10% of private equity A&D deal value is in defense A Beachhead in Defense Tech $11.3 billion in total PE A&D deal value in Q1 ’ 26 $1.2 billion in PE defense deal value in Q1 ’26
Of the 143 PE A&D deals in Q1 2026, just 18 were defense deals
Source: PitchBook’s Q1 2026 Aerospace & Defense Report
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