Analysis 1 The Market for Airborne and Space-Based Electro-Optical Systems 2009-2018

摘要

Space-based and airborne EO systems have increasingly become a major part of the modern military arsenal. Over the next 10 years, government funding will be allocated to procure hardware to protect deployed soldiers and to upgrade equipment with new features. Funding will also be allocated for R&D efforts to exploit emerging EO technologies for military operations. In the context of this analysis, approximately $24.75 billion is forecast to be spent on airborne and space-based EO systems during the 2009-2018 period. This total can be divided into three broad segments. The lion's share falls under the Airborne Electronics segment, which is expected to account for almost half the total, or $11.89 billion. The rest is almost evenly split between the Special Mission Aircraft segment at $6.62 billion and the Space Programs segment at $6.25 billion.rnApproximately 45 percent of the funding for systems covered in this analysis represents product sales, and approximately 53 percent is attributed to R&D efforts, with the remainder to be spent on operations and maintenance and other support activities.