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During the review period, the Israeli defence expenditure increased at a CAGR of 7.18% and is expected to record growth at a CAGR of 5.90% during the forecast period. The growth can be partially attributed to the US$20.1 billion of military aid from the US scheduled between 2011 and 2016. Moreover, the continued security threats from Iran, Syria and other neighbouring Arab countries is also forecast to increase the country’s  spending on defence to 2016. 

Spanish military expenditure grew at a CAGR of 3.07% during the review period. However, due to financial constraints caused by the global economic crisis, the nation’s military expenditure is expected to register a more moderate CAGR of 2.81% during the forecast period.  Despite cuts to the Spanish defence budget, Spanish defence expenditure is expected to be supported by security threats, international missions and the country’s strained relationship with Morocco during the forecast period.

According to the new International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Black Book just released, IT spending increased by 5% at constant currency in 2011, despite the worsening economic situation in Western Europe and volatility in other regions. Emerging markets continued to lead the way, with tech spending in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) enjoying another year of double-digit growth. Strong demand for mobile devices and software across most regions ensured a positive finish to the year, despite the impact of the hard disk drive (HDD) shortage on PC markets.

While North America and Europe remain key submarine markets, an expanding China and an arms race in Asia-Pacific will increasingly drive growth in the market over the next 10 years. The rapidly changing global security scenario has forced submarine navies to become increasingly flexible.

Despite the high fiscal deficits of North American countries, this region is expected to account for the largest share of the naval surface combatants market during the forecast period, with a share of 48.4%. Demand in Europe is expected to decrease marginally during the forecast period, accounting for 22.1% of the total market during this time. Asia will account for a share of 24.2% of the total naval surface combatants market during the forecast period.

A key enabling technology that is making a significant impact in consumer, commercial, medical and specialty electronics markets, printed electronics is coming of age at IPC APEX EXPO®, February 28–March 1, 2012, at the San Diego Convention Center. IPC APEX EXPO will feature a dedicated printed electronics area on the show floor, a printed electronics track in the technical conference, and historic standards development meetings where the first-ever industry requirements for the manufacture and assembly of printed electronics will be discussed and developed.

The US has recorded budget cuts and is expected to also record budget cuts during the forecast period. Despite this, North America is expected to account for the largest share of 42.9%, of the total global expenditure on military aircraft during the forecast period. The high demand in the region is primarily driven by the development of 2,456 F-35 multi-role fighter aircraft as part of the Joint Strike Fighter program and 452 V-22 Osprey transport aircraft.

According to the report, the total LFP market is expected to reach $12.5 billion by 2016 at a CAGR of 5.7%. Large format printing has taken a huge toll in recent times, after the recession occurred in the year 2008-09. In current scenario, more and more companies are striving for marketing and advertisement of their product line at a competitive price. Here comes the role of large format printer.

IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the December findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program.

The global OLED market was nearly $3 billion in 2010. Analysts expect the market to grow to more than $3 billion in 2011 and $5.2 billion by 2016, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.6% between 2011 and 2016. In this report, learn about the global market for organic light-emitting diodes in electronic displays and lighting devices and the various technologies used in OLED.