Overview of the global aerospace and defense (A&D) telemetry market

Technavio’s market research analyst predicts the global aerospace and defense (A&D) telemetry market to grow at a steady CAGR of more than 2% by 2020.  Telemetry allows a seamless network-centric environment in the A&D sector, where the users can access effective real-time data from ground control stations. The telemetry systems provide reliable, long-range wireless communication to and from UAVs for military and defense applications. They also use tactical meteorological systems for UAV applications, which provide information to determine weather conditions before and during the flight operations. With the growing unpredictability of the modern warfare scenario, the need for efficient information transmission has increased, leading to the growth of the telemetry market in the coming years.

Aeronautical telemetry (ATM) spectrum is essential for aeronautical vehicle flight testing for both commercial and military applications, as it transmits real-time data during these flight tests. However, the existing telemetric bands have been reduced internationally, as they are being violated by commercial network providers and unlicensed wireless devices. To counter this challenge, the World Radio-communication Conference (WRC 2007) has secured additional radio spectrum resources for aeronautical telemetry by allocating high-range frequency bands aeronautical mobile telemetry (AMT) and aeronautical mobile service (AMS). The new WRC-bands will allow the inference of full band telemetry links into flight test missions, thereby resulting in the overall growth of the market.

Segmentation by application and analysis of the A&D telemetry market

• Aerospace
• Defense

The aerospace segment dominates the A&D telemetry market and is expected to occupy 71% of the total market share by 2020. The increase in flexibility and versatility of the telemetry systems has improved the performance of aerospace vehicles in terms of power and reliability. Much of this segment’s growth is also due to the rise in new companies in the space industry, which include launch vehicle developers to satellite service providers. Several recent developments such as core-memory-programmed telemetry system have increased the areas of application for aerospace vehicular applications.

Geographical segmentation and analysis of the A&D telemetry market

• Americas
• APAC
• EMEA

The Americas dominated the A&D telemetry market in 2015 and accounted for around 46% of the overall market share. One of the main reasons for this region’s growth is a consistent surge in satellite demand. The significant revenue for this market comes from the US, which is one of the major markets for the A&D segments in the Americas, and has the largest share of operational satellites. The high spending on space and satellite programs is expected to drive the market in this region during the forecast period.

Competitive landscape and key vendors

The market is highly competitive and offers huge growth opportunities for the vendors to grow owing to growth in A&D sector and surging investments. Intense competition prevails in this market where the key players compete in terms of in-house manufacturing capabilities, product offerings, global footprint network, R&D investments, newer technologies, and a strong client base. The vendors are focusing on providing cost-effective and high-quality telemetric systems with latest technology and materials to gain a competitive edge over their peers.

Key vendors in the market are -

• BAE Systems
• Cobham
• Honeywell
• L-3 Communications
• Zodiac Aerospace

Other prominent vendors in the A&D telemetry market include Curtiss-Wright, Dassault Aviation, Finmeccanica, Kongsberg Gruppen, and Orbit Technologies.

Key questions answered in the report include

• What will the market size and the growth rate be in 2020?
• What are the key factors driving the global A&D telemetry market?
• What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the global A&D telemetry market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in the global A&D telemetry market?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global A&D telemetry market?
• Trending factors influencing the market shares of the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.
• What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the global A&D telemetry market?