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a. Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) which is a multinational initiative led by the United Kingdom, Japan and Italy
b. Europe´s Next Generation Fighter (NGF) also known as FCAS. France, Germany and Spain with Belgium joining the programme in 2023 (already entered into phase 1B contract Demonstrator Phase )
Developments for Rotorcraft are Photo courtesy of The National Interest.
at the supply chain to increase their delivery rate and quantities. The response from the Investment Casting industry is clear, the EICF survey finds a response where more than 80% of the European industry is looking to increase capacity to cope with this ramping up.
Analyzing the evolution of the
backlog of the two major makers it can be identified that Narrow Bodies aircraft application take the lead within both makers (91% Airbus) and (78% Boeing). This recovery profile clearly is having a knock-on effect on IC parts associated to engines involved in this type of aircraft.
2.1.2 Defence Aerospace
Defence Aerospace market subsegment has also experienced a significant increase vs year 2022 in the order of 6%. European countries attention to defence budgets had increased at the light of the existing geopolitical tensions present at 2022 and 2023. However there are economical constraints mainly in association with the levels of debt and the perception on voters that defence budgets increase might represent a shortfall into social spending. This has led
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to while all NATO members had renewed their pledge to meet the 2% target after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in 2023 only ten out of 25 European NATO states have done so, mostly those located on Europe’s Eastern border.
To meet the new security challenges
within a difficult economic environment in Europe, policymakers should establish appropriate balanced and adequate fiscal policies to overcome the existing constraints and delicate economic situation in Europe without disregarding the importance of investing in the defence means.
Characteristics of the European Defence aerospace market are: • Largest Market by Sub-Aircraft Type- Fixed-Wing Aircraft (Rafale, Eurofighter, F35)
• Fastest-growing Market by Sub-Aircraft Type – Rotorcraft
• Largest Market by Body Type - Multi-Role Aircraft
• Largest Market by Country - France Developments for fixed wing new
European military aircraft also continue based on two approaches.
Continued on pg 22 January 2024 ❘ 21 Developments in Unmanned
Aerial Systems (UAS), are being led by Eurodrone the first unmanned aerial system designed for flight in non- segregated airspace. It will give Europe its own unparalleled competencies in the field of offering advanced strategic performance capabilities. The characteristics will include mission modularity for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, guaranteeing European sovereignty. Again a four nation cooperation project with Germany, France, Spain and Italy.
Those developments represent again
a strong opportunity for European IC manufacturers in providing competitive and technological advanced solutions sustaining the high tech momentum within the European IC industry.
centered in NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) which defines military’s requirements for a new medium multi-role helicopter to replace those currently in their inventories. The project has been joined by six European NATO states (France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, The United Kingdom and Canada expecting to join in the near future). Request for Proposal to contractors have already been launched by NATO in 2023.
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