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Production of military trainers 'ramping up' |
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008 |
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More than 1,500 military fixed-wing trainers will be delivered globally in the next decade.
In the next ten years, manufacturers of military fixed-wing trainers will deliver 1,550 new aircraft, new research by Forecast International has revealed.
The study suggested that more than half (784) of the trainers delivered between 2008 and 2017 will be turboprop-powered, with jet-powered aircraft accounting for most of the rest (748).
Forecast predicted that annual production will hit a peak of 212 units in 2009, before gradually falling to 105 in 2017, as a result of waning military demand and the declining need to train new pilots as many air forces look to shrink fighter and attack jet fleets.
"Shrinking demand will lead to lower production levels market-wide," said Douglas Royce, aerospace analyst at Forecast International. "There are too many manufacturers chasing too small a market, and the competition for even small contracts is going to be intense."
Earlier this year, the research company suggested that some 3,706 medium/ heavy military rotorcraft will be produced between now and 2017, with the overall value of the market segment expected to be $84 billion (£48 billion) over the next ten years.
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