Aerospace Defence and Security

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports that passenger traffic is expected to increase by an estimated 5% annually and reach 3.6 billion by 2016. Furthermore, airports around the globe are expanding or being built, which creates opportunities for installation of the latest self-service kiosks. This insight takes a global snapshot...

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 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 ...

The border control and biometrics market covers border control, eGovernment and law enforcement. It is influenced by ePassports and electronic identification solutions. The main trend boosting the border control segment is making the authentication process more convenient for the customer, without compromising on security level. The market drivers...

The commercial aircraft hydraulic power market consists of the pumps that produce the power, various storage and safety systems, and the controls that provide this power to the operating systems. As such, it is part of an integrated system of systems. The primary focus of this research was the provision of new components into new aircraft. This ...

Is the end close? Dramatic budget cuts and frozen orders have blurred promises of market recovery across Western markets. Moreover, the rising adoption of unmanned aerial systems seems to progressively make manned helicopters irrelevant. Yet, military helicopters are witnessing continued interest from military end users as helicopters still offer u...

As civil operators progressively renew legacy helicopters, the new generation of platforms will increasingly face challengesespecially from a financial perspective because of stretched government budgets and irregular turnovers. Moreover, new operational requirements, such as overnight missions to distant locations, are dictating specific requirem...

This study analyzes the global military satcom applications market, on the downstream hardware segments. The focus area of this study is high throughput satellites and their impact on military satcom (MilSatCom) spend, owing to the migration to high throughput satellites and high frequency bandwidths for enhanced connectivity across strategic and t...

Although not seeing the same economic growth as some countries in Latin America, Mexico is in a healthy financial position. Whilst much of the countrys economic stability can be traced to the development of its rich energy deposits, Mexico is unboundedly an important hub in LATAM. Improvements are also being made to other important elements of nat...