An United States DoD Spending Report: Analysing the Acquisition of Airframe Structural Components, Historical Revenues, Participants and Forecasts.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/019d17/us_department_of_d) has announced the addition of the "US Department of Defense Acquisition of Airframe Structural Components Historical Revenues, Participants and Forecast" report to their offering. - This report examines six years of U.S. DoD spending in Federal Supply Code (FSC FSC See: Foreign Sales Corporation ) 1560 Equipment Aircraft Structural - Companies are grouped into three tiers based upon FSC 1560 revenues over time - Revenues rose sharply from 2001-2002, and have leveled off at close to $2 billion annually from 2003 to 2006 - The number of reporting locations has skyrocketed, rising from 484 in 2001 to 1,184 in 2006 - DoD has spent a total of $12.3 billion in FSC 1560 from 2001-2006 - It also provides a spending forecast from 2007-2011 - The authors of the report worked from contract action data beginning in 1999 as well as another set of information characterizing DoD FSC 1560 spending from 2001- 2006. - In its simplest form, airframe structural components markets are similar to commodity trading; through this report the authors looked at macro political, policy and force structure issues to justify a 5-year forecast FSC 1560 Definitions - This class includes fabricated system parts that are permanently attached or peculiar to the integral airframe of an aircraft, such as support structural components, spars, ribs, ailerons, stabilizers, bulkheads. - Includes Flight Control Surfaces; Internal and External Auxiliary Fuel Tanks; Exhaust Systems; Pylons, Trim Tabs; Aircraft. - Excludes Fitted Covers; Helicopter Rotor A rotor is the rotating part of a helicopter which generates lift, either vertically in the case of a main rotor, or horizontally in the case of a tail rotor. History and development Brake System Components; Aircraft Loose Equipment and Alternate Mission Configuration Equipment stored on board the aircraft. - It is believed that DoD will be forced to allocate more budget to airframe structural components, with actual 2006 spending of roughly $2 billion forecast to rise in excess of 30 percent by 2011. - The following are cost escalation drivers from a DoD platform perspective: -- USN F-18 C/Ds will soon be close to 20 years in service. No major corrosion issues are yet apparent, but it is felt that the F-35 will not arrive in sufficient 2013 numbers to enable a rapid retirement. In such a scenario it is envisioned that there will be more orders for F/A-18EFs -- USAF F-15 A and B variants will have to be retired, forcing some front-line F-15Cs to guard units. If the F-15C is to get an AESA AESA Active Electronically Scanned Array AESA ATM End System Address AESA Agence Européenne de la Sécurité Aérienne (French: European Aviation Safety Agency) AESA Association of Educational Service Agencies radar it would indicate a major structural overhaul is in the works -- If the USAF tanker decision is protested, the Air Force has claimed the subsequent delay would mean the last of the KC-135s would be retired in 87 years, as opposed to the notional 2045 if the tanker decision is not protested. The KC-135 fleet will require massive attention --There is no planned strategic bomber A strategic bomber is a large aircraft designed to drop large amounts of ordnance onto a distant target for the purposes of debilitating an enemy's capacity to wage war. Unlike tactical bombers, which are used in the battle zone to attack troops and military equipment, strategic replacement on the horizon -- In regard to close-air support, the AV-8B Harriers are set to retire, and there is no replacement for the A-10 in the works A Challenge Among Challenges "The Air Force effectively is the redheaded red·head·ed adj. 1. Having red hair. 2. Having a red head: a redheaded woodpecker. Adj. 1. stepchild step·child n. 1. A child of one's spouse by a previous union. 2. Something that does not receive appropriate care, respect, or attention: "Demography has a reputation for being the stepchild of . . . in the budget, just like the Navy is, in the Pentagon. They're just being completely constricted con·strict v. con·strict·ed, con·strict·ing, con·stricts v.tr. 1. To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing. 2. To squeeze or compress. 3. in their capabilities in order to permit DoD officials to deal with what you have to do for Army and Marine Corps ground forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. "When it comes to money for the Pentagon, we've got to replace everything with a wheel and a wing on it that is currently in theater. What's that going to cost us? Eight hundred billion? A trillion dollars? We've got a military that's at war and a country that's not at war. We don't have an industrial base that's at war either," - Although sensational in its scope, this quote underlies the uncertainty lawmakers and uniformed leaders face in addressing airframe readiness and budget issues. If Tauscher's comments are only half true the consequences for budget and platform availability could be grave in the period of only four or five years. Combat Air Power War Footing Puts Airframes Into Unknown Fatigue Territory - Combat intensity in Iraq and Afghanistan has resulted in dramatic increases in sorties and hours flown for attack, tanker and airlift fleets - Tanker sorties climbed from 12,787 in 2006 to 14,613 in 2007, with the number or receivers moving from 42,083 to 73,174 in the same timeframe - For airlift fleets, the marked increase comes in the forms of supplies airdropped, with 2 million pounds in 2005 climbing to 6.7 million pounds in 2007 -The steep rise in Close Air Support sorties with delivery of a major munition reflects the realities on the ground in Afghanistan as well as a more aggressive U.S. force posture. CAS sorties by their nature require maneuver on ingress An entrance. Contrast with "egress," which means exit. See ingress traffic. See also Ingres 2006. and egress See ingress. ; there are substantial stresses on the airframe in certain parts of this flight envelope In aerodynamics, the flight envelope or performance envelope of an aircraft refers to the capabilities of a design in terms of speed and altitude. The term is somewhat loosely applied, and can also refer to other measurements such as maneuverability. Key Topics Covered: - FSC 1560 - McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It merged with Boeing in 1997 to form The Boeing Company. - The Boeing Company - Northrop Grumman - Sikorsky - L-3 - Bell Helicopter Textron - Lockheed Martin - Rohr Incorporated - Amfuel Cells and Coated Fabrics - Cyclone Aviation Products - CPI (1) (Characters Per Inch) The measurement of the density of characters per inch on tape or paper. A printer's CPI button switches character pitch. (2) (Counts Per I Aerostructures - Robertson Aviation - PPG Industries - UFC UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC Universidade Federal do Ceará (Brazilian University) UFC Unified Facilities Criteria UFC Uniform Fire Code UFC Uniform Freight Classification UFC United Facilities Criteria UFC USACE Finance Center Aerospace Corporation - Sierracin Sylmar - Engineered Fabrics Corporation - Marianna Airmotive Corporation - Contract Fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. and Design - Foster Miller - Texstars Corporation - Aerometals Incorporated - Arrowhead Products Corporation - Capy Machine Shop - Honeycomb honeycomb a mosaic of closely packed units with depressed centers giving a honeycomb appearance. honeycomb ringworm see favus. honeycomb stomach reticulum. Company of America - FSC 1560: Fiscal Year 2006 Synopsis - Market Conclusions - Competitive Conclusions For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/019d17/us_department_of_d |
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