DEFAERO Strategy Series [Sep 29, 26] AIA's Fanning & Bain's Sion on 'The State of Investment in Defense'

DEFAERO Strategy Series [Sep 29, 26] AIA's Fanning & Bain's Sion on 'The State of Investment in Defense'

Published: September 29, 2026

Duration: 44:32

On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Eric Fanning, the president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association and Mike Sion, a partner at Bain & Company, join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss a new report Sion coauthored with his colleague Colin Lesley — “The State of Investment in Defense: Unlocking Growth;” the defense investment market and impediments to growth; venture capital and private equity; the administration’s drive to invest in its suppliers; the Pentagon’s framework agreements suppliers; and more.