Leading 20 Companies in the Military Electro-Optical Infrared Technology Market Targeting New Opportunities for Growth

Wednesday 29 January 2014, Amsterdam

New analysis has found that it is highly consolidated, with the leading 20 companies accounting for 81.0% of total revenues. However, the market is also extremely competitive and subject to technological disruption and significant shifts in market composition resulting from mergers and acquisitions.

A detailed analysis of the latest political, commercial and technological trends lies at the heart of unparalleled quantitative and qualitative analysis of the leading 20 companies in the military EO/IR technology market. The report details the current market share position, competitive advantages, M&A activity, contracts and future prospects for each company.

This 240 page report provides a thorough quantitative and qualitative analysis of the leading 20 companies in the military electro-optical infrared technology market with 163 tables and charts, 508 companies and other organisations mentioned and 240 contracts detailing major ongoing programmes. Analysis also presents revenues from the military EO/IR market for each company alongside capital expenditure figures, historic revenues and market prospects. The report also includes a detailed qualitative strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis for each leading company as well as a SWOT and social, technological, economic and political (STEP) analysis of the global market for military EO/IR technologies. The Top 20 Military Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Technology Companies 2014: Competitive Landscape Analysis therefore provides an unrivalled level of detail including a common-size analysis of the leading 20 companies focusing on 3 key performance metrics: gross profit margin, R&D investment and net profit margin.

The report’s findings are reinforced by exclusive expert interviews with Cassidian Optronics GmbH, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd and Leidos, which are three of the leading 20 companies in the military electro-optical infrared technology market.

The  analyst responsible for the electro optical and infrared research summarised its findings:

“Our research indicates that sustaining technological innovation and high levels of research and development investment is fundamental to commercial and competitive success for the top 20 military electro-optical infrared technology companies. Although the market is highly concentrated, competition is strong and the developments of new technologies and new applications for EO/IR systems threaten to have a significant disrupting effect on the market. Furthermore, opportunities for growth are evident despite ongoing budgetary pressures in key defence markets and in non-defence applications for EO/IR technology including border surveillance and homeland security.

Competition will be especially evident in emerging military markets where the combination of rising spending power and the cost-effective capabilities afforded by EO/IR sensors offer strong prospects for growth and investment. Further consolidation in the market is also a distinct possibility as leading companies in the military EO/IR market seek to expand their market share through acquisitions or divest non-core assets and exit the market entirely.”

The Top 20 Military Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Technology Companies 2014: Competitive Landscape Analysis is an invaluable reference offering extensive market analysis and evaluation of future commercial prospects.