Mexico Defence and Security Report 2012
Business Monitor International, November 2011, Pages: 98
Business Monitor International's Mexico Defence and Security Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, defence and security associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Mexico's defence and security industry.
Mexico’s defence and security sector was teetering on the edge of a potential overhaul in late 2011, with the nature of defence spending again mostly influenced by the country’s seemingly indelible drug cartel and organised crime activity.
After a steady stream of bloody back and forths among the country’s drug cartels, law enforcement and military, the Defence Ministry made a bid for about MXN13.5bn (US$995.4mn) in funding in late 2011. BMI expects to see Mexico’s defence expenditure grow by 6.67% to MXN62.69bn (US$5.26bn) in 2011, with growth in the 10 years to 2021 coming in at an average 4.48%. By the end of the forecast period in 2016, BMI expects total defence expenditure to reach MXN76.00bn.
The ministry envisages the creation of 18 new battalions of special forces and potentially an increase in wages to stem the army’s high desertion rate. Each battalion will contain 600 personnel, adding as many as 11,000 soldiers or staff to the Army. It remains to be seen whether the government will back what is effectively the expansion of Mexico’s military altogether, which has been a mooted plan for some years.
Mexico has also sourced Black Hawk helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles from the US. The country took delivery of three new UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters in September 2011, although this was part of the US 2007 Merida Initiative that earmarked US$1.4bn for help combat drug trafficking and organised crime in Central America. The Mexican state of Jalisco also acquired Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation’s S- 70i Black Hawk model in October 2011.
Although BMI revised up our forecast for Mexico’s foreign reserves to US$140bn in September 2011 from US$135bn previously, BMI also lowered its expectations for economic growth to 3.8% from 4.1% on the back of a weaker growth outlook for the US. Mexico’s export growth may have been positive over the 18 months to September 2011 but the dependence on US demand will inevitably clip any momentum that may have been building.
Although Enrique Peña Nieto, Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) member and current governor of the Estado de México (Edomex), was leading the race to take the Mexican presidency in 2012 as of August 2011, there are signs that the outlook will become more cloudy over the next few months. The main reason is that election may not be divided along party lines, with several potential candidates from each party (including the PRI) who may be able to beat Peña Nieto in a head-to-head run off. While the Edomex governor is still expected to win, increased uncertainty ahead of the vote could be enough to unsettle investors.
Executive Summary
SWOT Analysis
Mexico Security SWOT
Mexico Defence Industry SWOT
Mexico Political SWOT
Mexico Economic SWOT
Mexico Business Environment SWOT
Global Political Outlook
Global Hotspots: Eurozone, MENA, Afghanistan And Korea
Table: Election Timetable, 2012
United States
Latin America
Western Europe
Central, Eastern And South-Eastern Europe
Russia And The Former Soviet Union
Middle East And North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Asia
Wild Cards To Watch
Latin America Security Overview
Latin America In A Global Context
Challenges And Threats To Security
The Role Of Outside Powers
Key Factors To Consider In The 2010s
Security Risk Analysis
BMI’s Security Ratings
Table: Latin America Security Ratings
Table: Latin America State Vulnerability To Terrorism Ratings
Mexico’s Security Risk Rating
City Terrorism Rating
Table: BMI Americas City Terrorism Index
Political Overview
Domestic Politics
Political Overview
Long-Term Political Outlook
Security Overview
Internal Security Situation
Latest Developments
Mexico-US Relations
Al-Qaeda
Latest Developments
Armed Forces And Government Spending
Armed Forces
US-Mexican Military Co-operation
Market Overview
Arms Trade Overview
Industry Trends And Developments
Industry Forecast Scenario
Armed Forces
Table: Military Personnel, 2000-2009 (‘000, unless otherwise stated)
Table: Manpower Available For Military Services, 2008-2016 (aged 16-49, unless otherwise stated)
Defence Expenditure
Table: Defence Expenditure, 2008-2016
Table: Defence Expenditure Scenario – Changing % Of GDP, 2008-2016 (US$mn)
Defence Trade
Table: Defence Exports (US$mn)
Table: Defence Imports (US$mn)
Table: Defence Trade Balance (US$mn)
Macroeconomic Outlook
Table: Mexico – Macroeconomic Activity, 2008-2015
Company Profiles
Honeywell Aerospace
Mendoza
BMI Methodology
How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
Defence Industry
City Terrorism Rating
Table: Methodology
Sources
- Honeywell Aerospace
- Mendoza
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