INTERVIEW
XOSTAR IS THE joint venture of five UK aerospace and defence ( A & D ) companies : BAE , Boeing , Lockheed Martin , Raytheon & Rolls-Royce . Formed in 2000 , it created a common entry point to enable suppliers to engage with the five manufacturers who needed an ecosystem to support the development of the systems and platforms they were creating for the defence industry .
Exostar ’ s initial mission was to manage and govern this exchange so the five could work securely with their suppliers . As technology moved forward , that approach of a centralised marketplace shifted . Each individual company wanted to work with the same suppliers , but wanted more autonomy and control over the functionality they had while engaging with them . “ In 2008 , the large defence contractors were given direction from the federal
14 March 2018