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Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market: By Type: Manned, Unmanned; By System: Probe and Drogue, Flying Boom, Autonomous, Others; By Component; By Application; By Distribution Channel; Regional Analysis; Historical Market and Forecast (2018-2028); Market Dynamics; Competitive Landscape; Industry Events and Developments
Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Outlook
The global aerial refuelling systems market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% in the forecast period of 2023-2028 to attain USD 685 million by 2026.
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North America to Propel the Market Growth of Aerial Refuelling Systems
Tanker aircraft demand is expected to rise in tandem with increasing defence budgets in emerging economies, consequently boosting industry sales. With the number of sorties away from ground bases, refuelling has become a critical mission component. The AAR will help deploy to another country on short notice. The aerial refuelling systems industry is predicted to expand as more reliable approaches for increasing aircraft endurance and range are adopted. Aerial refuelling tankers are being upgraded to improve their airspeed, altitude, and range. Industry leaders are working to improve severe-environment suitability, lower lifecycle costs, autonomous service, and roll-on/roll-off capability. Due to the existence of the main refuelling fleets, North America accounted for a significant market share in 2019. About 400 KC-135s and 55 big KC-10s are in the US fleet. The US Air Force and Marine Corps are modernising their fleets in order to maintain their aerial dominance, which would have a positive effect on regional business growth. Furthermore, to improve refuelling capabilities, the area is witnessing the replacement of old refuelling tankers with more versatile ones. This is expected to boost the market growth of aerial refuelling systems.
Aerial Refuelling Systems: Market Segmentation
The method of switching aviation fuel from one military aircraft (the tanker) to another (the receiver) during flight is known as aerial refuelling, also known as air refuelling, in-flight refuelling (IFR), air-to-air refuelling (AAR), and tanking.
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The market is bifurcated in terms of type into:
- Manned
- Unmanned
The market is divided on the basis of systems into:
- Probe and Drogue
- Flying Boom
- Autonomous
- Others
In terms of component, the market is categorised into:
- Refuelling Pods
- Refuelling Probes
- Drogues
- Hoses
- Boom
- Others
The market is segmented by application into:
- Military Aircraft
- Helicopters
- Commercial Aircraft
- UAV
- Others
By distribution channels, the market is bifurcated into:
- OEM
- Aftermarket
The regional markets for the product include North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa.
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Increased Investments in R&D to Aid the Market Growth of Aerial Refuelling Systems
Air-to-air refuelling is becoming more common as it allows planes to take off with less weight. Guns, freight, and staff are all carried on defence aircraft, and if the plane is fully loaded, it may be difficult for it to take off. Air-to-air refuelling allows aircraft to be topped off for long-distance flights as well as loitering. This trend is propelling the aerial refuelling industry forward. Furthermore, inflight refuelling, also known as air-to-air refuelling, has been proposed as a way to reduce fuel usage on long-distance flights. Gas charges will be reduced as a result of the reduced fuel consumption, which will benefit both the airlines and the air forces financially. The demand for aerial refuelling is set to be fuelled by air-to-air refuelling. Furthermore, leading players' increased research and development is driving market growth, and this trend is projected to continue in the forecast period. The military industry and commercial airlines are the end users of the aerial refuelling industry. The air force of all major defence forces around the world uses aerial refuelling extensively because it allows fighter/combat aircraft to take off with less fuel and more payload. During long-haul operations, the commercial carrier uses aerial refuelling services, thereby aiding the market growth.
Key Industry Players in the Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market
The report gives a detailed analysis of the following key players in the global aerial refuelling systems market, covering their competitive landscape, capacity, and latest developments like mergers, acquisitions, and investments, expansions of capacity, and plant turnarounds:
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Cobham Mission Systems Wimborne Limited
- Eaton Corporation plc
- Safran Aerosystems
- Others
The comprehensive EMR report provides an in-depth assessment of the market based on the Porter's five forces model along with giving a SWOT analysis.
| REPORT FEATURES | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| Base Year | 2022 |
| Historical Period | 2018-2022 |
| Forecast Period | 2023-2028 |
| Scope of the Report | Historical and Forecast Trends, Industry Drivers and Constraints, Historical and Forecast Market Analysis by Segment- Type, System, Component, Application, Distribution Channel, Region |
| Breakup by Type | Manned, Unmanned |
| Breakup by System | Probe and Drogue, Flying Boom, Autonomous, Others |
| Breakup by Component | Refuelling Pods, Refuelling Probes, Drogues, Hoses, Boom, Others |
| Breakup by Application | Military Aircraft, Helicopters, Commercial Aircraft, UAV, Others |
| Breakup by Distribution Channel | OEM, Aftermarket |
| Breakup by Region | North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific |
| Market Dynamics | SWOT, Porter's Five Forces, Key Indicators for Price and Demand |
| Competitive Landscape | Market Structure, Company Profiles- Company Overview, Product Portfolio, Demographic Reach and Achievements, Certifications |
| Companies Covered | Lockheed Martin Corporation, Cobham Mission Systems Wimborne Limited, Eaton Corporation plc, Safran Aerosystems, Others |
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*At Expert Market Research, we strive to always give you current and accurate information. The numbers depicted in the description are indicative and may differ from the actual numbers in the final EMR report.
1 Preface
2 Report Coverage – Key Segmentation and Scope
3 Report Description
3.1 Market Definition and Outlook
3.2 Properties and Applications
3.3 Market Analysis
3.4 Key Players
4 Key Assumptions
5 Executive Summary
5.1 Overview
5.2 Key Drivers
5.3 Key Developments
5.4 Competitive Structure
5.5 Key Industrial Trends
6 Snapshot
6.1 Global
6.2 Regional
7 Industry Opportunities and Challenges
8 Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Analysis
8.1 Key Industry Highlights
8.2 Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Historical Market (2018-2022)
8.3 Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Forecast (2023-2028)
8.4 Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market by Type
8.4.1 Manned
8.4.1.1 Market Share
8.4.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.4.1.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.4.2 Unmanned
8.4.2.1 Market Share
8.4.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.4.2.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.5 Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market by System
8.5.1 Probe and Drogue
8.5.1.1 Market Share
8.5.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.5.1.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.5.2 Flying Boom
8.5.2.1 Market Share
8.5.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.5.2.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.5.3 Autonomous
8.5.3.1 Market Share
8.5.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.5.3.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.5.4 Others
8.6 Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market by Component
8.6.1 Refuelling Pods
8.6.1.1 Market Share
8.6.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.6.1.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.6.2 Refuelling Probes
8.6.2.1 Market Share
8.6.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.6.2.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.6.3 Drogues
8.6.3.1 Market Share
8.6.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.6.3.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.6.4 Hoses
8.6.4.1 Market Share
8.6.4.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.6.4.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.6.5 Boom
8.6.5.1 Market Share
8.6.5.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.6.5.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.6.6 Others
8.7 Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market by Application
8.7.1 Military Aircraft
8.7.1.1 Market Share
8.7.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.7.1.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.7.2 Helicopters
8.7.2.1 Market Share
8.7.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.7.2.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.7.3 Commercial Aircraft
8.7.3.1 Market Share
8.7.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.7.3.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.7.4 UAV
8.7.4.1 Market Share
8.7.4.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.7.4.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.7.5 Others
8.8 Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market by Distribution Channel
8.8.1 OEM
8.8.1.1 Market Share
8.8.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.8.1.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.8.2 Aftermarket
8.8.2.1 Market Share
8.8.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.8.2.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.9 Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market by Region
8.9.1 North America
8.9.1.1 Market Share
8.9.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.9.1.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.9.2 Europe
8.9.2.1 Market Share
8.9.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.9.2.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.9.3 Asia Pacific
8.9.3.1 Market Share
8.9.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.9.3.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.9.4 Latin America
8.9.4.1 Market Share
8.9.4.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.9.4.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
8.9.5 Middle East and Africa
8.9.5.1 Market Share
8.9.5.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
8.9.5.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
9 North America Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Analysis
9.1 United States of America
9.1.1 Market Share
9.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
9.1.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
9.2 Canada
9.2.1 Market Share
9.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
9.2.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
10 Europe Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Analysis
10.1 United Kingdom
10.1.1 Market Share
10.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
10.1.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
10.2 Germany
10.2.1 Market Share
10.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
10.2.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
10.3 France
10.3.1 Market Share
10.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
10.3.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
10.4 Italy
10.4.1 Market Share
10.4.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
10.4.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
10.5 Others
11 Asia Pacific Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Analysis
11.1 China
11.1.1 Market Share
11.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
11.1.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
11.2 Japan
11.2.1 Market Share
11.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
11.2.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
11.3 India
11.3.1 Market Share
11.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
11.3.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
11.4 ASEAN
11.4.1 Market Share
11.4.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
11.4.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
11.5 Australia
11.5.1 Market Share
11.5.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
11.5.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
11.6 Others
12 Latin America Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Analysis
12.1 Brazil
12.1.1 Market Share
12.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
12.1.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
12.2 Argentina
12.2.1 Market Share
12.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
12.2.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
12.3 Mexico
12.3.1 Market Share
12.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
12.3.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
12.4 Others
13 Middle East and Africa Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Analysis
13.1 Saudi Arabia
13.1.1 Market Share
13.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
13.1.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
13.2 United Arab Emirates
13.2.1 Market Share
13.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
13.2.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
13.3 Nigeria
13.3.1 Market Share
13.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
13.3.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
13.4 South Africa
13.4.1 Market Share
13.4.2 Historical Trend (2018-2022)
13.4.3 Forecast Trend (2023-2028)
13.5 Others
14 Market Dynamics
14.1 SWOT Analysis
14.1.1 Strengths
14.1.2 Weaknesses
14.1.3 Opportunities
14.1.4 Threats
14.2 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
14.2.1 Supplier’s Power
14.2.2 Buyer’s Power
14.2.3 Threat of New Entrants
14.2.4 Degree of Rivalry
14.2.5 Threat of Substitutes
14.3 Key Indicators for Demand
14.4 Key Indicators for Price
15 Value Chain Analysis
16 Competitive Landscape
16.1 Market Structure
16.2 Company Profiles
16.2.1 Lockheed Martin Corporation
16.2.1.1 Company Overview
16.2.1.2 Product Portfolio
16.2.1.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
16.2.1.4 Certifications
16.2.2 Cobham Mission Systems Wimborne Limited
16.2.2.1 Company Overview
16.2.2.2 Product Portfolio
16.2.2.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
16.2.2.4 Certifications
16.2.3 Eaton Corporation plc
16.2.3.1 Company Overview
16.2.3.2 Product Portfolio
16.2.3.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
16.2.3.4 Certifications
16.2.4 Safran Aerosystems
16.2.4.1 Company Overview
16.2.4.2 Product Portfolio
16.2.4.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
16.2.4.4 Certifications
16.2.5 Others
17 Key Trends and Developments in the Market
List of Key Figures and Tables
1. Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2018 and 2028
2. Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Historical Market: Breakup by Type (USD Billion), 2018-2022
3. Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (USD Billion), 2023-2028
4. Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Historical Market: Breakup by System (USD Billion), 2018-2022
5. Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Forecast: Breakup by System (USD Billion), 2023-2028
6. Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Historical Market: Breakup by Component (USD Billion), 2018-2022
7. Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Forecast: Breakup by Component (USD Billion), 2023-2028
8. Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Historical Market: Breakup by Application (USD Billion), 2018-2022
9. Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Forecast: Breakup by Application (USD Billion), 2023-2028
10. Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Forecast: Breakup by Distribution Channel (USD Billion), 2023-2028
11. Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Forecast: Breakup by Distribution Channel (USD Billion), 2023-2028
12. Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Historical Market: Breakup by Region (USD Billion), 2018-2022
13. Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (USD Billion), 2023-2028
14. North America Aerial Refuelling Systems Historical Market: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2018-2022
15. North America Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Forecast: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2023-2028
16. Europe Aerial Refuelling Systems Historical Market: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2018-2022
17. Europe Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Forecast: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2023-2028
18. Asia Pacific Aerial Refuelling Systems Historical Market: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2018-2022
19. Asia Pacific Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Forecast: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2023-2028
20. Latin America Aerial Refuelling Systems Historical Market: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2018-2022
21. Latin America Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Forecast: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2023-2028
22. Middle East and Africa Aerial Refuelling Systems Historical Market: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2018-2022
23. Middle East and Africa Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Forecast: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2023-2028
24. Global Aerial Refuelling Systems Market Structure
Key Questions Answered in the Report
The market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% between 2021 and 2026.
The market is estimated to witness a healthy growth in the forecast period of 2023-2028 to reach USD 685 million by 2026.
Demand for lesser weighted flights, demand for reduced fuel usage, and increasing investments in military are major industry drivers of this market.
Increasing research and development activities taken up by major players in the market, especially for defence purposes are the key industry trends driving growth.
The major regions in the industry are North America, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, Europe, and the Asia Pacific, with North America accounts for a significant share in the market.
The type of aerial refuelling systems in the industry are manned and unmanned aerial refuelling systems.
The major types of systems in the industry are probe and drogue, flying boom, and autonomous, among others.
The components of the product include refuelling pods, refuelling probes, drogues, hoses, and boom, among others.
The application sectors include military aircraft, helicopters, commercial aircraft, and UAV, among others.
The leading distribution channels in the market are OEM and aftermarket.
The major players in the industry are Lockheed Martin Corporation, Cobham Mission Systems Wimborne Limited, Eaton Corporation plc and Safran Aerosystems, among others.
Analyst Review
The global aerial refuelling systems market has been driven by the increased demand for lesser weighted flights, demand for reduced fuel usage, and increasing investments in military. Aided by the increasing research and development activities taken up by major players in the market, especially for defence purposes, the market is expected to witness a further growth in the forecast period of 2023-2028, growing at a CAGR of 4.5%. The market is projected to reach USD 685 million by 2026.
EMR’s meticulous research methodology delves deep into the market, covering the macro and micro aspects of the industry. Based on its types, the aerial refuelling systems industry can be segmented into manned and unmanned aerial refuelling systems. On the basis of distribution channels, the industry is bifurcated into OEM and aftermarket. The components of the product include refuelling pods, refuelling probes, drogues, hoses, and boom, among others. The application sectors include military aircraft, helicopters, commercial aircraft, and UAV, among others. The major regions in the industry are North America, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, Europe, and the Asia Pacific, with North America accounts for a significant share in the market. The key players in the above market include Lockheed Martin Corporation, Cobham Mission Systems Wimborne Limited, Eaton Corporation plc and Safran Aerosystems, among others.
EMR’s research methodology uses a combination of cutting-edge analytical tools and the expertise of their highly accomplished team, thus, providing their customers with market insights that are accurate, actionable, and help them remain ahead of their competition.
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