The forecast for the next 10 years of military land and sea based photovoltaic market analysis

According to the analysis of a new research project of international Forecast Ltd, is expected in the next 10 years spent in the development cost of $6 billion 400 million for the main optical system. By 2014, the demand of military land and sea based optoelectronic system market for 363779 sets.

Raytheon, Northrop Grumman Corporation, ITT company, Thales Co and Kollmorgen Corp will occupy most of the market share of military photoelectric, the main products include infrared weapon sights, night vision goggles, vehicle monitoring system and naval fire control system.

On the photoelectric products, within the next few years, the two largest contract photoelectric system in ITT company and Raytheon produced, photoelectric products are PAS-13 infrared weapons aimer ITT company PVS-7/14 series night vision goggles and Raytheon, the total number will reach 253950 sets, the value of approximately $1 billion 500 million, the production will be continue in the next 10 years. In PAS-13, in 2004 signed a contract of more than $165 million, with 2 times the original production rate of production of the system of 1000.

With the needs of many countries to upgrade the navy ship, the navy is also expected to get a good opportunity for the development of optoelectronic systems in the future. In the United States, the Kollmorgen Corp's non penetration of the photoelectric mast contract shows that the system's demand will change with the submarine upgrade or new boat construction. These photoelectric masts can provide an increased monitoring capability for submarines. It is estimated that by 2014, the United States Navy will purchase 15 sets of photoelectric mast system, with a total value of about $55 million.

At the same time, a lot of R & D program is also carried out, it is possible to make a substantial increase in the photoelectric technology and then produce a new generation of photovoltaic systems. The most obvious example of such as the development of large area array directional energy system, although such as mobile tactical high energy laser system development orientation is very costly to develop plans often slashed funding, but there are still a lot of practical orientation, cost relatively few will make steady progress of system development plan.