Aerospace Defence and Security

The Department of Defense (DoD) unmanned aerial systems (UAS) market is currently transitioning from procurement of new systems to providing support and upgrades for existing systems. There will be few new start programs over the next decade, creating intense competition for them between the top UAS companies in the market. This research service is...

This study focuses on defence business and defence contractors, while also considering the non-defence activities of these companies. Globalisation and the blurring of boundaries between commercial and defence companies are likely to significantly impact the long-term strategy of both defence business and defence contractors. Now and in the future,...

This market insight is an overview of the commercial mobile device market for the US Department of Defense and other federal agencies. The government’s desire to leverage commercial technology advances while saving money drives the market. End-user program, trends, and major market participants are included. US federal program of record activity ...

Despite the economic slowdown and defence budget cuts in Western Europe, the Central and Eastern European (CEE) military markets will present positive dynamics fuelled by defence procurement programs in the CEE countries. Therefore, the study assesses the market opportunities for industry participation in the aerospace & defence sector in the CEE r...

Government robotic systems capabilities in all categories are advancing rapidly due to the substantial amount of investment and resources being dedicated to research, development, and testing. Robots will be doing a significant amount of the dull, dangerous, or dirty jobs in the future to reduce the need for manpower and keep government personnel o...

The global unmanned maritime systems (UMS) market is a relatively nascent market in which innovations are rapidly improving capabilities. Some of these innovations are being developed by companies in response to the large demand requirements from oil and gas companies. Military users are taking advantage of these innovations and adapting UMS capab...

US Base Operational Support Services (BOSS) funding is one of the areas that has absorbed the impact of increased spending in other sectors, especially during sequestration. While the key area for negative growth is the conflict zones, continental US spending has faced consistent pressure. The return of personnel from Afghanistan and Iraq has all...

As the DoD's discretionary spending continues to decrease, investments in the night vision device market will also decrease. Redeployments from large ground occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan will reduce the need for man portable devices, while the DoD's strategic pivot to the Asia-Pacific region will drive demand for airborne and maritime night v...

As the Department of Defense's discretionary spending continues to decrease, the training and simulation market will remain relatively strong. As the services try to find the correct balance between live and simulated training, money will be spent on more immersive, virtual training to achieve an overall cost savings. With decreasing defense budg...