


Fundamentals remain healthy for the C4ISR industry, as the Pentagon’s top leaders continue to emphasize that providing resilient information networks and denying enemies the use of their networks is a top priority. Such conviction is reflected in the growing portion of the defense budget related to C4ISR systems. Following the appropriations measure signed in September that allocated $674 billion in defense spending for FY2019, spending increases are prioritizing capabilities to gain and exploit information in the theater from the tactical to the strategic level.