Aerospace & defense AI: only 17% have moved past isolated use cases
Capgemini's 2026 survey of 200 A&D organizations finds 17% have integrated AI across workflows and 10% qualify as augmented leaders, while 81% see talent shortages as a major threat and 46% feel ready. The constraint is scaling, not experimenting.
Capgemini Research Institute surveyed 200 aerospace and defense organizations in April and May 2026. Only 17% have integrated AI across workflows; most deployments stay isolated to specific use cases such as predictive maintenance, simulation or production planning. Only 10% qualify as 'augmented leaders' combining digital continuity and scalable engineering AI.
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