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The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Forecast International Market Segment Analysis Product Code 658 The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Table of Contents Executive Summary.......................................................................................................................................................1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................................................2 Trends............................................................................................................................................................................2 Competitive Environment..............................................................................................................................................3 Market Statistics ..........................................................................................................................................................7 Table 1 - The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Unit Production by Manufacturer .................................................11 Table 2 - The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Value of Production by Manufacturer...........................................13 Figure 1 - The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Unit Production, Bar Graph..................................................16 Figure 2 - The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Value of Production, Bar Graph ...........................................16 Table 3 - The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Unit Production, % Market Share by Manufacturer......................17 Table 4 - The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Value of Production, % Market Share by Manufacturer...............18 Figure 3 - The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Unit Production, % Market Share, Pie Chart........................19 Figure 4 - The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Value of Production, % Market Share, Pie Chart .................19 Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................................20 CD ROM (To utilize any of the electronic documents contained in this product, please follow the instructions listed on the blue disk sleeve.) Microsoft® Excel Spreadsheets Table 1 - The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Unit Production by Manufacturer Table 2 - The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Value of Production by Manufacturer Table 3 - The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Unit Production, % Market Share by Manufacturer Table 4 - The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Value of Production, % Market Share by Manufacturer Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentation Microsoft® Word Document Systems Covered Manufacturer Missile Engine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOEING AGM-84A J402-CA-400 BOEING HARPOON BLOCK II J402-CA-400 BOEING RGM-84A J402-CA-400 BOEING UGM-84A J402-CA-400 BRITISH AEROSPACE PLC/DYNAMICS P.3T SEA EAGLE TRI 60-1 MODEL 067 CHINESE STATE ARSENALS CSS.N-2 UNSPECIFIED CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE HSIUNG FENG II ARBIZON IV (TAIWAN) CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE HSIUNG FENG III UNSPECIFIED Forecast International Market Segment Analysis Product Code 658 The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Manufacturer Missile Engine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE HSIUNG FENG IV UNSPECIFIED CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE (Licensee) HSIUNG FENG UNSPECIFIED CNPMIEC C101 UNSPECIFIED CNPMIEC C301 UNSPECIFIED CNPMIEC C601 UNSPECIFIED CNPMIEC C701 UNSPECIFIED CNPMIEC C801 UNSPECIFIED CNPMIEC C802 UNSPECIFIED CNPMIEC HY-2 UNSPECIFIED CNPMIEC HY-4 UNSPECIFIED CNPMIEC YJ-XX UNSPECIFIED DAIMLERCHRYSLER AEROSPACE AS.34 EOLE IV DAIMLERCHRYSLER AEROSPACE AS.34/2 EOLE IV EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY AGM-123A WPU-5/B EUROMISSILE ANL UNSPECIFIED EUROMISSILE ANS UNSPECIFIED IRAN STATE ARSENALS FAJR-E DARYA UNSPECIFIED IRAN STATE ARSENALS KARUS II UNSPECIFIED IRAN STATE ARSENALS NOOR UNSPECIFIED IRAN STATE ARSENALS TL-6 UNSPECIFIED ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES GABRIEL MK.I/II UNSPECIFIED ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES GABRIEL MK.III UNSPECIFIED ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES GABRIEL MK.IIIA/S UNSPECIFIED ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES GABRIEL MK.IV SOREK IV ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES ISRAEL ADV. ASH NOT SELECTED KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA NSM TRI 40 KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA PENGUIN MK 1 UNSPECIFIED KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA PENGUIN MK 2 MOD 3/5 UNSPECIFIED KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA PENGUIN MK 2 MOD 7 UNSPECIFIED KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA PENGUIN MK 3 UNSPECIFIED MASHINOSTROYENIA SS.N-26 YAKHONT UNSPECIFIED MBDA AM.39 TRISTAN MBDA AM.39 BLOCK 2 TRISTAN MBDA ANF ALAIN MBDA AS.15TT ANUBIS MBDA M.20 MARBORE II MBDA MARTE MK.1 VULCANO MBDA MARTE MK.2 VULCANO MBDA MARTE MK.2S UNSPECIFIED MBDA MM.15 ANUBIS MBDA MM.38 EOLE V MBDA MM.39 EOLE V MBDA MM.40 AITHER MBDA MM.40 BLOCK 2 AITHER Forecast International Market Segment Analysis Product Code 658 The Market for Anti-Ship Missiles Manufacturer Missile Engine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MBDA MM.40 BLOCK 3 TRI 40 MBDA OTOMAT MK.2 ARBIZON IIIB/D MBDA OTOMAT MK.3 ARBIZON IIID MBDA OTOMAT MK.4 ARBIZON IIID MBDA SEA KILLER MK.1 VULCANO MBDA SEA SKUA MATAPAN MBDA SM.39 TRISTAN MBDA SM.39 BLOCK 2 TRISTAN MBDA SS.12M/AS.12 UNSPECIFIED MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES TYPE 80 MK.I ASM-1 UNSPECIFIED MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES TYPE 88 SSM-1 TJM2 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES TYPE 90 SSM-1B TJM2 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES TYPE 91 ASM-1C TJM2 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES TYPE 93 ASM-2 TJM2 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES XASM-3 UNSPECIFIED MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES XSSM-2 TJM2 NORTH KOREAN STATE ARSENALS C801 UNSPECIFIED NOT SELECTED ITALIAN ADV. 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