Aerospace Defence and Security

Department of Defense (DoD) spending on healthcare for military personnel and retirees has, of late, received significant criticism. Due largely to Congressional actions, healthcare costs have been climbing, and three successive Secretaries of Defense have identified these costs as the most significant item beyond their control. This research servi...

This research service focuses on the US Department of Defense (DoD) budget spending categories, including: research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E), procurement, operations and maintenance (O&M), and services. Contract activity for the US DoD for the year 2012 is also included. The US DoD 2014 Budget is comprised of spending plans for...

The market for fixed-wing aircraft used by the military has been consistently growing in the overall defense market. Since defense budgets are now facing significant turmoil in North America and Europe, the market for fixed-wing aircraft will be under considerable downward pressure. The exits of several key manufacturers and the entries of new man...

This research is a qualitative overview of the US DoD Anti-Access/Area Denial operational concept, based on the 2013 program spending request for Department of Defense (DoD) anti-submarine warfare, cybersecurity, electronic warfare, interoperability, and nine other technology areas. Included in this service are research, development, testing, and e...

The Middle East and Africa Defence Market Assessment study takes into account all the major segments of the defence marketair, land, naval, C4ISR, support in service, and training and simulation; and all products under each segment. The methodology used is a combination of bottom-up and top-down. Bottom-up approach is used to present programme lev...

Military departments are developing secure tactical networking that conforms to a joint architecture, synchronized with real time information. Defense programs are being funded to provide broadband capabilities in the forms of voice, data, and imagery to commanders. As the US continues operations in Afghanistan, the lessons learned indicate the v...

As the DoD's discretionary spending continues to decrease in favor of mandatory government programs, utilization of COTS aircraft has become more popular due to perceived cost savings over developing entirely new aircraft systems. COTS aircraft have also been favored for quick reaction capability (QRC) systems because they allow flexibility and sp...

Pressurised defence budgets and changing military priorities are expected to significantly affect the training and simulation market growth. However, this negative impact is mitigated by transitioning economies extending their fleet sizes and the global modernisation trend, comprising mostly new procurements of advanced weapon systems and complex c...

This market insight discusses the US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The domestic market for Israeli UASs is not included in this service because there is little to no competition in Israel for Israeli defense dollars. This market insight provides an executive summary; the report's definitions and scope; a ten year history of FMS; a breakdown...