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PERSPECTIVES ON THE AERONAUTICS MARKET

Henrik JonssonBusiness Director, New Aircraft ProjectsFuture Business, Saab Aeronautics2017-05-31

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BRAZIL-SWEDEN SEMINAR ON AERONAUTICAL COOPERATION

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Perspectives on the Aeronautics Defence Market

-Challenges and Trends

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FORESEEN MARKET NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTSDefense forces

• Seamless collaboration across all domains

• Secure Information and robust networking

• Covert and silent - if needed

• Adaptable and resilient

• Superior situational awareness

The Battlefield

• Complex, cluttered, deceptive, high tempo

• Wider arena and operational depth

• Tech. opportunities = potential threats

SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS

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FORESEEN MARKET NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTSBut also

• Support longer periods of unrest – “Hybrid Warfare”

• Dual use – contribute to civil security

• Increase resilience of society and infrastructure

• Domestic capability – influence and control

• Generating jobs - economic growth

• Capitalizing on investments – long life

• Flexibility – adapt to new requirements

• Environmental considerations

• And above all: Cost, Funding, Affordability…

• Defense must do more for less !

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CHALLENGES AND TRENDS-TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION• Lower development costs – shorter time to market

‒ Adopt & adapt commercial technology

‒ Military technology in few selected areas

‒ Cooperation's / Partnerships to share costs.

‒ Explore and apply dual and triple use

‒ Design for flexibility to incorporate upgrades

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Technology

Information

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Time

Will you drive the same car 20 years from now ?

For example, a combat aircraft may be operational

for 30-40 years - or more…

-By then it is also required to perform better than

ever before!

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CHALLENGES AND TRENDS

-ENABLING FUNCTIONS• Distribution of services & Local intelligence

• Robust and high capacity Networking

• Automation and AI

• Unmanned systems

• Virtual and augmented reality

• Miniaturization

• Energy storage

• Functional materials

• New manufacturing solutions

• Standardization

• …..

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CHALLENGES AND TRENDS-ACCELERATING OPPORTUNITIES / THREATS • Information – access & connectivity

• Mobility and security

• Data processing and data storage

• Intuitive applications

• Environment

DISRUPTIVE

TECHNOLOGIES…

Identify the Black Swans!

-Where are the game changes?

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PERSPECTIVES ON THE AERONAUTICS DEFENCE MARKET-CONCLUSIONS

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• Next step in the evolution of “System of Systems” offers a high potential, but will also be very demanding!

• Dual / triple use of technologies essential for reducing cost and lead times.

• Cooperation's and partnerships – Industry – Government - Academia.

• Contribute to civil security, domestic capability –influence and control

• Balanced, flexible designs that can adapt to changing needs, market and technologies

• Defense and industry must do more for less !

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