Aerospace Defence and Security

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...

This research service focuses on the US Department of Defense (DoD) command and control, communications, computers, intelligence, and surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) budget spending. Included in this study is an analysis of research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E), procurement, operations and maintenance (O&M), and a variety of s...

Baggage and cargo handling is essential to airport operations and can cause complications in the event of failure, ranging from lost luggage to widespread disruption of airport operations. Furthermore, airports around the globe are expanding or being built, which creates opportunities for new baggage and cargo handling facilities. This insight tak...

This research service focuses on the US Department of Defense (DoD) 2015 budget request. Included in this service are research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E); procurement; operations and maintenance (O&M); overseas contingency operations (OCO); and services. Contract activity for DoD market participants for 2013 is also included. The...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provides security for the US transportation system with over 53,000 employees and a discretionary budget of over $7 billion. TSA applies screening technologies in conjunction with risk-based security principles to provide the most effective transportation security in the most efficient way. The enclo...

The fiscal year 2015 Department of Homeland Security budget request is out, and companies seeking new opportunities will be scrutinizing the impact of sequestration. Readers will find interest in how the departments individual agencies plan to spend 2015 appropriations. As cyber security continues to be the hot topic for government decision makers...

This research identifies the current trends of the developing military systems support-in-service market and forecasts market growth. It analyses potential areas where suppliers and service providers can expand to achieve increased revenues, while satisfying the growing need for cheaper military platform support without compromising platform availa...

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...