Aerospace and defence
Meeting demand with agility and sustainability
Large manufacturers, suppliers, and space start-ups face changing demand, ongoing disruption, scarce talent, and ambitious sustainability targets.
Our aerospace and defence software helps you:
Stay connected with customers across the lifecycle
Synchronise planning and orchestrate supply networks to minimise lead times
Maintain digital continuity from initial design to program delivery
Drive sustainability initiatives to achieve net zero by 2050
Grow aftermarket revenue and adopt new business models
Aerospace and defence software from SAP and our partners
Solutions that address specific needs of aerospace and defence manufacturing help you achieve resilience and adapt to meet future requirements.
Migration to cloud ERP
Get the benefits of cloud ERP while retaining company-specific configurations and addressing your specific business and compliance needs.
Ready-to-run cloud ERP
Adopt best practices with preconfigured processes, improve transparency, grow and scale quickly, and take advantage of new innovations.
Cloud solutions in regulated environments
Meet security requirements for U.S.-based cloud solutions with an enhanced deployment model that helps you keep data management compliant.
Integrated risk and compliance management
Reimagine risk and compliance with integrated, automated, and embedded solutions that provide early insight into anomalies.
Cloud-based demand planning
Respond to changing demand with machine learning, connected processes, and increased supply chain visibility.
Real-time supply network management
Collaborate with global aerospace and defence manufacturing partners on ordering, forecasting, inventory management, supply and demand monitoring, and onboarding.
Service parts business
Get the right parts in the right place at the right time across your supply network with robust service parts planning capabilities.
Integrated planning and scheduling
Drive efficiency with aerospace and defence manufacturing planning and scheduling that’s connected to business planning, ERP, and manufacturing execution.
Smart handover to manufacturing
Integrate and connect engineering and manufacturing processes to meet production requirements.
Integrated product lifecycle management
Increase visibility and transparency with a digital thread that connects your portfolio of product lifecycle management solutions.
Accelerated product development
Gain insights and tools for requirement-driven product development using a shared workspace, 3D viewer, and integrated inbox.
Cross-discipline product engineering
Combine mechanical, electrical, and electronic design in one place to provide quick access to product development information.
On-the-job learning
Boost employee skills while helping ensure compliance by building AI-driven, personalised learner experiences for every worker.
Workforce management
Attract, retain, and develop staff and manage scarce resources with talent management, analytics, and workforce planning capabilities.
Automated HR processes
Embed AI into HR processes to optimise workforce planning and align employee experiences with business objectives.
Data management
Help ensure your aerospace and defence organisation can access and enrich mission-critical business data and provide meaningful insights.
Fast-tracked AI development
Take advantage of AI that is ready to use, customisable, based on business data, and supported by leading generative AI foundation models.
Accelerated software development and automation
Create apps, automate processes, and design business sites with drag-and-drop simplicity using our low-code development solutions.
Business process extensions
Extend and evolve your aerospace and defence manufacturing processes and support innovation with proven pre-built integrations, APIs, connectors, and best practices.
Discover SAP Business Suite
See how SAP cloud ERP applications, SAP Business AI, and SAP Business Data Cloud come together to deliver exceptional value for your organisation.
Explore how we can help your aerospace and defence manufacturing business run better
Our aerospace and defence industry software helps you create a more resilient, collaborative aerospace network.
Business capture and program delivery
Drive ongoing value through business model innovation and effective program management for faster product innovation cycles.
Complex product design and build
Build sophisticated and innovative products that are tightly regulated and under constant quality, cost, and schedule pressure.
Responsive supply networks
Manage the risk and complexity of global supply chains by adjusting planning horizons to streamline logistic execution.
Aftermarket services
Streamline maintenance operations and create a unified customer experience to drive efficiency and asset utilisation.
See how customers are succeeding with SAP solutions for aerospace and defence
SAP Business Suite Webinar Series
See how Business Suite helps you build resilient supply chains that better predict disruptions—before they impact operations.
Resources
Management resources to drive growth in the space sector
SAP cloud ERP helps space companies manage business operations without diverting from core missions.
Scalable and flexible supply chain management
SAP cloud ERP solutions help aerospace and defence companies tackle supply chain complexities without disrupting operations.
Harnessing AI for aerospace and defence
Hear how aerospace and defence companies can leverage SAP Business AI to improve production process efficiency, demand forecast accuracy, and production planning reliability.
Intelligent enterprises in aerospace and defence
Inspire and shape an intelligent, digital world that reinvents aerospace and defence manufacturing, services, and core processes.
Innovative SAP technology for regulated environments
Explore how compliant cloud technologies from SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2) can help transform how you operate.
Deploying SAP Business Network through SAP NS2
Explore how you can connect, transact, and collaborate with your supply chain trading partners in real time with SAP NS2.
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Road maps for aerospace and defence software
Explore how our innovations can help transform the aerospace and defence manufacturing sector.
SAP news about the aerospace and defence manufacturing industry
Get an overview of the latest trends and challenges impacting businesses as the aerospace and defence manufacturing industry evolves.