Support built for complex programs
Programs in defense and aerospace often involve demanding environments, long timelines, and stringent requirements. Avnet supports that reality with strong supplier relationships, technical guidance, and supply chain expertise that help teams make informed decisions from early design through long-term support.
Expertise across sourcing, engineering and lifecycle support
Trusted suppliers
Avnet works with a carefully vetted network of defense‑ and aerospace‑qualified suppliers, so engineers and program teams can access proven components, long‑lifecycle support and certified quality for mission-critical programs.
Resilient Supply Chain
Our supply chain systems are built to withstand volatility and stringent compliance requirements. We help program teams anticipate constraints, manage risk and maintain continuity across design, production and beyond.
Technical expertise
Avnet’s team is trained and certified in secure handling of controlled information and was one of the first industry companies to receive a CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) award, to provide customers and partners the confidence needed to securely engage and defend against current and future cyber threats.
Featured Insights
The following articles explore what’s shaping the next generation of platforms for defense and aerospace innovators. See how a shared stack of power, sensing, communications and compute is converging across aircraft and space systems. Learn why supply chain trust—from traceability and cybersecurity to obsolescence planning—will increasingly differentiate competitors through 2030. Look ahead to in-orbit servicing, where satellites servicing satellites can extend mission life.
Convergence: How the shared power, sensor, comms & compute stack will transform aerospace
Three forces are driving rapid technology convergence in the defense and aerospace markets: electrification, autonomy and mission-level integration. Strip away the platforms and politics and what’s left is the same digital DNA quietly determining who flies, who launches and who lasts.
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Supply chain trust drives DefAero purchasing
Under mounting geopolitical change, material scarcity, regulatory complexity and cyber exposure, defense and aerospace supply chains are reinventing themselves. The shift is from cost‑optimized infrastructures to adaptive systems engineered for trust, resilience, and continuous innovation.
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Satellites servicing satellites
Space may be infinite, but it’s getting crowded. As demand spikes, a new orbital economy is taking shape, one where robots repair, refuel, rebuild and eventually manufacture satellites in zero gravity. It’s ambitious, intricate, and exactly as hard as it sounds.
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