Aboulafia: DoD can’t do much about industrial base consolidation

The U.S. Air Force will award a contract for a long-range strike bomber this year. That contract could completely change the landscape of the aerospace industry,...

The U.S. Air Force will award a contract for a long-range strike bomber this year. That contract could completely change the landscape of the aerospace industry, according to Richard Aboulafia. He’s vice president of analysis at the Teal Group Corporation. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said if there’s only one thing to pay attention to in the aerospace industry this year, this contract is it.

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