Research and Markets: Global Aerospace & Defense Industry Is Expected To Increase to a Value of $1,204.2 Billion by the End of 2015

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7e97ec/global_aerospace) has announced the addition of the "Global Aerospace & Defense" report to their offering.

Global Aerospace & Defense industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Global aerospace & defense market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The aerospace & defense market is deemed to be the revenues accrued by manufacturers from civil and military aerospace and defense procurements. Such procurements only include equipment, parts, and maintenance (EPM); other elements of military spending, such as personnel and buildings, are omitted. Defense electronics and military aerospace are covered by the defense segment; the civil aerospace segment includes civilian planes and space equipment, but excludes military aircraft and related items. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2010 annual average exchange rates.
• The global aerospace & defense market had total revenue of $1,070.6 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6% between 2006 and 2010.
• The defense segment was the market's most lucrative in 2010, with total revenue of $791.3 billion, equivalent to 74.2% of the market's overall value.
• The performance of the market is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 2.5% for the five-year period 2010 - 2015.

Companies Mentioned:

• BAE Systems plc.
• Boeing Company
• EADS N.V.
• Lockheed Martin Corporation

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