Customer demand is booming. Right now, we can sell whatever we make. How can you help us increase throughput as quickly as possible?

Key to our A&D Smart Manufacturing portfolio are our DXC Smart Factory platforms, reference architectures and pre-built use case accelerators. One client using our Smart Factory solutions in the aerospace industry increased throughput 12x with the same equipment and labor footprint and avoided non-value added headcount, saving $15 million a year. Among the use cases for increasing throughput with Smart Factory are: Vision-based quality inspection: Edge AI inspects products in real time during production, leading to fewer defects and improved first-pass yield. Connected Worker: Increase labor efficiency with digital tools that guide operators with real time instructions and alerts. Robotic Drive Automation: Automate repetitive tasks, using robotics and AI coordination, on a 24/7 schedule. Predictive Maintenance: Machine learning models forecast equipment failures based on sensor data, so you can reduce unplanned downtime that affects throughput. About 80% of our A&D engagements have seen a 25% increase in production efficiency with Smart Manufacturing.

How can we apply what has been learned in the automotive industry about designing and operating autonomous vehicles to the A&D industry?

The transformation in the automotive industry with autonomous vehicles powered by in-vehicle AI platforms that process sensory data in real time presents an excellent opportunity for cross-over into defense. This is because: Similar standards apply: The Nato Generic Vehicle Architecture (NGVA) is inspired by the AUTomotive Open System Architecture (AUTOSAR). As a Premium member of the AUTOSAR Consortium, we are thoroughly familiar with the concepts and approach used for equivalent military standards. The same underlying AI technology is required The same skills are required Under these conditions, A&D organizations can adapt existing platforms and adopt new platforms. Sensory data can be used for military advantage and safety improved for military personnel in deployment, while manufacturers can improve time to market. DXC’s deep automotive expertise, proven delivery at scale, and strong partner ecosystem allow us to integrate advanced technologies like AD/ADAS, digital cockpits, and AI-driven validation into complex, safety-critical environments.

How can we have real-time, end-to-end visibility across the entire aerospace and defense supply chain and accurate demand forecasting?

Customers are challenged by the difficulties inherent in ensuring traceability across a multi-tiered global supply chain, and inefficient inventory management and demand forecasting – especially troublesome for the long lead-time parts needed for aircraft and defense systems. Other impacts include that excess inventory increases storage costs and lack of spare parts impacts fleet readiness. Delayed aircraft deliveries due to parts shortages and increased logistics costs impact profitability. Using DXC Digital Thread, you can connect every stage of the supply chain, from raw material sourcing to final delivery, for aerospace and defense supply chain solution optimization. Blockchain technology ensures secure, immutable records for end-to-end traceability, Our IoT sensor and cloud-based platform provides real-time tracking of parts and components, providing continuous visibility that enables proactive decision-making and rapid response to disruptions. With our Advanced Analytics and Demand Forecasting, we use AI-powered predictive analytics to forecast demand and optimize inventory levels. These data-driven insights help you ensure critical components are available without overstocking — and reduce lead times.

Our technical debt is a dead-weight. How do we better manage it?

We provide enterprise scale transformation for SAP systems to simplify and reengineer existing processes to remove unnecessary complexities and streamline operations. By addressing ERP business models, we can enhance system performance that results in a more reliable and maintainable SAP environment. This supports reducing technical debt – optimizing costs, improving agility and moving to best-in-class business processes. Creating a more agile and maintainable system by removing redundant data and obsolete processes also enables quicker adaptation to business changes. We have approximately 10,000 SAP/Application professionals supporting Aerospace, Defense and Manufacturing clients. DXC has engaged with 20 A&D customers, successfully providing these end-to-end digital transformation services.

How will DXC help our company achieve regulatory compliance?

Our defense contractor customers have achieved 100% (US) regulatory compliance for International Traffic in Arms (ITAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) with a full-stack, fully-integrated end-to-end AI solution across multiple secure AI deployment options. We support 600,000 A&D users within ITAR regulations.

Our biggest issue in manufacturing is poor weld-quality, creating re-work that impacts production schedules. What ideas do you have to improve quality here?

By bringing Industry 4.0 solutions and processes into your organization, DXC can leverage our IoT and analytics-driven Quality Control solution to detect product defects during production and raise alerts in near-real-time, and provide defect reporting to improve processes. Approximately 90% of our clients have seen 20% improvements in quality first-pass yields.

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DXC Named a Leader in Avasant Aerospace and Defense Digital Services

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The opportunity

Aerospace and Defence (A&D) companies must meet the strongest manufacturing demands in decades amid rising geopolitical tensions. National defence organisations must shape agile, resilient and secure defence forces capable of withstanding increasingly sophisticated threats.

How DXC helps

DXC drives the smart digital innovation required across the ecosystem of A&D manufacturers and national defence. From factory floors to command centers and on the battlefield, DXC’s secure, connected and resilient solutions accelerate decision‑making, protect mission‑critical assets, strengthen cyber‑defence posture and enable mission success.

50+ years

of partnership with national defence clients

8 of the top 10 Fortune 500 A&D firms

trust DXC to transform, run and maintain their systems

10,000 professionals

many with security clearance supporting the A&D industry

More than 50

A&D manufacturing facilities transformed into smart factories

25 local defence partners

in addition to global partner networks

Analyst Recognition

Avasant names DXC a Leader in Aerospace and Defence Digital Services

Aerospace and Defence (A&D) enterprises are moving from pilot projects to production-scale adoption of secure digital engineering and AI-enabled operations, prioritising model-based enterprise (MBE), digital thread continuity, and sovereign AI to improve efficiency, sustainment readiness, and compliance.

DXC Technology supports this transition through integrated engineering-to-sustainment capabilities anchored in MBE, secure sovereign AI, and smart manufacturing. We enable digital thread adoption across PLM, MES, and ERP environments, support predictive maintenance and digital inspection through AI-driven platforms such as VisionIQ, and deliver secure, compliant AI deployments. These capabilities help A&D enterprises improve operational visibility, automate processes, and deploy AI responsibly across engineering, manufacturing, and mission environments.

DXC Technology has been recognised as a Leader in the Avasant Aerospace and Defence Digital Services 2025–2026 RadarView™. This recognition reflects an independent assessment by Avasant and does not constitute an endorsement of any product or service.

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Trusted delivery, proven impact.

Mission-critical Success

From mission planning to operational readiness, defense organizations rely on trusted intelligence, secure digital technologies and real-time decisions. DXC enables armed forces and prime contractors to harness AI to coordinate complex operations, accelerate response and strengthen outcomes.

Delivering the Impossible

Customer Stories

Leonardo

DXC and Leonardo are modernizing critical defence and aerospace systems using AI, automation and cloud to improve security, agility and innovation at scale.

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Royal New Zealand Navy

Simulation system improves the quality and intensity of training and reduces time, cost and environmental impact in running exercises onboard operational vessels.

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Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics uses digital thread to lower costs and increase speed for its next-generation manufacturing execution system.

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Royal Australian Navy

Simulated combat environment with realistic exercises enables authentic and intense training that cannot be easily or cost effectively replicated in the real world.

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One of the biggest measures of success is the digital ecosystem we’re building across defence — bringing together military, civilian, and industry expertise in a different way than before. By expanding the role of specialist partners and SMEs, and by embedding a culture of continuous learning and improvement, we’re creating capabilities that can evolve at the pace the mission demands. DXC has demonstrated what that looks like in practice.

Charlie Forte

Director General, Chief Digital and Information Officer, UK Ministry of Defence

Why DXC for Aerospace & Defence

As an aerospace and defence digital transformation partner, DXC connects the full ecosystem, from manufacturer to defence operator, ensuring AI-powered, secure and future-ready digital services and solutions that sustain technological superiority in a volatile world. With our industry-specific capabilities and accelerators to speed our clients’ transformations, and the ability to apply our adjacent expertise in Automotive Engineering to A&D, we improve production throughput, and support planning and decision-making across multiple workflows. By deploying agentic AI responsibly and at scale, we help drive innovation for our national defence and prime contractor customers.

IT Solutions for National Defence

Applying approaches and strategies for multi-domain integration (MDI) breaks down silos and integrates legacy and modern systems into secure, interoperable digital backbones capable of supporting joint operations and allied collaboration.

Application Modernisation Services

Accelerators developed for the automotive industry bring leading-edge dual use capabilities for enhanced autonomous collaborative platforms, situational awareness, defence ground vehicles and more.

Technological Innovation

Our Defence Innovation Ecosystem with niche Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) provides wider access into innovation networks.

Aerospace & Defence AI Solutions

Combined AI, secure-by-design architecture and next-generation digital capabilities support mission outcomes across the ecosystem.

Smart Factory

Proven Industry 4.0 solutions streamline factory operations to increase throughput and fulfil record order books.

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DXC Aerospace & Defence solutions

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Secure Sovereign AI

With defence and security AI solutions, you can take advantage of AI in a secure and compliant way. Enable private models, on-prem infrastructure and secure retention of data, with a full-stack end-to-end solution that includes pre-integrated accelerators to build and manage use cases.

Smart Manufacturing

DXC's Smart Manufacturing portfolio, with 30+ pre-configured Smart Factory accelerators that combine industrial internet of things (IIOT) and advanced analytics capabilities with consulting services, create a one-stop shop for factory key performance indicator (KPI) improvements. For A&D manufacturers, with complex aerospace supply chains and long throughput times, Smart Manufacturing can unlock powerful benefits.

Track incoming threats with quantum-computing powered military defense system | DXC Technology

Post-Quantum Cryptography

Avoiding encryption systems being compromised in the coming age of quantum computing requires a transition to quantum-resistant encryption methods. Prepare for quantum threats by implementing quantum-resistant cryptography in apps, provisioning secure data storage and communications, enabling post-quantum secure APIs and adopting internet of things (IOT) and edge security.

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Leaders

Rich Pratley
MD Defence UKI

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Partners and key collaborators

DXC’s diverse global and local partnerships with leading vendors of both enterprise technology and A&D solutions allow us to deliver comprehensive integration, customisation, support and consulting services. In addition to the companies below, we have relationships with 25 local defence partners.

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