In early-July 2013 the Strategy Analytics consultancy company based in the United States predicted good news for the global military tactical communications market. Its Ground Communications Systems and Components Forecast 2012-2022 predicted that the market will grow at a rate of 7.2 percent annually, reaching up to $4.5 billion by the end of the forecast period. The report added that handheld transceivers will constitute the bulk of the market, encompassing 49 percent of the market value, and 94 percent of shipments. This is perhaps unsurprising given that armies will tend to always have far more handheld sets in their possession and on order, compared to vehicular or fixed-site transceivers. In addition, although single-band radios will still be in demand, the analysis predicts that the demand for multiband radios, i.e. which can cover the 3-30 Megahertz (Mhz) High Frequency (HF), 30-300Mhz Very High Frequency (VHF) and 300-3000Mhz Ultra High Frequency (UHF) sections of the spectrum will increase. Despite the squeeze on defence spending being witnessed in the United States at present, the country is still predicted to be the biggest spender on tactical radio products despite the extensive reorganization of the erstwhile Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) initiative.
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