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inspections will also start to take off. Drones are helping reduce the time of damage inspections on large military assets, such as naval vessels, from days to hours as well as being able to inspect while at sea. But it won’t stop there – 2017 may be the year that maintenance drones start completing fully autono- mous repairs without the control of an engineer – trials of which are already happening in the oil & gas sector.


3. DISRUPTIONS – NEW THREATS AND NEW TECHNOLO- GIES


The cybersecurity PBL contracts are a key driver in meeting this challenge, and


GRAHAM GROSE, GLOBAL INDUSTRY DIRECTOR OF AVIATION & DEFENCE AT IFS


are already being witnessed in Australia and Japan. I predict the number of PBL-style contracts will increase in 2017 from armed forces in the regions as the cost savings and performance boosts are realised.


DEFENCE


1. LOGISTICAL PERFORMANCE KEY FOCUS IN GROWTH MARKETS Performance-Based Logistics (PBL), a support agreement that optimises mili- tary asset availability while minimising costs, will deliver big changes in growth markets. Defence budgets are rocketing in the Middle and Far East, but military organisations are increasingly being judged on cost effectiveness as well as the delivery of military capability and efficiency.


2. CONSUMER TECHNOLOGIES ENTERING THE SCENE We’ve heard all about the potential of augmented reality, but in 2017 we’ll see the technology become a reality. The US Army is already planning to use the technology for live training methods to improve combat readiness, while com- panies such as XMReality have been designing augmented reality systems for military aviation maintenance. Wearing smartglasses, maintenance technicians can relay live images back to an experi- enced engineer in a separate location hundreds of miles away. The use of drones for maintenance


market is expected to reach $1 tril-


lion globally in the next five years, driv- en by an increase in cyber attacks and security concerns. Military organisa- tions will need a new breed of solutions that offer a forward-looking view to better prepare for these attacks and pro- tect sensitive and confidential informa- tion. IFS partner PerCredo is at the forefront of this, implementing a version of IFS Enterprise Operational Intelligence that gives organisations complete security by looking ahead at what must be done to prevent future attacks rather than responding to the last one. 3D printing will also be a huge dis-


ruptor. The A&D sector is forecasted to become one of the biggest contribu- tors to 3D printing’s $1.4 trillion global revenue by 2019. The ability to produce spare parts while in the frontline will change the game forever. Tier 2/3 sup- pliers will need to realise the benefits of 3D printing fast, as relationships between contractors and OEMs change in 2017. n


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