According to Forecast International, “more than 18,000 rotorcraft worth approximately $220.7 billion” will be delivered over the next 10 years in both civil and military markets. Lockheed Martin is expected to collect more than 19% of the dollar value of that market with military sales. Airbus leads in the projected number of civil aircraft sold at more than 19%, or close to 3,500 aircraft to be delivered.
Posted by Jeffrey Richmond
Mr. Richmond recently retired from the Aerospace industry as a technical writer and continues to write and research on a variety of topics including aviation and aerospace business. He spent a tour of duty as a pilot and instructor in the US Air Force, flew for a regional airline, and taught at two aviation universities. Jeff and his wife Peggy live in the country between Chattanooga and Nashville, Tennessee.
