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U.S. Military Avionics Market Assessment
Frost & Sullivan, June 2010, Pages: 46
The shift in DoD aircraft procurement is changing the shape of the military avionics market. Legacy aircraft will form the bulk of the military fleets for the immediate future. New aircraft will be limited to sizable buys of multi-function aircraft and small buys of specialty aircraft.
Rotary wing procurement is now effectively limited to remanufacturing of existing platforms such as the AH-1, AH-64 and UH-60, combined with small contracts for replacement aircraft and general purpose aircraft like the UH-72.
Fixed wing aircraft purchases will centre on the F-35 and several variants of the C-130. Once an uncontested contract for the new aerial refuelling tanker is let, those three platforms will comprise the bulk of fixed wing production. Specialty aircraft such as the EA-18G, E-2D and P-8 will account for most of the remaining new aircraft procurement.
Overall numbers of new aircraft reflect a general downsizing of the aircraft fleets. As has been the case in the past, the U.S. will have fewer, but more capable aircraft. Avionics for these newer aircraft is more expensive and more capable than previous generations of avionics. As a result, the per aircraft cost will continue to grow at a double digit rate. However, the total fleet costs will remain fairly flat. Purchases of avionics for legacy aircraft will continue, but at a somewhat reduced rate. Recent purchases have upgraded many legacy aircraft cockpits. Many of the basic upgrades were necessary for compatibility with the changes to global air traffic management (GATM) systems. Collectively, These have resulted in changes to communications radios, navigation systems, identification transponders and display units. For many aircraft, those constitute the bulk of the avionics suite.
Other changes for legacy aircraft reflect the challenges of the on-going operations. Tactical systems have been upgraded to improve pilot situational awareness and to enhance defensive capabilities, especially from ground threats. Many of the changes will be complete in the next few years.
This research looks at the overall DoD spending for avionics, each of the military service departments overall expenditures for avionics as well as what kind of avionics the services are supporting. The study also looks at the top companies providing products and services in each type of avionics: communications, navigation, identification, mission systems, defensive systems and sensors. Research was conducted in March and April of 2010 and used the DoD and service budget materials from FY2009-FY2011 and the contracts awarded in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. This information was also used in the forecasting of spending. Values may change as the FY2011 Budget is not final.
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