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Military aviation

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Global market
$47–64bn / year

2025

Confidence: medium
Basis
annual equipment procurement
Outlook
2034: $105.2 · CAGR 5.8%

The range is the spread between independent vendor estimates: they draw the category boundary differently. A single figure would be falsely precise.

Markets and buyers

No measurements in this category yet. Here are the markets and buyers where suppliers are chosen; we measure any of them on request.

Not measured 1

Suppliers are chosen here; no measurement yet — we measure on request

Not measuredBAE SystemsTurkeyDefence manufacturer · national fighter developmentChoosing a foreign design partner for Turkey's national fighterMeasured with the same methodology on request

Private studies 5

To order only · no public measurement

Private studyUnited Aircraft CorporationAlgeriaMinistry of National Defence of Algeria · Air ForceChoosing a supplier to renew the military aviation fleetTo order only · no public measurement
Private studyLockheed MartinIndiaMinistry of Defence · Air Force fighter fleet renewalChoosing a multirole fighter to renew the Indian Air Force fleetTo order only · no public measurement
Private studyLockheed MartinIndiaPrivate defence contractor · localising aircraft assemblyChoosing a foreign partner to assemble military transport aircraft in IndiaTo order only · no public measurement
Private studyAirbus D&SIndiaMinistry of Defence · tanker aircraft for the Air ForceChoosing a tanker aircraft platform for the Indian Air ForceTo order only · no public measurement
Private studyAirbus D&STurkeyPresidency of Defence Industries · interim fighter fleetChoosing a fighter for the period before Turkey's national platform enters serviceTo order only · no public measurement
A place for you
Open category · not measured yet

Military aviation

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$47–64 bncategory volume per year
Authorship · share in commercial projects · Terms of participation are fixed before the study starts
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