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...

Global space spending will be relatively flat through 2025, but at the same time, both the number of launches and number of satellites placed in orbit will increase. This is due to the fact that increased competition and innovations will drive overall costs down. These innovations include tools such as 3-Dimensional (3-D) printing, all-electric sat...

This report analyses the commercial flight training and simulation market, which is in a significant state of flux. The demand for air-transport aircraft is increasing on a global scale; however, the number of pilots in the pipeline is actually decreasing. Regionally, the capability to train new pilots exists in areas that do not have a strong dema...

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...

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...

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...

As the Department of Defense's discretionary spending continues to decrease, the training and simulation market will remain relatively strong. As the services try to find the correct balance between live and simulated training, money will be spent on more immersive, virtual training to achieve an overall cost savings. With decreasing defense budg...

The business aircraft market was a growing, dynamic market for many years. In 2007, with the 'Great Recession,' the business aircraft market collapsed along with the general aviation market. The scene with the big three auto executives admitting to Congress that they had all arrived in their company business jets to ask for money from the America...