Services Market

Markets Forecast Services’ Market is a blended market which includes all the Programs and Opportunities in the General Service Market plus all the Service and Support Programs and Opportunities embedded in each of the Markets Forecast’ Equipment Market Forecasts. The General Services element of this market includes services and support not primarily associated with a specific platform, sensor or other piece of equipment.

This document contains definitions for the market and market subsystem types.

The Services Market includes:

• Equipment-specific service contracts (from platform, weapon and electronic databases);
• Ranges, depots, facilities, and infrastructure operations;
• Scientific and engineering support services;
• Process consulting and program management;
• General research activities;
• General training activities;
• Sustainment services, including security, fuel and provisions distribution.

The Services Market does not include:

• Construction and most manufacturing;
• Desktop type IT services;
• Medical services;
• Training devices/simulators and related hardware;
• Information not available in open literature;
• Company-funded research and development;
• Government budget for overhead and program management.

Services Subsystems

Blended Market Subsystems