15Rock Defence · Defence Industrial Intelligence

Finding your role in building the defence economy.

Turn defence demand into industrial opportunity. We show governments, companies and their advisers where they can take part, who can win the work and what it will take.

Sourced answers in days, not months: AI research, analyst-checked. Coverage across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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How we help

From defence demand to action, in three steps.

Find the opportunity

Which programs and work matter to you, and what opportunity is realistic to pursue.

Value by capability · Example RegionIllustrative

Illustrative table of potential spend, open work and estimated capture by capability for a fictional region
Capability	Potential spend	Still open
In-service support	100	40
Sensors and electronics	60	20

Understand the capability

Who already takes part, who has a credible route in, and the evidence.

Company opportunity chart · Example RegionIllustrative

Effort to get inPotential value

Identify the action

What must change, from capacity and qualifications to partners and investment.

What to check firstIllustrative

CComposites · The quality certification it would need first
DCable and Harness · Whether its ownership would pass a security review
FPlastics · Whether any supplier needs plastic parts

Recent defence work · anonymized

Research that moved defence decisions.

01
From a new national strategy to a target list
The challenge
A new national defence industrial strategy landed, and an advisory practice needed to know which of its industrial clients stood to benefit.
What we did
Turned the strategy into priority capabilities and supply chains, then rated each client’s readiness and the conversation to have.
The result
Partners took a prioritized list into senior defence conversations, and the work became the base for a series of defence engagements.
02
Defence-ready manufacturers, found in a day
The challenge
A team needed a defensible view of which regional manufacturers could enter defence supply chains, in time for a senior meeting.
What we did
Screened the list and placed every firm on one chart of opportunity against readiness, with the case for each, within a day.
The result
The work opened defence conversations with senior leaders, and the approach was repeated for another region.
03
A defence growth plan, ready for the chief executive
The challenge
An industrial manufacturer wanted to know how defence could grow its business.
What we did
Scored its defence opportunities on attractiveness and ability to win, with a discussion paper for the chief executive and a sourced evidence pack.
The result
It passed senior partner review, opened a conversation with the company’s executives and was reused for a second manufacturer.
04
Testing a domestic uncrewed-systems industry
The challenge
A team needed to know whether uncrewed-systems manufacturing could work domestically, and where.
What we did
Mapped component sourcing, tariff exposure and site options, and wrote the investment case.
The result
Gave the team a sourced feasibility view to take into a client pursuit.

Sample

A sample Defence Opportunity Assessment.

Each mark is a company, placed by effort to get in and potential value.

Company opportunity chart · Example Region

Illustrative

Start with Example Machine Shop and Example Metal Works. Example Composites is worth the effort once it holds the quality certification it needs.

Confirmed: a public source we can point to
Candidate: likely, with a conversation to confirm

Start here: A Machine Shop · B Metal Works
Worth the effort: C Composites · D Cable and Harness
Small and easy: E Industrial Services
Not now: F Plastics

One line per company, in the order to approach them
Company	Chart position	Est. value$ millions · over the programs’ life	Status and evidence	Could supply	What to check first
A · Example Machine Shop Ltd.	Start here	3 to 5est.	Can serve today · Confirmed	Machined parts for the prime contractor on Example Vehicle Program	Which parts it already makes to a recognized quality standard
B · Example Metal Works	Start here	1 to 3est.	Can serve today · Confirmed	Repair parts for Example Vehicle Program	Whether it has room for longer production runs
C · Example Composites Inc.	Worth the effort	3 to 5est.	Could qualify · Candidate	Lightweight panels for suppliers on Example Vehicle Program	The quality certification it would need first
D · Example Cable and Harness Ltd.	Worth the effort	1 to 3est.	Could qualify · Candidate	Wiring for suppliers to Example Systems Program	Whether its ownership would pass a security review
E · Example Industrial Services	Small and easy	under 1est.	Can serve today · Confirmed	Facility services for Example Base Upgrade	How its public-sector work carries over
F · Example Plastics Co.	Not now	Not sized	Would need to change · Candidate	No clear defence customer yet	Whether any supplier needs plastic parts
Behind each line: sources, contract history, ownership and figures. Example source · as of an example date.

Fictional region, companies, programs and figures, in US dollars. A ring marks a candidate.

The value

Where the spend occurs.

Every answer is sized: what buyers could spend, what is still open and what you could win.

Value by capability · Example Region

Illustrative

About $220 million in potential spend, $85 million of it still open. Local companies could capture an estimated $8 million to $17 million.

Illustrative table of potential spend, open work and estimated capture by capability for a fictional region
Capability	Potential spend$ millions · over the programs’ life	Still open$ millions · not yet awarded	Est. capture$ millions · range	Basis of the estimate
In-service support	100	40	4 to 8est.	Service work local companies already do for other customers
Sensors and electronics	60	20	1 to 4est.	Parts and design work local companies already do for other sectors
Specialized manufacturing	40	15	2 to 3est.	Parts local companies could make after quality certification
Communications equipment	20	10	1 to 2est.	Equipment and support local companies sell to other customers today
Rounded, in US dollars. est. = an estimate, with its basis. Example source · as of an example date.

Fictional figures. Capture is an estimate range with its basis beside it.

Who we help

Five teams, one picture of the market.

Governments, development agencies and clusters
Identify where your region can take part in defence demand, and which businesses to back.
How we help governments and agencies
Advisory and professional firms
Turn defence industrial strategy into evidenced client opportunities.
How we help advisers
Companies entering or growing in defence
Find your route into defence, and what must change before you pursue it.
How we help companies
Prime contractors and bidding teams
Strengthen your bids and meet your local-content commitments.
How we help prime contractors
Funds, owners and lenders
Find the businesses and industrial gaps worth deeper diligence.
How we help funds, owners and lenders

Where to start

Start with a Defence Opportunity Assessment.

One company, region or capability. You get:

The demand, sized: The programs and work that matter, and what whitespace exists.; Value by capability · Example RegionIllustrative
Illustrative table of potential spend, open work and estimated capture by capability for a fictional region
Capability Potential spend Still open
In-service support 100 40
Sensors and electronics 60 20
Illustrative table of potential spend, open work and estimated capture by capability for a fictional region
The companies with a credible route: Who can serve today and who could qualify, with the evidence.; Company opportunity chart · Example RegionIllustrative
Effort to get inPotential value
Illustrative chart of effort to get in against potential value for six fictional companies
What stands in the way: Qualifications, capacity, partners and investment, in order.; What to check firstIllustrative
CComposites · The quality certification it would need first
DCable and Harness · Whether its ownership would pass a security review
FPlastics · Whether any supplier needs plastic parts
Illustrative chart of effort to get in against potential value for six fictional companies
The next actions: What to do first, and whom to talk to.; Start hereIllustrative
Start with Example Machine Shop and Example Metal Works. Example Composites is worth the effort once it holds the quality certification it needs.
AMachine Shop · Which parts it already makes to a recognized quality standard
BMetal Works · Whether it has room for longer production runs
Illustrative chart of effort to get in against potential value for six fictional companies

Outcome programs in defence

Should-Cost & Supply-Chain Resilience Opportunity Assessment & Tender Capture

Discuss your project Explore the company assessment Explore all defence outcome programs Open the Defence Readiness & Bottleneck Workbench

Common questions

Before you start.

Who does the work?

AI research, analyst-checked. AI agents gather the public record, and our analysts check it and write the answer.

What is a Defence Opportunity Assessment?

Our usual first project, for one company, region or capability: the demand, sized, the companies with a credible route, what stands in the way and the next actions.

How fast is it?

Days, not months. A first screen can come back within a day, and the full assessment follows on the scope we agree.

Which markets do you cover?

Allied defence markets worldwide, including North America, Europe, the UK and Asia-Pacific.

Can you find companies we have never heard of?

Yes. Building the list is part of the work, and every company we keep carries its source and the reason it belongs.

Start with one question

Start with one assessment.

Bring us a company, a region or a capability. We’ll show you where the opportunity is and what it will take.

Discuss your project

Finding your role in building the defence economy.

From defence demand to action, in three steps.

Find the opportunity

Understand the capability

Identify the action

Research that moved defence decisions.

From a new national strategy to a target list

Defence-ready manufacturers, found in a day

A defence growth plan, ready for the chief executive

Testing a domestic uncrewed-systems industry

A sample Defence Opportunity Assessment.

Where the spend occurs.

Five teams, one picture of the market.

Governments, development agencies and clusters

Advisory and professional firms

Companies entering or growing in defence

Prime contractors and bidding teams

Funds, owners and lenders

Start with a Defence Opportunity Assessment.

Before you start.

Start with one assessment.