Analysis 4 The Market for Western-Built Special Mission Military Aircraft 2011-2020

摘要

Forecast International projects that a total of 558 special mission military aircraft will be produced by Western manufacturers from 2011 through 2020. The value of this production is projected to reach $83.5 billion. The United States government will continue to be the largest single customer for special mission aircraft. The Pentagon is funding programs to produce new U.S. Navy maritime patrol aircraft, airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft, and electronic warfare aircraft, as well as new tankers and special operations transports for the U.S. Air Force. The Boeing Company is forecast to produce more new aircraft for the special mission military aircraft market than any other manufacturer. It produces the P-8A Poseidon Multimission Aircraft and the EA-18G Growler electronic warfare variant of its F/A-18E/F fighter for the U.S. Navy. The company is projected to produce a total of 230 new special mission aircraft during the period 2011-2020, about 41 percent of such aircraft expected to be produced overall. The value of this production is forecast to reach $39.4 billion, or 47 percent of the total value of the market.