Report Predicts $84 Billion Market Between Now And 2013
Thursday, ANN reported that the outlook for civilian rotor
flight -- the pilots, the manufacturers and the mechanics -- is
doing rather well. This, in site of the ongoing slump that has
plagued aviation since 9/11. Now, in a new study titled "The World
Market for Military Rotorcraft," Forecast International predicts
that 5,448 military rotorcraft, with an estimated value of $84
billion, will be produced in the 2004-2013 period. This total
includes both new-build rotorcraft as well as major modifications
such as the Boeing AH-64D and the Sikorsky UH-60M. A total of 1,668
major modifications are forecast, with an estimated value of $14.3
billion.