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Defence Equipment: Characteristics and Market Opportunities

What are the characteristics of the 125mm APFSDS tank round and the market opportunities for systems utilising them?

The case study that follows demonstrates how Janes can help you to understand the characteristics of a piece of defence equipment and associated market opportunities.

This case study utilises content from:

  • Janes Defence Equipment and Technology
  • Janes Military Capabilities
  • Janes Markets Forecast
  • Janes News Modules

Rapidly identify and assess the capabilities of platforms, systems and weapons

Access to Janes Defence Equipment and Technology content allows you to uncover RDT&E phases of particular platforms, weapons and systems, as well as details on technical characteristics and key statistics.

In this example, we’ll look at 125mm APFSDS ammunition.

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Visualise relationships between platforms, systems, operators and manufacturers

In the previous article we learnt that 2A46M tank guns are fitted to the T-72 and utilise APFSDS ammunition. Subscribers with access to Janes Data Analytics can now use Jane’s structured Defence Equipment and Technology content to visualise platform families and variants of the T-72 and 2A46, then link through to the full profile. Janes Defence Equipment and Technology subscribers without data analytics can access this content via the full equipment profiles.

Data Analytics subscribers' view:

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Full profile view available to Janes Defence Equipment and Technology subscribers with and without Data Analytics

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Insight into inventories

Subscribers with access to Janes Military Capabilities content can identify the global inventory of platforms that utilise the APFSDS round.

Staying with the T-72 as our example, subscribers with access to both Janes Defence Equipment and Technology and Military Capabilities Data Analytics can use visualisation tools to get to this information quickly and easily. Subscribers with access to Janes Military Capabilities content can reach this insight using the inventories search tool.

Data Analytics subscribers' view:

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View available to Janes Military Capabilities subscribers with and without Data Analytics

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Understanding market opportunities

Subscribers to Janes Markets Forecast can access insight into the global demand and revenue available to industry for platforms that utilise the APFSDS round, such as the T-72.

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Building a clearer picture with related news and insight

Subscribers with access to Janes News and Insight content can find up-to-date news and analysis on the APFSDS round, including market trends and technological breakthroughs.

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What we now know ...

Using a combination of Janes content we have built up an understanding of 125mm APFSDS rounds and the market opportunities for platforms that utilise them.

We used:

  • Janes Defence Equipment and Technology to understand the RDT&E phases, technical characteristics and key statistics of 125mm APFSDS ammunition and the platforms and weapon systems that utilise it.
  • Janes Military Capabilities to gain insight into which countries hold platforms that utilise APFSDS ammunition in their inventory.
  • Janes Markets Forecast to understand the global demand and revenue available to industry for platforms utilising APFSDS ammunition.
  • Finally, we used Janes News and Insight to keep up to date with related news, market trends and technological developments.