A new report by Research and Markets predicts the global market for command-and-control systems to experience a compound annual growth rate of 3.68 percent over the next four years. Research and Markets said Monday the worldwide C2 market has nearly 14 percent share of the total market for C4ISR platforms and is projected to hit $16.5 billion by 2020 from […] More

 TechNavio released a new report in February on global military manpack and vehicular radio systems that includes the research firm’s list of the top five vendors in the field and other prominent companies. The Global Military Manpack and Vehicular Radios Market 2016-2020 report named Barrett Communications, Finmeccanica, Harris, Radmor and Thales as the five key vendors in the market while Codan, Elbit Systems, […] More

Beechcraft Defense Company has been selected to manufacture military training aircraft for the U.K. defense ministry under a contract with Affinity Flying Training Services. The Textron subsidiary will produce 10 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II aircraft to replace the Shorts Tucano T1 aircraft under the U.K. MoD’s military flying training system program, Textron said Wednesday. The aircraft […] More

Lockheed Martin has kicked off a process to align the four structural components of an F-35 variant for the Israeli air force at the company’s electronic mate and assembly station in Fort Worth, Texas. The company said Sunday it is scheduled to complete assembly on Israel’s first F-35A conventional takeoff and landing aircraft in June and deliver the […] More

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Israel Missile Defense Organization have conducted a fourth and final interception test of the David’s Sling Weapon System built by a Raytheon–Rafael team. MDA said Monday the platform launched a Stunner interceptor to engage several threat representative targets in real time during the demonstration at a test range in southern Israel. Raytheon […] More

Lockheed Martin has awarded approximately $770 million worth of contracts to Israel-based companies to perform work related to Israel’s purchase of F-35 fighter aircraft, Defense News reported Sunday. Barbara Opall-Rome writes Israel’s defense ministry announced that Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries were among the Israeli firms that received the largest share of contract work […] More

Technavio has forecast the global professional service robotics market to climb at a compound annual growth rate of 22.65 percent from 2015 through 2019. Technavio commented that the application of professional service robots in helping humans to perform various operations creates a global demand for robotics. The report also finds that Internet of Things, automation, machine-to-machine […] More

Research and Markets has launched findings of its report that sets the compound annual growth rate of the global man-portable military electronics market at 4.51 percent from 2014 to 2019. The report features an analysis of five tier-one market vendors and presents factors that Research and Markets believes will drive the market over the forecast […] More

A MarketsandMarkets report forecasts the value of the global unmanned aerial vehicles market to hit $14.9 billion in 2020, with an 8.12 percent compound annual growth rate from 2015 to 2020. The research firm said Tuesday the UAV market’s value reached $10.1 billion this year and North America accounted for about 65.53 percent market share. Technological […] More

Lockheed Martin has completed a second round of F-35C at-sea tests aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower to check the maneuver, launch and nighttime operations of the F-35‘s carrier-based variant, Reuters reported Friday. Andrea Shalal writes those tests included night flights in which pilots used helmets that Rockwell Collins and Elbit Systems redesigned for the U.S. Navy. The Navy […] More

A Visiongain study, released by ReportLinker, forecasts global revenue from border security platforms and services will be approximately $16.4 billion this year. The 364-page market research report examines key factors that Visiongain believes can affect worldwide, regional and national spending on products designed to help authorities monitor cross-border activities, ReportLinker said Wednesday. Visiongain categorized the […] More

A new Technavio report predicts the global military electro-optical and infrared systems market will grow 6.07 percent year over year from 2015 through 2019. The report finds that the market will be buoyed by the increasing demand for vetronics and the rise of InGaAs detector systems, Technavio said Sept. 3. The market will also face […] More