Bastion Atlas STRATEGY
Strategy from experts
who execute it.
Fixed-fee, board-ready strategies for the four decisions that define A&D growth — delivered in weeks, not months, by executives who have run the plays they write.
STRATEGY PORTFOLIO
4 Decisions. 4 Products.
PRODUCT 01
Market Entry Strategy
Should we enter this market — and how?
Demand model, customer & competitor landscape, regulatory pathway, partner strategy, prioritized campaigns, a written entry determination.
Product 02
Growth Roadmap
Where do we place growth resources over the next 12–24 months?
Campaign portfolio, account priorities, execution calendar, resourcing plan, governance, KPIs. You have targets, we chart to course for your teams to get you there.
Product 03
BD Due Diligence for M&A
Is the growth story real — and will it survive the deal?
Pipeline and backlog verification, exposure, customer concentration, key-person risk, win-rate and forecast credibility — a written determination before you close.
Product 04
Actionable BD Playbook
How should our team run BD, day to day?
Operating cadence, qualification and bid/no-bid criteria, capture templates, pipeline discipline, meeting rhythms, and handoff processes — the manual your team runs without us.
Each engagement: Fixed fee, defined deliverable, typical delivery in weeks — scoped on one call.
Specialized engagements are scoped the same way, such as standalone market research and forecast or portfolio diagnostics.
THE DELIVERABLE
Not a deck of frameworks.
A working document.
Exhibit-led analysis grounded in primary sources — budgets, programs, and policy.
Specific accounts, programs, and dollar figures. Never abstractions.
Working templates, calendars, and playbooks your team uses the week you receive them.
A written determination: We tell you what to do — and what not to.
Board-ready format: an executive deck, a full execution manual, or both.
HOW ENGAGEMENTS RUN
4 steps.
No meter running.
Scope. One call. Fixed fee, defined deliverable, firm timeline. No hourly billing — ever.
Build. Weeks, not quarters, with working sessions alongside your leadership.
Deliver. A live readout plus the document — yours to execute, with or without us.
Beyond. Every Strategy engagement includes three months of SONAR, and Strategy clients receive priority consideration when a Business Development seat opens.
What this looks like in practice
CLIENT A
A North American robotics manufacturer weighing U.S. defense entry
We delivered the market research and go-to-market strategy behind a clear entry determination — demand outlook, regulatory pathway, competitive field, partner-first entry architecture, and a phased campaign roadmap now guiding execution.
CLIENT B
A European aerospace supplier planning its next growth phase in the U.S. & Canadian markets
A multi-year business development roadmap — prioritized campaigns, an operating playbook with working templates, an execution calendar, and governance the leadership team ratified and now runs.
CLIENT C
A global OEM’s defense unit modernizing its market forecast
A structural review of the demand model against several years of observed market outcomes — 10+ materially divergent cases traced to missing demand engines — with a modernization blueprint spanning survival modeling, scenario analysis, and calibration scoring, plus a defense-budget intelligence framework across multiple markets.
CLIENT D
A U.S. aerospace supplier executing business due diligence on their acquisition target
An independent assessment of customer relationships, customer concentration, succession risk, backlog durability, and commercial continuity; validation of the commercial assumptions underpinning investment thesis by pressure-testing the pipeline; and an assessment of initial priorities to focus on after close to protect and diversify the existing revenue base.
RECENT WORK
Built to be used, not admired.
Bastion Atlas strategies are grounded in primary sources, organized around named customers and programs, and delivered with the operating tools required to begin execution. The senior team that builds the strategy remains available to support implementation when the mission requires it.