Rising Emphasis on Network-Centric Warfare to Result in the Growth of the European Land-Based ISTAR Markets.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c57656) has announced the addition of the new Frost & Sullivan Report "European Land-based ISTAR Markets - Ground Radar & Unmanned Sensors" to their offering.

This Frost & Sullivan research service titled European Land-Based ISTAR Markets - Ground Radar & Unmanned Sensors provides an overview of the European land-based sensors market and offers a description of the following markets: BFSR, WLR, AWL systems, and UGS. The study also identifies trends by application and also discusses the impact of recent developments such as mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and government regulations on the market.

Rising Emphasis on Network-centric Warfare to Result in the Growth of the European Land-based ISTAR Markets

The land-based sensors market is witnessing significant growth opportunities with the spiralling importance of network-centric warfare (NCW) that utilises digitised operational assets to leverage information supplied in the battle space in war. Further, with greater focus on the development of radar and sensor systems to provide network-friendly solutions, the European land-based Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, Reconnaissance (ISTAR) market is likely to enjoy continued demand.

"While, weapons-locating radar (WLR) systems are expected to continue dominating the market until 2011, a shift in importance towards unattended ground sensors (UGS) systems is anticipated thereafter," says the analyst of this research service. "The uptake of remotely deployed and networked UGS systems will gain importance and they are likely to be used as part of larger networks of sensors to provide persistent surveillance and weapons location." Consequentially, battlefield surveillance radar (BFSR) systems are likely to exhibit declining demand. Moreover, as acoustic weapons-locating (AWL) systems do not offer the same capabilities in terms of range, precise battery location and quick detection as equivalent radar systems, their demand is also likely to reduce.

Uptake of UGS Systems to Hinge on the Implementation of Standard Guidelines

The rising incidence of asymmetric situations in modern operations is leading to changing priorities for land forces, thereby resulting in enhanced emphasis on ground surveillance. However, the absence of a coherent and standard set of requirements to regulate the use of networked UGS systems is contributing to ambiguity in the implementation of guidelines. Hence, it will become necessary to partner with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to identify likely requirements and develop cost-effective solutions.

"In keeping with the NATO Response Force (NRF) and the European Union's Battle Group (EUBG) initiatives, nations forming baseline capabilities (including weapons-locating capabilities) will fuel market demand, particularly for WLR and BFSR systems," says the analyst. "In addition to this, NATO Land Group guidelines are likely to directly influence the development of the UGS market."

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