The Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market to Reach 12.43 Billion Dollars in 2011 According to Visiongain’s Latest Defence Report

LONDON, December 10, 2011 -

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Armed forces around the world are seeking upgrades to extend the service lives of existing aircraft fleets as defence budgets continue to come under intense pressure.

Visiongain’s latest defence report - The Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market 2011-2021 - offers readers a comprehensive analytical overview of the global marketplace and reveals how to tap into significant business opportunities over the coming decade.

Visiongain’s calculations indicate that sales in the global military aircraft modernisation, upgrade and retrofit market total $12.43bn for 2011, encompassing government spending on airframe and powerplant (A&P), and avionics upgrades.

The report examines the commercial prospects for companies that are already involved in military aircraft modernisation, upgrade and retrofit programmes, as well as for those new market entrants that are looking to gain market share.

Visiongain’s analysis demonstrates that the global military aircraft modernisation, upgrade and retrofit market is a growing marketplace offering government contract opportunities that are likely to see a range of companies realising commercial success, from the major defence and security systems integrators to niche avionics specialists.

How is funding for military aircraft modernisation, upgrade and retrofit programmes likely to be affected by pressure on government budgets? Which major national marketplaces offer the most significant sales growth opportunities over the next decade? How are emerging military powers China and India influencing the market outlook?

Visiongain seeks to answer these critical questions and a host of others through the in-depth analyses presented within The Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market 2011-2021.

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1. Executive Summary
1.1 Global Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market Overview
1.2 Drivers and Restraints in the Global Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
1.3 Report Benefits & Highlights
1.4 Report Structure
1.5 Research Methodology
1.6 Global Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market Forecast
1.7 Leading National Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market Forecasts
1.8 Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket Forecasts by Aircraft Type
1.9 Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket Forecasts by Upgrade Type

2. Introduction to the Global Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
2.1 Defining the Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Marketplace
2.2 Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Programmes in the Context of Aircraft Procurement

3. The Global Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
3.1 Global Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
3.2 Leading National Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Markets
3.3 Leading National Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Markets’ Shares of Global Spending
3.4 Fastest-Growing Leading National Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Markets
3.5 Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket Forecasts by Aircraft Type
3.5.1 Transport/Tanker Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket Forecast, 2011-2021
3.5.2 Fighter Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket Forecast, 2011-2021
3.5.3 Special Mission Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket Forecast, 2011-2021
3.5.4 Bomber Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket Forecast, 2011-2021
3.5.5 Trainer Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket Forecast, 2011-2021
3.6 Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket Forecasts by Upgrade Type
3.6.1 Airframe and Powerplant Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket Forecast, 2011-2021
3.6.2 Avionics Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket Forecast, 2011-2021

4. Leading National Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Markets
4.1 US Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
4.1.1 US Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market Forecast, 2011-2021
4.1.2 US Air Force (USAF)
4.1.2.1 A-10C Thunderbolt II
4.1.2.2 B-1B Lancer
4.1.2.3 B-2 Spirit
4.1.2.4 B-52 Stratofortress
4.1.2.5 C-130 Hercules
4.1.2.6 C-37A
4.1.2.7 C-40B
4.1.2.8 C-5 Galaxy/C-5M Super Galaxy
4.1.2.9 E-3 Sentry
4.1.2.10 E-4B National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC)
4.1.2.11 E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS)
4.1.2.12 F-15C Eagle
4.1.2.13 F-15E Strike Eagle
4.1.2.14 F-16 Fighting Falcon
4.1.2.15 F-22 Raptor
4.1.2.16 KC-10 Extender
4.1.2.17 KC-135 Stratotanker
4.1.2.18 OC-135B Open Skies
4.1.2.19 RC-135
4.1.2.20 T-38 Talon
4.1.2.21 U-2
4.1.2.22 WC-130J ‘Weatherbird’
4.1.3 US Navy (USN) & US Marine Corps (USMC)
4.1.3.1 AV-8B Harrier II Plus
4.1.3.2 E-6B Mercury
4.1.3.3 EA-6B Prowler
4.1.3.4 EP-3E Aries II
4.1.3.5 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
4.1.3.6 F-5F Tiger II/F-5N Tiger II
4.1.3.7 P-3C Orion
4.1.3.8 T-45 Goshawk
4.1.4 US Army
4.1.4.1 C-23 Sherpa
4.1.4.2 RC-12X Guardrail
4.2 Chinese Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
4.2.1 Chinese Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market Forecast, 2011-2021
4.2.2 People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)
4.2.2.1 J-11
4.3 Indian Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
4.3.1 Indian Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market Forecast, 2011-2021
4.3.2 Indian Air Force
4.3.2.1 An-32
4.3.2.2 Jaguar
4.3.2.3 MiG-29
4.3.2.4 Mirage 2000
4.3.2.5 Su-30MKI
4.4 UK Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
4.4.1 UK Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market Forecast, 2011-2021
4.4.2 UK Royal Air Force (RAF)
4.4.2.1 BAe 146-100
4.4.2.2 C-130K Hercules
4.4.2.3 E-3D Sentry
4.4.2.4 G 115E Tutor T Mark 1
4.4.2.5 Hawk TMk2
4.4.2.6 L-1011 TriStar
4.4.2.7 Tornado GR4
4.4.3 UK Royal Navy (RN)
4.4.3.1 B350ER King Air
4.5 French Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
4.5.1 French Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market Forecast, 2011-2021
4.5.2 French Air Force
4.5.2.1 Alpha Jet
4.5.2.2 C-130H Hercules
4.5.2.3 C-135FR/KC-135R
4.5.2.4 C-160G Gabriel
4.5.2.5 E-3F Sentry
4.5.2.6 Mirage 2000D
4.5.3 French Army
4.5.3.1 TBM 700
4.5.4 French Navy
4.5.4.1 Atlantique 2 (ATL 2)
4.5.4.2 EMB 121 Xingu
4.5.4.3 Falcon 50
4.6 Russian Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
4.6.1 Russian Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market Forecast, 2011-2021
4.6.2 Russian Air Force
4.6.2.1 L-39 Albatros
4.6.2.2 MiG-31BM
4.6.2.3 Su-24M2
4.6.2.4 Su-27SM
4.6.3 Russian Navy
4.6.3.1 Su-33
4.7 Italian Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
4.7.1 Italian Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market Forecast, 2011-2021
4.7.2 Italian Air Force
4.7.2.1 AMX
4.7.2.2 C-130J Hercules/C-27J Spartan
4.7.2.3 MB-339CD
4.7.2.4 Tornado
4.8 German Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
4.8.1 German Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market Forecast, 2011-2021
4.8.2 German Air Force
4.8.2.1 Airbus A319CJ
4.8.2.2 Airbus A340-300
4.8.2.3 Bombardier Global 5000
4.8.3 German Navy
4.8.3.1 Do 228 NG
4.9 Japanese Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
4.9.1 Japanese Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market Forecast, 2011-2021
4.9.2 Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)
4.9.2.1 C-130H Hercules
4.9.2.2 E-767
4.9.2.3 F-15 Eagle
4.10 Saudi Arabian Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
4.10.1 Saudi Arabian Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market Forecast, 2011-2021
4.10.2 Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF)
4.10.2.1 E-3A Sentry
4.10.2.2 F-15 Eagle
4.11 Rest of the World Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
4.11.1 Rest of the World Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market Forecast, 2011-2021
4.11.2 Rest of the World Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Contracts

5. SWOT Analysis of the Global Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market

6. Expert Opinion
6.1 ARINC Incorporated: Rob Moore, Senior Management Director of Business Development for ARINC Aerospace
6.1.1 Securing Aircraft Upgrade Subcontracts
6.1.2 Budget Cuts Increasing Competition
6.1.3 Seeking Opportunities Globally
6.1.4 Favouring Upgrades over Procurement of New Aircraft
6.2 Thales Group: Jean-Marc Goujon, Marketing Director for Thales Systèmes Aéroportés SA
6.2.1 Offering Full Retrofit Packages
6.2.2 Upgrading Indian Mirage Fighters
6.2.3 Demand Outweighing Financial Constraints
6.2.4 Growing Market for Self-Protection Suites
6.2.5 Operational Experience Driving Growth
6.2.6 Limited Opportunities for Retrofitting Ageing Fighters

7. Leading Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Companies
7.1 ARINC Incorporated
7.2 BAE Systems Plc
7.3 Boeing Military Aircraft
7.4 Elbit Systems Ltd
7.5 Embraer SA
7.6 Finmeccanica SpA
7.7 GE Aviation
7.8 Goodrich Corporation
7.9 L-3 Communications Integrated Systems (L-3/IS)
7.10 Lockheed Martin Corporation
7.11 Northrop Grumman Corporation
7.12 Raytheon Company
7.13 Rockwell Collins Inc
7.14 Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (RSK MiG)
7.15 Thales Group

8. Conclusions
8.1 Growing Demand in the Global Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
8.2 Drivers of Growth in the Global Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
8.3 Restraints on Growth in the Global Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
8.4 Opportunities for Growth in the Global Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
8.4.1 US Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
8.4.2 Chinese Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
8.4.3 Indian Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
8.4.4 UK Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
8.4.5 French Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
8.4.6 Russian Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
8.4.7 Italian Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
8.4.8 German Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
8.4.9 Japanese Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
8.4.10 Saudi Arabian Military Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Market
8.4.11 Transport/Tanker Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket
8.4.12 Fighter Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket
8.4.13 Special Mission Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket
8.4.14 Bomber Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket
8.4.15 Trainer Aircraft Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket
8.4.16 Airframe and Powerplant Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket
8.4.17 Avionics Modernisation, Upgrade & Retrofit Submarket

9. Glossary

Companies Listed

AAL Group Ltd
ACR Electronics Inc
Advanced Technologies and Engineering Co (Pty) Ltd (ATE)
AEL Sistemas SA
AERO Vodochody AS
Aeroelectronica Industria de Componentes Avionicos SA (AEL)
AgustaWestland NV
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M)
Airbus SAS
Alenia Aermacchi SpA
Alenia Aeronautica SpA
Al-Raha Group for Technical Services (RGTS)
Alsalam Aircraft Company
Alstom SA
ARINC Aerospace
ARINC Engineering Services LLC (AES)
ARINC Incorporated
Ascent Flight Training Limited
Astronautics Corporation of America (ACA)
Avidyne Corporation
Babcock International Group Plc
BAE Systems Controls Inc
BAE Systems Plc
Barco NV
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
Boeing Company
Boeing Company, Global Transport & Executive Systems (GTES)
Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS)
Boeing Military Aircraft
Bombardier Aerospace
Bombardier Inc
Borsight Aerospace
CAE Inc
Carlyle Group
Cassidian
Cessna Aircraft Company
CIRCOR Aerospace Products (CAP) Group
CIRCOR International Inc
CMC Electronics Inc
Cobham Aviation Services
Cobham Plc
Cobham Plc, Mission Systems
DAHER-SOCATA
Dassault Aviation
Derco Aerospace Inc
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Dornier-Werke GmbH
EADS SOCATA
Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd
Elbit Systems Ltd
Elbit Systems of America LLC
Elettronica SpA
Elisra Electronic Systems Ltd
Embraer Defense and Security
Embraer SA
Engineering and Software System Solutions Inc (ES3)
Esterline Technologies Corporation
Finmeccanica SpA
Gama Engineering Ltd
Gama Support Services Ltd
Garmin Ltd
GE Aviation
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems
General Dynamics Corporation
General Electric Company
Goodrich Aerostructures
Goodrich Aircraft Wheels and Brakes
Goodrich Corporation
Grob Aircraft AG
Harris Corporation
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC)
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
Honeywell Defense & Space
Honeywell International Inc
iAero sarl i2a
Irkut Corporation
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd (IAI)
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd (KHI)
Klimov Company
Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association (KnAAPO)
L-3 Communication Systems-West
L-3 Communications Holdings Inc
L-3 Communications Integrated Systems (L-3/IS)
L-3 Communications Integrated Systems (L-3/IS) Platform Integration
L-3 Communications MAS (Canada) Inc
Lees Avionics Ltd
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors (MS2)
Lufthansa Technik AG
M7 Aerospace LP
Marshall of Cambridge Aerospace Limited (Marshall Aerospace)
Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Ltd
MBDA
MMPP Salut
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems
Northrop Grumman Technical Services Inc (NGTS)
Panavia Aircraft GmbH
Patria Oyj
Phazotron-NIIR Corporation
Pi-Tech Inc
Pratt & Whitney (P&W)
Raytheon Company
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS)
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC)
Rockwell Collins Inc
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co KG
Rolls-Royce Plc
Rowan Catalyst Inc
RUAG Aviation
Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (RSK MiG)
Saab AB
Sabena Technics
Sabreliner Corporation
Sagem Avionics Inc
Sandel Avionics Inc
SC IAR SA Bra?ov
SELEX Sistemi Integrati SpA
Seven Q Seven (SQS)
Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC)
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace)
Société anonyme belge de constructions aéronautiques (SABCA)
ST Aerospace Engineering Pte Ltd (STA Engineering)
ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering Inc (MAE)
Sukhoi Company (JSC)
Telephonics Corporation
Thales Group
Thales Systèmes Aéroportés SA
Transall (Transport Allianz)
TrueNorth Avionics Inc
Tusas Engine Industries Inc (TEI)
Ufa Engine Industrial Association (UMPO)
Ultra Electronics Holdings Plc
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)
VP Chkalov Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO)
Wyle Laboratories Inc
Zeta Associates Incorporated

Government Agencies and Organisations Mentioned in This Report

Austrian Air Force
Brazilian Air Force
Canadian Forces (CF)
Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)
Colombian Air Force (FAC)
Egyptian Air Force
Finnish Air Force (FINAF)
French Air Force
French Army
French defence procurement agency (Direction générale de l’armement, DGA)
French Ministry of Defence (MoD)
French Navy
German Air Force
German Air Force, Special Air Mission Wing
German Navy
Indian Air Force
Indonesian Air Force
Iraqi Air Force (IqAF)
Italian Air Force
Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD)
Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)
Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD)
New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA)
Pakistan Navy
Peruvian Air Force
Portuguese Air Force (PoAF)
Portuguese Ministry for National Defence (MDN)
Republic of China Navy (ROCN)
Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF)
Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)
Romanian Air Force
Rosoboronexport
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF)
Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF)
Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF)
Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF)
Russian Air Force
Russian Naval Aviation
Russian Navy
Slovak Air Force
South African Air Force (SAAF)
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
Swedish Armed Forces
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)
Swiss Air Force
UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)
UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S)
UK Royal Air Force (RAF)
UK Royal Navy (RN)
US Air Force (USAF)
US Air Force (USAF) Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC)
US Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
US Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC)
US Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Electronic Systems Center (ESC)
US Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
US Air National Guard (ANG)
US Army
US Department of Defense (DoD)
US Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
US Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
US Marine Corps (USMC)
US Navy (USN)
US Navy (USN) Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
US Navy (USN) Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) E-6B Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office (PMA-271)
US Navy (USN) Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Tactical Airlift, Adversary & Support Aircraft Program Office (PMA-207)

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