Richard Aboulafia

Managing Director, Aerodynamic Advisory

Washington, DC

Summary

Contributing columnist Richard Aboulafia is managing director at Aerodynamic Advisory. He is based in Washington.

Articles

By Richard Aboulafia
Low bids propped up by its commercial airplane business helped Boeing snare $25 billion in military contracts including the T-X, MQ-25 and MH-139 competitions. But could the OEM’s strategy backfire in the long run? Aviation Week editors and Teal Group’s Richard Aboulafia break it down.
Defense and Space

By Richard Aboulafia
Japan is one of the world’s most important supplier nations, but events this year show that its position faces major challenges.
Air Transport

By Richard Aboulafia
The UK has a very important advantage in developing a new European combat aircraft.
Defense and Space