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News Highlights
DfR Solutions Alliance Intensifies
Government/Military Focus
"We are excited about the relationship with Cir-
cuit Solutions. historically, DfR Solutions has suc-
cessfully supported many government and military
electronics reliability programs through SeaPort-e,
nASA Safety and Mission Assurance Services, OSD
Corrosion Prevention and other programs," said
Craig hillman, CeO of DfR Solutions.
3D Printing Coming to Military
Applications
As researchers at Picatinny Arsenal explore the po-
tential of three-dimensional printing, they envision
the possibility of embedding a radio antenna on
the side of a soldier's helmet or printing sensors di-
rectly onto a weapon or even an article of clothing.
Total Market for Electric UAVs to
Top $1B by 2023
The total market value for electric unmanned aerial
vehicles will reach over one billion dollars by 2023
according to findings in the new iDTechex report,
"electric unmanned Aerial vehicles (uAv) 2013-
2023."
Global Electronic Warfare Market to
Reach $12.15B in 2014
The global electronic warfare market is estimated
to be $12.15 billion in 2014 and is expected to
register a CAgR of 4.50% to reach $15.59 billion
by 2020.
Report outlines Declines in
Defense Spending
The decline of defense spending will likely force
new revenue streams for the aerospace and de-
fense industry that may include innovations in in-
telligence, precision strike technologies, and cyber
security. "it is anticipated that global revenues for
the defense sector will track to similar levels as in
the past two years, particularly in the u.S. and eu-
rope," said Tom Captain, DTTl global Aerospace
and Defense Sector leader.
Global Dimensional Metrology Market
in Aerospace Industry
new analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Assessment of
the global Dimensional Metrology Market in the
Aerospace industry, finds that the market earned
revenue of $482.9 million in 2012 and estimates
this to reach $592.1 million in 2017. The research
covers CMM, measurement gages, vision mea-
suring machines, as well as optical digitizers and
scanners.
Thermal Imaging Market to See
CAGR of 10.9% 2013-2018
The thermal imaging market is estimated to grow
from $3.49 billion in 2013 to $5.84 billion in
2018. This represents a compound annual growth
rate (CAgR) of 10.9% from 2013 to 2018.
Port Security Market to Hit
$36.99 Billion by 2018
The global port security market is being driven
by the increasing need for sustaining business
continuity, threats on ports, and government ini-
tiatives. Security of the ports is extremely impor-
tant to attract both domestic and international
investors.
APAC Maritime Issues Impact U.S.
Military Needs
The recent u.S. strategic pivot toward the Pacific
has placed that region at the forefront of change
in the military. Where in the recent past activities
in the area of responsibility for the u.S. Central
Command defined military needs, now the re-
quirements for the u.S. Pacific Command are
emerging as the leading edge of the defense tech-
nology sword.
U.S. ISR Video Analytics Budget to Decline
According to new research from Frost & Sullivan's
u.S. iSR video Analytics, the defense budget for
this market will reduce to $837.5 million in 2018
from $1,207.2 million in 2012, as the combat op-
erations in Afghanistan cease.
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