{"id":72612,"date":"2026-07-17T12:20:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/07\/17\/wars-shift-focus-from-jets-to-weapons-at-giant-farnborough-airshow\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:38:08","slug":"wars-shift-focus-from-jets-to-weapons-at-giant-farnborough-airshow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2026\/07\/17\/wars-shift-focus-from-jets-to-weapons-at-giant-farnborough-airshow\/","title":{"rendered":"Wars shift focus from jets to weapons at giant Farnborough Airshow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FARNBOROUGH, England, July 17 (Reuters) \u2014 Spiraling security risks are expected to push defense to the forefront of Britain\u2019s Farnborough Airshow, as aerospace and arms makers struggle to keep pace with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/07\/15\/us-air-force-turns-to-cheaper-cruise-missiles-it-can-buy-by-the-thousand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/07\/15\/us-air-force-turns-to-cheaper-cruise-missiles-it-can-buy-by-the-thousand\/\">demand for weapons<\/a> while cementing a fragile recovery in civil jet and engine production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/07\/16\/russian-troops-survive-just-20-30-minutes-on-ukraines-front-lines-cia-director-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/07\/16\/russian-troops-survive-just-20-30-minutes-on-ukraines-front-lines-cia-director-says\/\">Ukraine war<\/a> in its fifth year and a ceasefire in tatters in the Gulf, those risks are also likely to move the ritual contest between Boeing and Airbus for jetliner orders down the pecking order at the July 20 to 24 show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe global security environment is arguably more complex and volatile today than we have seen in many, many decades, and we are watching security threats evolve at a breakneck pace,\u201d Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth, head of the Royal Air Force, told an International Air Chiefs Conference ahead of the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weapons makers enter their biennial bazaar witnessing the biggest rise in European defense spending since the Cold War but with unresolved questions about where and how it will be spent.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2026\/07\/15\/first-the-coast-guard-then-an-icbm-china-tests-new-long-term-ways-to-hold-off-rivals-in-asia\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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as much as SpaceX transformed the launch business, as wars in Ukraine and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/flashpoints\/2026\/07\/15\/us-launches-new-round-of-strikes-against-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/flashpoints\/2026\/07\/15\/us-launches-new-round-of-strikes-against-iran\/\">Iran<\/a> expose the need for faster developments and mass production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know both worlds and they couldn\u2019t be further apart,\u201d said ex-Airbus CEO Tom Enders, who is co-chairman of German defense startup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/07\/13\/helsing-raises-18-billion-in-europes-biggest-defense-startup-round\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/07\/13\/helsing-raises-18-billion-in-europes-biggest-defense-startup-round\/\">Helsing<\/a> and heads foreign policy think tank DGAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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They spend their own money. Procurement agencies and armed forces increasingly understand that this is the way for a dynamic fast-moving industry,\u201d said Enders, who also chairs tank maker KNDS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While some new budgeted funds will be spent on today\u2019s warplanes like the Lockheed Martin F-35 and the Eurofighter \u2014 both performing displays next week \u2014 startups like Helsing and U.S.-based Anduril are pushing AI-driven systems like uncrewed fighter cohorts, despite initial setbacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cValuations are tilting in favor of the defense entrants but \u2026 most militaries are still spending the vast amount of their resources on manned platforms,\u201d said Byron Callan, managing partner of research firm Capital Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organizers said defense will represent half of the record 1,600 exhibitors at the show, up from 40% historically, with a sharp increase in AI, deep-tech and finance companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commercial jet sales, supply chains<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the commercial side, Airbus and Boeing are expected to announce new orders and disclose customers behind previously booked deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But with delivery slots largely sold out well into the next decade, the usual scrum of media announcements is likely to attract less attention as investors focus instead on aircraft deliveries, where manufacturers generate most profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air shows can still produce surprises, but industry sources said total deals may struggle to climb far above 300 aircraft, well below some pre-show forecasts of as many as 800 jets. The tally could also include deals that have already been announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separately, Air China said it would order 55 Airbus jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWinning orders is not the question. It\u2019s not the relevant measuring stick that it used to be because of production capacity constraints,\u201d said Jerrold Lundquist, managing director of advisory firm The Lundquist Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aerospace has been wrestling with supply problems since COVID-19, especially for castings and forgings \u2014 critical parts made to exacting standards from molten or solid metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fixing such issues is key to a repeatedly delayed target by Airbus to lift single-aisle jet output by about 25% to 75 a month in 2027. Boeing, looking to narrow a gap against its rival and put a floor under declining market share, has signaled it is studying production above currently targeted levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe supply chain&#8230;has improved relative to where it was a year or two ago but (not) to the point where Airbus can pursue its goal of 75,\u201d said manufacturing expert Kevin Michaels, managing director of AeroDynamic Advisory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd as Boeing raises rates, it\u2019s surely going to cause issues there as well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Delays in engines and interiors have also been among the most persistent supply-chain headaches. 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