未来向前：2030年使命：弥合航空航天与国防技术人才缺口

Mission 2030: Closing Tech Talent Gapsin Aerospace & Defense – Executive Summary– Foreword: A Global Call to Arms – Aerospace and Defense Talent Acquisition Trends– Stalled Engines: Challenges to the Status Quo– Spotlight: Babcock Overcomes Location ChallengesThrough Comprehensive Sourcing StrategyTable of contents – Course Corrections for Aerospace and Defense Leaders– Spotlight: QinetiQ Plugs Engineering Skills Gaps ThroughTalent Intelligence and Custom Training – Experis Global Capabilities Introduction Executive Summary •Global military spending surged to nearly 10% to a record$2.7 trillion in 2024,the steepest annual rise in four decades.Meanwhile, the commercial aerospace sector is benefitingfrom longer fleet utilization, fleet expansion, and demandupticks in both the passenger and cargo arenas. •The aerospace and defense industry continues to grapplewith severe talent shortages and attrition rates. Efforts toimprove recruitment and retention have yielded only modestgains, with employers reporting thatproduction, engineering,and AI development skills are the most difficult to find. •Meaningful action toward more effective recruitment andretention is difficult without first acknowledging therealobstacles standing in the way of progress, includinggeopolitical volatility, contract backlogs and vacancy-stalled projects, cybersecurity concerns, the agingworkforce and the demographic cliff, constantly shiftingdigital skillsets, and competition from Big Tech. •Despite existing recruitment and retention challenges, thefuture of aerospace and defense employment is a brightone.The ManpowerGroup Work Intelligence Lab recommendsthat leaders take immediate action to combat themanufacturing stigma, develop external partnerships, sourcespecialized talent flexibly, leverage predictive analytics,upskill with certification programs and microcredentials, fillvacancies quickly to prevent team burnout, and redesign jobsto integrate AI and promote innovation. Foreword: A Global Call to Arms As we head into the second quarter of 2026,the aerospace and defensesector remains in a period of major expansion, driven by increasing militarydefense budgets among the most powerful governments in the world.Ongoing geopolitical conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, and massivedevelopment in Asia Pacific, are leading many countries to acceleratemodernization efforts to protect themselves from uncertain threats. These efforts include cutting-edge technology implementations across theland, the sea, and the space frontier.At the forefront of so-called “defensetech” is artificial intelligence (AI),the fingerprint of which is apparent incollaborative combat aircraft, unmanned drone systems, hypersonic weapons,and sophisticated communications, cybersecurity, and predictive maintenanceand warfare decision systems. All in all,global military spending surged to nearly 10% to a record $2.7 trillionin 2024, the steepest annual rise in four decades,according to a report by theStockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).1The world’s top 100defense companies earned $679 billion in 2024, the highest level ever recordedby SIPRI. Europe’s increase in defense spending is outpacing other regions,jumping 17% in a single year. Alongside booming military spending is a major rebound in the commercialaerospace sphere. Still responding to manufacturing delays from the COVID-19pandemic – Boeing and Airbus alone have reported backlogs of 14,000 aircraft– the commercial aerospace sector is benefiting from longer fleet utilization,fleet expansion, and demand upticks in both the passenger and cargo arenas.A2025 UHY market analysis2found that global revenue passenger kilometers(RPKs) have reached 99% of 2019 levels, with global operating profits forcommercial carriers exceeding $75 billion.Meanwhile, the commercial spaceindustry has taken off, with companies like Blue Origin and SpaceX leading thefield and bringing the costs of orbital travel down significantly. In this report, the Work Intelligence Lab willexamine the current stateof employment in the global aerospace and defense industry, focusingspecifically on technical candidate recruitment and retention, challenges tothe industry’s longstanding approach to talent, and the strategies leadersmust deploy today to ensure a healthy pipeline of technical talent through thesecond quarter of the 21st century. The Aerospace and Defense World of Work Aerospace and Defense TalentAcquisition Trends Aerospace and defense employers in both North Americaand Europe face mounting employment challenges.According to the Aerospace Industries Association, in theU.S., the sector saw its workforce expand to 2.23 millionemployees in 2024, adding 100,000 workers throughoutthe year.3The European defense industry saw asubstantial increase in employment in 2024, with the totalnumber of jobs reaching 633,000. This is a 20% increasecompared to 2021.4But despite this growth, the industrycontinues to grappl