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The Brazilian Defense Sector – Market Opportunity and Entry Strategy, Analyses and Forecasts to 2016
This report offers insights into market opportunities and entry strategies adopted by foreign OEMs to gain a market share in the Brazilian defense industry. Brazil maintains stable and amicable relationships with its neighboring countries, and has not engaged in any major armed conflict with another nation in over 50 years. The country is vast and [...]
Medium/Heavy Military Rotorcraft Market Entering Down Cycle
In a new study, “The Market for Medium/Heavy Military Rotorcraft,” Forecast International projects that that 4,384 of these rotorcraft will be produced during the 10-year period from 2012 through 2021. The value of this production, as calculated in constant FY12 U.S. dollars, is $104.1 billion. The study defines a medium/heavy rotorcraft as one having a [...]
Amidst Regional Changes, Middle East Arms Bazaar Remains Open
While the news coming out of the Middle East over the past year has focused upon the percolations of restless societies, two aspects remain consistent amidst the region’s sea of political unrest: strong levels of investment in security forces and the appetite for defense-related acquisitions. The market for arms sales in the Middle East continues [...]
Market for Light Tracked Vehicles Worth $21 Billion
In its annual analysis “The Market for Light Tracked Vehicles,” the Forecast International Weapons Group reports that it expects the light tracked vehicles market to produce nearly 10,200 units, worth more than $20.9 billion, through 2020. This international market remains a highly competitive and dynamic environment. Dean Lockwood, Weapons Systems Analyst at Forecast International, notes [...]
Budget Turmoil Changing Military Satellite Buying Priorities
Forecast International projects that the worldwide military satellite market will be worth $42.5 billion, based on production of 180 military satellites, from 2011-2020. Thirty-five satellite programs are covered in the company’s “The Market for Military Satellites” study, which notes that these orbiting systems play a significant role in modern military operations, particularly in the U.S., [...]
Far-reaching Change Under Way in Large Airliner Market
Forecast International has released a new study projecting that a total of 13,869 large commercial jet transports will be produced from 2011 through 2020. The Connecticut-based market research firm estimates the value of this production at $1.8 trillion in constant 2011 U.S. dollars. The new study details the changing landscape of the large jetliner market. [...]
The Global Submarine Market 2011-2021
This report offers detailed analysis of the global submarine market over the next ten years, and provides extensive market size forecasts by country and sub sector. It covers the key technological and market trends in the submarine market. It further lays out an analysis of the factors influencing the demand for submarines, and the challenges [...]
Counter-IED Effort Spurs $24.6 Billion Electronic Warfare Market
An estimated $24.6 billion will be spent on the development and production of major EW programs over the next 10 years, according to Forecast International’s “The Market for Electronic Warfare Systems” analysis. Some 35,702 electronic countermeasures (ECM), radar warning receivers (RWRs), electronic support measures (ESM), and other EW systems will be produced from 2011-2020. “The [...]
South Korean Ship Sinking Stirs New Interest in Coastal Submarines
According to Forecast International’s “The Market for Submarines” analysis, the torpedoing and sinking of the South Korean corvette Cheonan in March 2010 by a North Korean coastal submarine will prompt a surge of interest in small, low-cost submarines. The corvette was specifically designed for operations in littoral waters and built with full knowledge of the [...]
