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The Market for Self-Propelled Artillery Systems The Market for Self-Propelled Artillery Systems Product Code #F653 A Special Focused Market Segment Analysis by: Ordnance & Munitions Forecast Analysis 1 The Market for Self-Propelled Artillery Systems 2011 - 2020 Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................2 Introduction................................................................................................................................................................3 Trends..........................................................................................................................................................................5 Competitive Environment.......................................................................................................................................7 Market Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................9 Table 1 - The Market for Self-Propelled Artillery Systems Unit Production by Headquarters/Company/Program 2011 - 2020 ................................................12 Table 2 - The Market for Self-Propelled Artillery Systems Value Statistics by Headquarters/Company/Program 2011 - 2020.................................................14 Figure 1 - The Market for Self-Propelled Artillery Systems Unit Production 2011 - 2020 (Bar Graph) ...............................................................................16 Figure 2 - The Market for Self-Propelled Artillery Systems Value of Production 2011 - 2020 (Bar Graph).........................................................................16 Table 3 - The Market for Self-Propelled Artillery Systems Unit Production % Market Share by Headquarters/Company 2011 - 2020 ....................................17 Table 4 - The Market for Self-Propelled Artillery Systems Value Statistics % Market Share by Headquarters/Company 2011 - 2020.....................................18 Figure 3 - The Market for Self-Propelled Artillery Systems Unit Production % Market Share 2011 - 2020 (Pie Chart) ......................................................19 Figure 4 - The Market for Self-Propelled Artillery Systems Value Statistics % Market Share 2011 - 2020 (Pie Chart).......................................................19 Conclusion ...............................................................................................................................................................20 * * * ©2011 May 2011 Product Code F653 The Market for Self-Propelled Artillery Systems PROGRAMS The following reports are included in this section: (Note: a single report may cover several programs.) Artillery System 90 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer CAESAR 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer G6 Renoster 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer K9 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer M109 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Panzerhaubitze 2000 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Raad-1 122mm and Raad-2 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzers SP-120 (2S31) Vena 120mm Self-Propelled Gun SP-152 (2S19) Msta-S 152mm Self -Propelled Howitzer Type 88 (PLZ45) 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Type 99 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer ©2011 Product Code F653 The Market for Self-Propelled Artillery Systems Introduction Over the past three centuries, conventional tube artillery Historical Perspective. In the three-century history has played a key role in all of the major conflicts in the of conventional tube artillery, the worldwide trend world, as well as in many of the smaller brush wars. toward self-propelled artillery systems is a relatively Despite the emergence of tactical missiles and guided recent phenomenon. Lagging somewhat behind the "smart" munitions, conventional tube artillery continues main battle tank, the self-propelled howitzer made its to offer an unmatched capability to deliver large debut too late to see action in the First World War. amounts of munitions accurately on the battlefield. Tentative First Steps During Operation Iraqi Freedom, the dust storms of March 2003 effectively neutralized and preempted most In 1918, Renault introduced its prototype guided, air-launched munitions. Yet, conventional tube Char Canon 75 as the world's first self-propelled artillery soldiered on through the storms, delivering fire howitzer. The vehicle was simply a stripped-down FT17 when and where the infantryman needed it. light tank, mounting a 75mm M1897 gun on a primitive superstructure in place of the tank hull. The French M109A6 Paladin as a Unique Player Army ultimately abandoned the Char Canon 75 after testing a few prototypes during the 1920s. Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn (2003-present) has clearly demonstrated the continuing In 1925, the United Kingdom became the next country utility of self-propelled artillery in general and the to dabble in the field of self-propelled artillery, with the 155mm M109A6 Paladin in particular. While the testing of the Woolwich Arsenal Birch Gun in 1925. M109A6 may not be the most state-of-the-art system The Birch Gun design mounted an 18-pounder Gun available, it just might be the most dependable system Mark 5 on a modified Vickers medium tank chassis. of its class, boasting a proven combat record. Between 1925 and 1928, the British Army's Experimental Mobile Force tested three versions of the The center of gravity for the M109 program worldwide Birch Gun before the British Army abandoned the has shifted to the modernization and retrofit of existing self-propelled gun project and disbanded the howitzers. The U.S. Army's M109A6 Paladin program Experimental Mobile Force. involves the ongoing rebuild of existing weapons systems to the A6 configuration, under the Howitzer The Concept Matures Improvement Program II (HIP II) and the Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) programs. The Second World War provided the long-absent impetus and funding for serious development of The Forecast International Weapons Group does not self-propelled artillery systems. As with so many other currently factor modernization and retrofit programs weapons systems, Germany led the way with a wide into market analyses, limiting our forecast calculations variety of self-propelled artillery designs, primarily to new-production systems only. Consequently, the consisting of various artillery pieces mounted on M109A6 Paladin rebuild program, which is so complete modified Panzerkampfwagen Mk III or Mk IV tank that the end system is virtually a new-production item, chassis. In 1940, Rheinmetall-Borsig introduced the remains effectively transparent to this analysis. 540mm Karl Gerät. Subsequent combat-proven designs With the demise of the XM2001 Crusader program and included the 150mm Brummbär (1943), the 150mm the Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C), the M109A6 Hummel (1943), and the 75mm Hetzer (1944). Paladin will remain the first-line 155mm self-propelled The United States fielded its first attempt at a practical howitzer in U.S. Army service throughout the forecast self-propelled artillery system in 1940 with the period. introduction of the GMC-Autocar M3 75mm In the near term, the primary field artillery assets of the self-propelled gun. While this was hardly a U.S. Army's new modular brigade combat teams will be sophisticated design (mounting a 75mm howitzer on an the M109A6 Paladin and the towed 155mm M777A2 M3 half-track), it holds the distinction of being the U.S. Joint Lightweight Howitzer. In addition, the 105mm Army's first self-propelled artillery system to see Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) is now replacing combat. A handful of the initial November 1941 issue of existing field artillery assets in the Stryker Brigade these weapons systems successfully engaged Japanese Combat Team (SBCT) table of organization and light tanks in the Philippines prior to the fall of equipment (TO&E). Continued… ©2011 Ordnance & Munitions Forecast CAESAR 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Outlook Unit Production Forecast 2011-2020 December 2004: French Army orders 72 CAESAR 25 systems; first delivery occurs in July 2008 20 August 2009: French Army deploys eight-tube CAESAR 15 battery to Afghanistan 10 Production forecast reflects the French Army's initial 5 procurement of 72 systems, the Saudi Arabian National 0 Guard’s order for 80 systems, and other export sales 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Units 216 10121212109 9 9Units Orientation Description. A wheeled 155mm self-propelled Status. Development through initial low-rate serial artillery system. production. Sponsor. Giat Industries (now operating as Nexter) Total Produced. Through 2010, we estimate the initiated the CAESAR as a private venture. prime contractor produced three prototypes and 102 operational CAESAR systems. The French Ministry of Defense, through the French Army, assumed sponsorship of the CAESAR program Application. Mobile indirect fire artillery support for in 1999. maneuver forces at the battalion through division levels. Licensees. None Price Range. In 2011 U.S. dollars, the CAESAR reportedly maintains a unit price of $2.27 million. Contractors Prime Nexter http://www.nexter-group.fr, 13, rue de la Minière, Versailles, 78034 France, Tel: + 33 1 30 97 37 37, Fax: + 33 1 30 97 39 78, Email: [email protected], Prime Subcontractor Air Precision SA http://www.airprecision.com, 5, avenue Denis Papin, BP 35, Le Plessis-Robinson, 92393 France, Tel: + 33 01 46 01 21 24, Fax: + 33 01 46 31 85 25, Email: [email protected]
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