September 14, 2007:
Industry
forecasts see growing demand for anti-aircraft missiles over the next ten
years. The expected demand is for nearly 80,000 missiles, costing over 20ドル
billion. The market is dominated by Raytheon (a U.S. firm) and MBDA (British),
who, together, sell some 40 percent of all anti-aircraft missiles. Russia,
whose anti-aircraft missiles have a spotty track record, is still expected to
grab 5-10 percent of these sales. Russia sells cheaper missiles, and there are
still cost conscious buyers out there.
A major factor in sales over
the next decade is the demand for anti-missile missiles. There are more
expensive, and tend to get upgraded rapidly (and at considerable expense.)