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Industry Reports
Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Industry Report
2021 Aerospace & Defense Industry Report
Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Industry Report 2021
The 2021 edition of the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Industry Report is available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.
View Digital Industry Report
Developing a Multi-Tier Technology Workforce
October 1, 2021
Making operators and process designers better informed in real time, with a focus on making intelligent decisions with enhanced data, is the key to updating U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturing capabilities.
By
Dale Lombardo
Special Process Technologies Leader,
GE Aviation
Aerospace & Defense
Product Design & Engineering
Smart Manufacturing
The Industry Needs Structured Training
October 4, 2021
The expert personnel who engineer and manufacture the equipment and technologies for the A&D industry are fewer in number now than prior to the end of the shuttle program. To support the growth of this industry requires more professionals—fast.
By
Walter Urbanchock
Director, Manufacturing Engineering,
Aerojet Rocketdyne
Aerospace & Defense
Manufacturing Management
Product Design & Engineering
Overview
NEWS DESK
Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk
Amy Bryson
September 16, 2026
Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
PRESS RELEASES
Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing
PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation
September 16, 2026
Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
PRESS RELEASES
CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation
PRESS RELEASE: CADDi
September 16, 2026
CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.
Techview
NEWS DESK
Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk
Amy Bryson
September 16, 2026
Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
PRESS RELEASES
Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing
PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation
September 16, 2026
Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
PRESS RELEASES
CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation
PRESS RELEASE: CADDi
September 16, 2026
CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.
Features
NEWS DESK
Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk
Amy Bryson
September 16, 2026
Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
PRESS RELEASES
Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing
PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation
September 16, 2026
Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
PRESS RELEASES
CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation
PRESS RELEASE: CADDi
September 16, 2026
CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.