Matthew Fulco is Business Editor for Aviation Week, focusing on commercial aerospace and defense. He previously worked as a journalist in Taiwan for eight years, covering semiconductor supply chains, defense and geopolitics. Prior to that he was based in Shanghai for five years covering the technology and hospitality sectors. He is proficient in Mandarin Chinese and French. Matthew holds a Master of International Affairs from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a BA in History from Kenyon College.
America’s defense industrial base is straining to meet rising demand for weapons systems driven by a worsening threat environment from Europe to the Indo-Pacific.