{"id":13949,"date":"2026-06-26T16:55:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jstconsultancy.cz\/?p=13949"},"modified":"2026-07-31T21:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T21:46:29","slug":"defencemilitary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelligent-kalam.80-240-27-133.plesk.page\/en\/defencemilitary\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence&Military"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Defence & Military<\/strong> sector has great growth potential, but it also has its pitfalls. The logic of this industry, at least for now, differs from other sectors. Production is extremely fragmented, hundreds of small and medium-sized companies, subcontractors for NATO<\/strong> programs, manufacturers of ammunition, drones, barrels, missile components, state-owned enterprises with limited capacities. These companies usually do not have their own HIP, vacuum HT, LPC, nitriding, brazing, multi-purpose furnaces<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, as Europe increases defense spending, it is a strongly growing segment. Ammunition, drones, barrel systems \u2014 everything is running in \u201curgent<\/strong>\u201d mode. In a system where furnace suppliers have delivery times of 12 months, it is necessary to use existing capacities to the maximum. Defence & Military<\/strong> does not need 100% in-house control like aerospace. It needs speed, flexibility, capacity. Demand is not in line with green policy, but with real need.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although it is a promising field, it has a problem. A large part of it is disposable items, and this has a great influence on material perfectionism. The second problem is that the way of waging war is changing so much that it is not entirely clear what weapons systems will be needed in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

But if we decide on this segment, there is a catch. First we need a license, then NATO AQAP<\/strong> certification. Although everything is done at the national level, in our country it is administered by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, but even so it is a process that will take a long time. In addition to this catch, there is also a need to have a trader with whom this sector will negotiate at all. These are mostly classified facts, and therefore certain principles need to be maintained, see the pyramid<\/strong> below (Fig. 1) and the Supplier Compliance Matrix (<\/strong>Fig. 2).<\/span><\/p>\n

If you think you have what it takes, why not. And how is it in terms of time? The Cold War lasted from 1948 to 1990. That is 42 years. Although I think everyone has gone crazy, for now it looks like it will be like that again. So if we write off the furnaces for 20 years, we will also have time to write off the investments<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fig. 1<\/u><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Pyramid\u00a0Defence&Military <\/strong>qualification
\n<\/strong><\/em>Fig. 2<\/u><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 NATO Supplier Compliance Matrix<\/strong> (7, 8, 9)<\/sup><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Even if the main product today is not a tank, but ammunition, drones, electronics, missile systems, this area in any case needs gearboxes, bearings, shafts, tools, rocket engines and other components. And almost everything needs: hardening, carburizing, nitriding, vacuum processes, brazing, HIP<\/strong>. In addition, we need ceramics, carbon fibers,<\/strong> perhaps even the CVI<\/strong> (Chemical Vapour Infiltration) process, superalloys,<\/span><\/p>\n

The previous vision that these are disposable weapons, and that there is no need to deal with their mechanical properties, is already outdated. Even a drone is required to fly further, with a larger payload and less fuel consumption.<\/span><\/p>\n

Entry into this escort therefore requires:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n