengeofmeetingnewregulationsinsustainabilitymeans awealthofdatatocontrol.Companiesmustacceleratetheireffortstostayontopofboth themarketandtheirinformation. Effectivedatamanagementrequires digitalcontinuity.Itistheprocessofunifyingdataacrossanentireaerospacecompanyandecosystem.Itisleveragingdataanalysisinkeymarkettrendssuchas: Costcontrolmeasures|Strengthenedregulations|Digitalization|Cross-companydatacollaboration Asadigitalenabler,digitalcontinuityworksasatoolthatacceleratestheprocessofbusinesstransformationsintheaerospaceindustry.Itaidsintheachievementofmeetingdifficulttargetsinaircraftdevelopmentprograms.Bysmoothingtheprocessofthesetransformations,digitalcontinuitybooststheiroverallefficiencyensuringcomplianceandallowingsystemstofunctionasintended. Efficientprogrammanagementandmaturitycontrolcomplementthisidea.Emphasizingtheconstantevolutioninaerospacemeanschangingthewaywethinkabouttheskillsetspersonnelneedtoadaptanddevelop. Companiescannotrelyonlegacymodelsandexistingmanagementsystems.Investingindigitalcontinuityisthespringboardforsuccessnowandinthefuture. 3 2 MAJORTRENDSINCIVILANDDEFENSEAEROSPACE Atitscore,aerospacehasalwaysbeenaboutmakinguseofthelatestdevelopmentsintechnology.Yethowdoesthisindustry,knownforitspioneeringmentality,dealwiththeimportancethatdatamanagementhascometoplay?Thewayweprocessandcollectinformationhaschangedjustasradicallyastheindustryhaschangedsincethedawnofflight... Datacontinuityrepresentsthenextcrucialleapthatcivilanddefenseaerospacemustmaketomanagetheiroperations.Ensuringdatacompatibilityacrossanarrayofsystems,platforms,andpersonnelallowsfortheswiftsharingofdatanomatterhowcomplexorhowindemand aproductis.Legacysystemsareholdingthistransitionback. Asasectorbuiltonharnessingleading-edgetechnology,substantialamountsofdata,modeling,andahighamountofrisk-taking,thechancesforthisinformationtobecomeincompatibleisarealthreat.Thiskindoftechnicaldebtonlygetsworsewithtime. Theaerospaceindustryisenteringaneweraofgrowthdrivenbyafocusonsustainabilitygoals,leveragingtheemergenceofnewdigitalinnovations,andfacinganexpansionindefensespending -meetingthesedevelopmentsmeansenteringaperiodofgrowthfollowingthepandemicslow-downacrosstheentireindustry. Thisgrowthisdrivingtheneedtoincreaseproductionforcivilaerospace,includingtheretirementofolderaircraft.WarinUkraineandgeopoliticalchallengeshavecreatednewdemandfordefensecapabilitiesasgovernmentsseektobolstertheirnationalsecurityobligations.Thesetrendsareplacingadditionalpressureonaerospacedesignandmanufacturingecosystems. Suchtrendsarecoupledwithuniquechallengesseenacrosstheentireaerospaceindustry,bothdefenseandcivil. 4 3OBJECTIVESANDCHALLENGES Toaddressthesechallenges,civilaerospaceoriginalequipmentmanufacturers(OEMs)haveundertakenimportanttransformationswithspecificobjectivesinmind: -Reducingdevelopmentlead-time. -DecreasingCO2emissions. Inadditiontotheseinternaltransformations,severalmarkettrendsareinfluencingtheaerospaceindustryandnecessitatingsignificantchangesacrossallstakeholders: REPLACEMENTOFBEST-SELLINGSINGLE- AISLEAIRCRAFT Thecivilmarketisshiftingtowardsnewermodels,promptingtheneedforOEMstoupdatetheirofferingsandadapttochangingcustomerdemands. CHALLENGINGPROGRAMSWITHNUMEROUSPARTNERS Bothcivilanddefenseprogramsarebecomingmorecomplex,involvingmultiplepartnersandcollaborations. ENHANCEMENTOFSUPPORTANDSERVICES Thereisagrowingfocusonimprovingsupportandservices,includingtheintegrationofconnectedproductsandassets. STRENGTHENEDREGULATIONSANDEND-TO-ENDTRACEABILITY OEMsmustcomplywithstrengthenedornewregulations,necessitatingtraceabilityfromthedesignphasetorecycling. COSTCONTROLTHROUGHOUTTHESYSTEMLIFECYCLE Theindustryisprioritizingcostcontrolmeasuresthatspantheentirelifecycleofaerospacesystems. Consequently,civilanddefenseOEMsmustreimaginetraditionalengineering,manufacturing,logistics,andserviceprocesseswhileembracingcomprehensivetransformationagendas. Datahasneverbeenmorecritical.Butwithsomuchgoingon,naturallydifferentverticalswillprogresswithdifferentsystems.Thecostonlyappearswhentheytrytocollaborate,andquicklydiscoverthattheirmodels,plans,platforms,andotherdigitalresourcesareincompatible. So,whatisthesolution? 5 4 DIGITALCONTINUITY-KEYCHARACTERISTICSEXPLAINEDINMOREDETAIL DigitalcontinuityisaDigitalEnablerofthewaycompaniescanbettermanagetheirdatatomakesureeveryoneisonthesamepageandworksasadigitalenabler,a