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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jamming Systems Drive $28 Billion EW Market
NEWTOWN, Conn. [January 24
2006] ― The development and production of leading EW systems will
represent a $28 billion market over the next 10 years, according to Forecast
International’s “The Market for Electronic Warfare Systems.” Included among
these systems are the jammers, radar warning receivers (RWRs), electronic
support measure (ESM) systems, and missile countermeasure systems that are in
high demand by military forces worldwide.
“BAE Systems and Northrop
Grumman are among the top producers of the EW technology covered in this analysis,
being major developers of key jammers, RWRs and ESM systems for new aircraft
such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the F-22A Raptor, and the
replacement for the U.S. Navy’s EA-6B Prowler, the EA-18G Growler,” said Andrew
Dardine, Forecast International Defense Electronics Analyst.
EW systems produced by
top-ranked BAE Systems are also being installed, or are about to be installed,
on a significant number of helicopters and military transport aircraft. The
company’s involvement in these critical areas as well as development of
important countermeasure systems gives it a projected 10-year market share of
24.7 percent, representing an estimated value of $6.9 billion.
Like BAE Systems, Northrop
Grumman retains a high ranking in this analysis because of its involvement in
some of the most important missile countermeasures systems in the development
pipeline. The Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures System (LAIRCM) is currently
intended for C-17, C-130, C-5, KC-135, and Boeing 737 Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft,
and is in consideration for an even wider selection of aircraft. Based on current
plans, the system represents a potential 10-year value of some $412.5 million
for the company. Likewise, an estimated 186 units of the company’s ALQ-218, an
important RWR system – and the heart of the EA-18G Growler – are expected to be
produced during the forecast period, at a projected value of $979.6 million.
“An important trend that will
likely set the tone for the decades ahead is the development of integrated EW
suites for new aircraft,” Dardine said. “Military planners are likely to
continue to be drawn to the advantages in space and weight savings achieved by
having multiple functions housed in a single, comprehensive system of systems.”
Notable among these suites is the BAE Systems ALR-94 for the F-22A Raptor which
will have the ability to penetrate enemy airspace and achieve “first-look,
first-kill” capability against multiple targets.
Large, expensive programs like
the Raptor, however, have become huge targets for defense planners in the United
States. Based on the FY06 U.S. defense budget, F-22A funding is expected to end
in FY08, and the total number to be procured has been cut back to 179. The
threat of additional cuts to this and other programs will likely loom large and
is expected to have a significant impact on the overall direction of the EW
market in the years ahead.
Besides BAE Systems, the other
major international players in this analysis include Thales, Sweden’s SaabTech
and Israel’s Elta Electronics. Israel continues to demonstrate its major player status in
the EW market. The company’s EL/L-8222 jamming system continues to be used in upgraded
Israeli Air Force F-15 fighters, and is also evidently being picked up by such
nations as Venezuela and Australia. More than 200 additional EL/L-8222 systems, having a
projected value of some $345.6 million, will be produced to meet the needs of
various international upgrade programs.
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