This Survey covers aircraft manufacturing, space programs, and defense contracting. The aircraft segment includes the manufacture of large commercial jets, smaller regional and business jets, general aviation aircraft, and air freighters, plus the engines that power these craft. The space programs segment includes the manufacture of space shuttles, satellites, launchers and rockets, and supporting ground equipment, plus related services. The defense contracting segment includes the development and manufacture of military hardware - fighter jets and other military aircraft, submarines, missiles, and defense electronics. "Aerospace & Defense" is a GICS sub-industry in the "Industrials" sector of the S&P 1500. Industry Surveys covers more than 50 of the largest and most significant US industries. The information provided for each follows the same general format: the industry's recent performance, an analysis of trends that will influence it in the future, and a broad and fundamental overview of its structure. Both text and data are provided, as are references to additional sources of industry information, including Web sites. | 
