Summary of Contents

Volume IRW-M: The World Market for Military Infrared Imaging Detectors & Systems (2012 edition)

Military budgets worldwide are under pressure - especially in the U.S. and Europe where budget deficits are forcing reductions in military expenditures.

To the extent that infrared imaging systems are part of the platforms (aircraft, armored vehicles and ships) that are suffering these cutbacks, they are also subject to spending cuts. However, infrared imaging/night vision provides such a powerful force multiplier that certain segments of this market continue to do well. Among these are:

Persistent Surveillance

Moves to High Definition (HD) Systems

Moves to High Operating Temperature (HOT) cooled detectors and systems

Uncooled systems

Growth in SWIR systems

At the same time, growth in military infrared continues rapidly in parts of Asia (India and China) and the Middle East.

Military applications of infrared imaging have been undergoing a number of dramatic changes, driven partly by technology advances and partly by the military requirements of the 21st century. The availability of high-performance cooled focal plane arrays (FPAs) in production quantities and their use in a wide variety of military systems is increasing. However, it is the development of uncooled FPAs that are already having the greatest long-term effect on military infrared imaging systems. The number of military programs using uncooled infrared sensors has increased rapidly in the U.S., Europe and other parts of the world. In the U.S., the increase in uncooled has been so rapid that a plateau is being established before the next rapid increase.

Maxtech International's up-to-date research on World Military Infrared Imaging Markets separately covers the infrared detectors (mostly FPAs) and the military systems in which they are used. The following military infrared systems are covered in detail:

Ground-based Systems, including Night Sights, Fire Control Systems, Driver’s Vision Enhancers, Thermal Weapon Sights, Fused IR/I2 Systems, Unattended Ground Sensors, Soldier Systems, Hostile Fire Indicators (HFI);

Airborne Systems, including Targeting/Navigation Pods, Targeting/Piloting Systems, Reconnaissance Systems, Infrared Countermeasures and Persistent Surveillance Systems (fixed wing, rotary wing and UAVs);

Naval Systems including optronic masts, thermal night sights, and shipboard IRST;

Tactical Missile Seekers, including air-to-air, surface-air, air-surface, ground-ground; and smart munitions;

Strategic Surveillance and Missile Defense including infrared satellite early warning systems and ballistic missile defense systems.

The World Market for Military Infrared Imaging Detectors and Systems is the only such report on world military infrared markets and follows Maxtech International's highly acclaimed report on world commercial infrared markets. The report contains over 400 pages of up-to-date market information and forecasts and is priced at $4900. It is only available directly from Maxtech (no third parties are authorized for its distribution.)

Maxtech International's analysis of World Military Infrared Imaging Markets provides the following valuable market information:

The current size of world military infrared detector and systems markets (base year: 2011).

Five-year projections of world military infrared detector and systems markets (2012 - 2016)

Geographic segmentation of the overall market into the following regions:

        North America, Europe, Pacific Rim, Asia, Latin America, Africa and Middle East

The expected market growth rate for various types of infrared FPAs

An analysis of military infrared capabilities for 25 countries

Technology trends and the status of next-generation FPAs and systems

Competitive analyses and market shares

Profiles of 46 suppliers of Military Infrared Imaging Detectors and Systems

New sections include:

Growth of HOT (High Operating Temperature) FPAs

Growth and market shares for InGaAs FPAs

The structure of the report:

Executive Summary

A concise summary of the important results in the report.

Introduction

A review of definitions, the scope of topics covered, the methodology used and the sources of information.

Types of Infrared Detectors and Systems - An Analysis

Cooled Focal Plane Arrays, Cameras and Systems

Mercury Cadmium Telluride (HgCdTe) FPAs and systems

Indium Antimonide (InSb) FPAs and systems

QWIPs (Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors) FPAs and systems

T2SL (Type II Superlattice) FPAs and systems

nBn Detectors FPAs and systems

Lead Sulfide and Lead Selenide (PbS and PbSe) FPAs and systems

Extrinsic Silicon (Si:X) FPAs and systems

Other cooled FPAs and systems

HOT (High Operating Temperature) FPAs

New developments in detector cooling technologies: Thermoelectric, Stirling and Joule-Thomson.

New developments in infrared optics.

Uncooled Focal Plane Arrays (FPAs), Cameras and Systems

Vanadium Oxide (VOx) Microbolometers and Systems

Amorphous Silicon (a-Si) Microbolometers and Systems

SOI FPAs

Ferroelectric (Pyroelectric) Arrays and Systems

Thermopile Arrays and Systems

Vacuum Packaging of Uncooled FPAs

Indium Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs) FPAs and Systems

Novel Uncooled Technologies

Uncooled FPA development and production plans in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan, and the Rest of the World.

Trends in Military Infrared Imaging Systems:

1st Gen

2nd Gen

3rd Gen

HD (High Definition) Infrared Systems

HOT (“High” Operating Temperature) FPAs and Systems

Major U.S. infrared programs (funding, program status and infrared components used)

SADA I, II, III

2nd Gen HTI upgrades

3rd Gen FLIR

Nett Warrior

Driver’s Vision Enhancer –FOS (Family of Systems)

BCTM (Brigade Combat Team Modernization)

GCV (Ground Combat Vehicle) IR

AAV (Amphibious Assault Vehicle) thermal sights

MRAP IR/EO

CROWS (Common Remotely Operated Remote Weapon Station)

Thermal Weapon Sights (and Advanced Weapon Sight Technology-AWST)

FWS (Family of Weapon sights)

ENVG (Enhanced Night Vision Goggle)

ENVG(D) (Digital Enhanced Night Vision Goggle)

COTI (Clip On Thermal Imager)

MRTB (Medium Range Thermal Bi-ocular)

LLDR (Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder)

JETS (Joint Effects Targeting System)

F-22 Missile Launch Detector (MLD)

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter EO (EOTS and DAS)

Sniper ATP (Advanced Targeting Pod) and ATP-SE

Litening G5 Targeting Pod)

ATFLIR (Advanced Targeting FLIR)

MTS (Multispectral Targeting System)

CSP Common Sensor Payload

Arrowhead (MTADS/PNVS upgrade for Apache)

P-8A Poseidon EO/IR

UAV EO/IR systems (Predator, Reaper, Pioneer, Shadow TUAV, Gray Eagle, Global Hawk, BAM UAS, Raven, Dragonfly)

Javelin

Avenger upgrades

JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile)

JAGM (Joint Air to Ground Missile)

JSOW (Joint Standoff Weapon

SDB II (Small Diameter Bomb II)

SFW (Sensor Fuzed Weapon)

AIM-9X

Shipboard IRST

Phalanx CIWS

ACERTS (Airborne Counter Explosive Reconnaissance and Targeting System) – formerly ASTAMIDS

SBIRS (Space-based Infrared System)

3GIRS – 3rd Generation Infrared Surveillance System

OPIR

CHIRP

High Stare

STSS-Space Tracking and Surveillance System

Ballistic Missile Defense (Aegis BMD, Standard Missile SM-3 seeker, Ground-based Midcourse Segment, EKV seeker), THAAD – plus many others.

European infrared programs

MIRAS missile warning system for A400M

Storm Shadow/Scalp EG

FCLV (Panther)

FELIN

FIST

FRES

FENNEK

Eurofighter Typhoon

BGTI

BONUS

Damocles

DNVS3

SSARF

IRIS-T

OSF

Albion

SMArt 155

IdZ (WBZG-HuntIR, WBBG, Video Visor)

NH-90

Tiger

Taurus

VBCI

EOMS NG

Watchkeeper

Technology Trends

Leading research and technology developments are discussed. High Operating Temperature (“HOT”) sensors, new developments in Type II Superlattice (T2SL) FPAs (VISTA), 3-D Imaging Sensors, Ultra-small pixel Uncooled FPAs and Novel Uncooled FPA development.

Military Infrared Programs

More than 200 major military infrared programs worldwide are described including the detector type, prime contractors, status of program and status of funding.

Market Segmentation and Forecasts

World market sizes and forecasts from 2011 to 2016 are provided separately for Infrared Detectors and Systems.

The overall market (consumption) is segmented geographically into the following regions: North America, Europe, Pacific Rim, Asia, Latin America, Africa and Middle East.

The detector market is segmented by cooled FPAs, First Generation, Discrete and Uncooled FPAs.

A five-year forecast (by number of units) is made separately for the following FPAs: mercury cadmium telluride, indium antimonide, QWIPs, Other Cooled FPAs, Uncooled Microbolometers, Indium Gallium Arsenide and Other Uncooled.

A separate forecast is given for HOT FPAs

A separate, more detailed forecast is given for U.S. military infrared systems in the following segments:

Tactical Missiles, Strategic Missiles and Defense, Airborne, Naval and Ground Based systems.

Suppliers of Military Infrared Detectors and Systems

The structure of the military infrared industry is analyzed. Market shares for suppliers of infrared detectors (overall) and of various types of infrared FPAs are given separately. Market shares for suppliers of infrared systems are given. A total of 46 company profiles are provided, including:

AIM Infrarot-Module (AIM)

Alliant Techsystems

BAE Systems

Boeing

Carl Zeiss Optronics

Diehl BGT Defence

DRS Technologies

EADS

Elbit Systems ElOp

Finmeccanica

FLIR Systems

FLIR Systems – Indigo

Fujitsu

General Dynamics (Axsys)

Goodrich SUI

Honeywell International

IAI – Tamam

ITT Exelis

Irnova

Kollmorgen

Kollsman (Elbit Systems of America)

L-3 Communications

L-3 Cincinnati Electronics

L-3 Infrared Products

L-3 Wescam

Lockheed Martin

Mitsubishi Electric

N2 Imaging Systems

NEC

Northrop Grumman

Opgal

Orion R&P

Qioptiq

Rafael

Raytheon

Raytheon Vision Systems

Rheinmetall Defense Electronics

SCD Semi-Conductor Devices

Sagem Defense & Security

Selex Galileo

Sofradir

Teledyne Imaging Sensors

Teledyne Judson

Textron Systems

Thales

ULIS

Other companies included in the report: ACREO AB, Agiltron, Alenia, Amorphous Materials, Argon ST, Aselsan, Astrium, Bharat Electronics, Cantronic Systems, Chunghwa Telecom, Controp, Dali, Elisra, Eloptro, ENOSA, Fraunhofer Institut, Freescale, GDLS, Guangzhou SAT, Gulfstream, H.G.H. Systèmes Infrarouges, Hamamatsu, Harris, Honeywell Hymatic, i3 System, Icx, INO, ITL, Intevac, Irvine Sensors, Jena Optronik, Kazan Optical & Mechanical Plant, KBP Instrument Design Bureau, KEC Corp., Kongsberg, Korean Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Korean Institute of Science & Technology (KIST), Kopin, LETI/CEA, LumaSense ITC, MBDA, Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, NATECH, NEC Avio Infrared, Nivisys, Nova Sensors, Obzerv Technologies, OIP Sensor Systems, Ophir, Optics 1, Optikos, PCO, QmagiQ, QWIPTECH, RAMSYS, Saab, SABCA, Samsung Thales, Santa Barbara Infrared, Sapfir, Sarnoff, Simrad Optronics, STELOP Pte., Spectrolab, Spetztekhnika, State Scientific Research & Engineering Institute, STELOP, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Taurus Systems GmbH, Teledyne Dalsa, Ulirvision, Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant, Umicore, Vectronix, Vertex, Wuhan Guide, Xenics, Zhejiang Dali Technology, Zvezda Strela Research and Production Center.

TABLES AND CHARTS IN THE REPORT

TABLES

Table 1.1 FIVE YEAR MARKET FORECAST FOR WORLD MILITARY INFRARED DETECTORS AND SYSTEMS

Table 1.2 FORECASTS FOR INFRARED FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS BY INFRARED DETECTOR MATERIAL (Units)

Table 1.3 MILITARY INFRARED DETECTOR AND INFRARED SYSTEM USE BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION

Table 1.4 FIVE YEAR MARKET FORECAST FOR U.S. MILITARY IR IMAGING EQUIPMENT

Table 3.1 PROPERTIES OF INFRARED DETECTOR MATERIALS

Table 3.2 MEMS StructureS used in uncooled FPAs

Table 3.3 Types of Standard Advanced Dewar Assemblies

Table 3.4 MAJOR UNCOOLED INFRARED PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. MILITARY

Table 3.5 Major Weapon Systems and their IR Subsystems

Table 3.6 Major Weapon Systems and Their IR Subsystems (Continued)

Table 3.7 FUTURE SOLDIER SYSTEMS programs WORLDWIDE

Table 6.1 FIVE YEAR MARKET FORECAST FOR WORLD MILITARY INFRARED DETECTORS AND SYSTEMS

Table 6.2 MILITARY INFRARED DETECTOR AND INFRARED SYSTEM USE BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION

Table 6.3 THE WORLD INFRARED MILITARY MARKET BY TYPE OF INFRARED DETECTOR (Units)

Table 6.4 THE WORLD INFRARED MILITARY MARKET BY INFRARED DETECTOR MATERIAL (FPAs Only)

Table 6.5 FORECASTS FOR INFRARED FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS BY INFRARED DETECTOR MATERIAL (Units)

Table 6.6 FORECAST ESTIMATE FOR “HOT” (High Operating Temperature) FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS (Units)

Table 6.7 FIVE YEAR MARKET FORECAST FOR U.S. MILITARY IR IMAGING EQUIPMENT

Table 7.1 RECENT COMPANY CHANGES (ACQUISITIONS, NEW COMPANIES, POLICY CHANGES)

Table 7.2 RECENT COMPANY CHANGES (ACQUISITIONS, NEW COMPANIES, POLICY CHANGES)

CHARTS

Chart 1.1 Market Shares for Suppliers of Infrared Detectors (All Detector Types) – Ranked by Dollar Shipments

Chart 1.2 Market Shares for Suppliers of Infrared Detectors and Detector Modules (Cooled Scanning and Staring FPAs) – Ranked by Unit Shipments

Chart 1.3 Market Shares for Suppliers of Infrared Detectors and Detector Modules (Scanning and Staring MCT FPAs) – Ranked by Unit Shipments

Chart 1.4 Market Shares for Suppliers of Infrared Detectors and Detector Modules (InSb Staring FPAs) – Ranked by Unit Shipments

Chart 1.5 Market Shares for Suppliers of Infrared Detectors and Detector Modules (Uncooled FPAs) – Ranked by Unit Shipments

Chart 1.6 Market Shares for Suppliers of Infrared Systems – Ranked by Dollar Shipments

Chart 7.1 Market Shares for Suppliers of Infrared Detectors and Detector Modules (All Detector Types) – Ranked by Dollar Shipments

Chart 7.2 Market Shares for Suppliers of Infrared Detectors and Detector Modules (Cooled Scanning and Staring FPAs) – Ranked by Unit Shipments

Chart 7.3 Market Shares for Suppliers of Infrared Detectors and Detector Modules (Scanning and Staring MCT FPAs) – Ranked by Unit Shipments

Chart 7.4 Market Shares for Suppliers of Infrared Detectors and Detector Modules (InSb Staring FPAs) – Ranked by Unit Shipments

Chart 7.5 Market Shares for Suppliers of Infrared Detectors and Detector Modules (Uncooled FPAs) – Ranked by Unit Shipments

Chart 7.6 Market Shares for Suppliers of Infrared Detectors and Detector Modules (InGaAs FPAs) – Ranked by Unit Shipments

Chart 7.7 Market Shares for Suppliers of Infrared Systems – Ranked by Dollar Shipments

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