Aerospace & Defense
How defense and aerospace organizations use AirIndex to track AAM market formation, align product development with infrastructure readiness, and monitor federal program activity.
A systems engineering team at an aerospace and defense organization is tracking where AAM infrastructure is forming before making product positioning decisions. The questions they’re asking: which US markets have the regulatory framework and operator activity to support near-term commercial operations? Which federal programs — eIPP, RAISE, SBIR — are concentrating investment in specific markets? Where should we be focused in the next 18 months before consensus forms? Trade press covers announcements. AirIndex covers the underlying signal.
How the engagement works
| Step | Who | What happens | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AirIndex | Continuously ingests regulatory filings, legislative records, operator announcements, and federal program activity across all 25 markets. Classifies each signal against seven scoring factors. Updates scores daily. | Live market readiness scores |
| 2 | AirIndex | Federal Program Intelligence Store (FPIS) tracks which markets are eligible for or participating in 10 active federal AAM programs. Shows where federal investment is flowing before it becomes public knowledge. | Federal program alignment map |
| 3 | AirIndex | Operator Intelligence Database tracks Joby, Archer, and Wisk across all tracked markets. Operator market entry is the single strongest leading indicator of near-term infrastructure demand. | Operator deployment tracker |
| 4 | Organization | Uses AirIndex market scores and federal program data to identify the 5–10 markets where AAM infrastructure will concentrate in the next 18 months. Aligns product development, business development, and government affairs resources accordingly. | 18-month market positioning |
| 5 | AirIndex | Score change alerts notify when a market crosses a tier threshold, when new legislation passes, or when a federal program selects a market. Intelligence arrives before it is priced into the market. | Early signal alerts |
Market readiness scores: 7-factor composite score across 25 US markets. Updated daily. Traceable to primary sources with methodology published.
Regulatory pipeline: 1,900+ classified documents — federal filings, state legislation, FAA program activity, operator announcements. Self-updating daily pipeline.
Federal program intelligence: 10 active programs tracked. Market-level eligibility and participation status.
Operator deployment tracking: 3 active eVTOL operators tracked across all markets post-Joby/Blade consolidation. Market entry announcements, partnership activity, route planning signals.
Weather infrastructure layer: WTH factor scoring tied to USDOT National Strategy Recommendation 2.8 — weather as one of four AAM infrastructure pillars. No market scores 100 under v1.3 — every market has a weather infrastructure gap.
| Enterprise Intelligence Subscription | Authenticated platform access across all 25 markets. Live scores, factor breakdowns, federal program alignment, operator tracking, score change alerts, and API access for embedding AirIndex data into internal workflows. | Discovery call — then scoped |
| Custom market briefing | Scoped intelligence package focused on a specific market set, corridor, or federal program intersection. Delivered as a structured report with primary source citations. | Per engagement |