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Aerospace and defence: Sources

Civil aircraft, military platforms, weapons, satellites and launch vehicle makers

Sources

  1. Global military spending rise continues as European and Asian expenditures surge Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), 2026
  2. SIPRI Top 100 arms producers see combined revenues surge as states rush to modernize and expand arsenals SIPRI, 2025
  3. Defence production soars to a record Rs 1.78 lakh crore in Financial Year 2025-26 (Ministry of Defence release) Office of the Raksha Mantri, Government of India, 2026
  4. Airbus reports Full-Year (FY) 2025 results Airbus, 2026
  5. Aerospace supply chain bottlenecks continue to constrain airlines International Air Transport Association (IATA), 2025
  6. GE Aerospace moves to secure critical engine casting capacity Leeham News, 2026
  7. BryceTech report shows SpaceX accounted for 50% of launches in 2025 Via Satellite (BryceTech data), 2026