Arctic and High North Operations – Thematic Intelligence

Reasons to buy the ‘Arctic and High North Operations’ thematic intelligence report:

• Identify the key defense challenges that forces and defense sector suppliers face.
• Examine the investment opportunities for armed forces, suppliers, and institutional investors, across the Arctic & High North operations value chain.
• Get insights into various Arctic & High North-related research and development programs undertaken by various military organizations and defense companies.
• Assess the emerging technological trends and their broader impact on the defense market.

How is our ‘Arctic and High North Operations’ report unique from other reports in the market?

• Determine the potential investment companies based on trend analysis and market projections.
• Identify the market challenges and opportunities surrounding the Arctic & High North Operations theme.
• Understand how spending on defense segments related to Arctic & High North operations will fit into the overall market and which spending areas are being prioritized.
• Analyze the various Arctic & High North linked defense solutions, programs, and projects currently under development, as well as the impact of emerging technologies such as unmanned systems on the future outlook of this theme.

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Arctic and High North Operations Thematic Report Overview

The Arctic region is becoming increasingly important as climate change-induced ice melt exposes valuable resources for the first time. Technological innovation across various market segments is facilitating widespread exploitation of these resources and is drawing more actors, both state and commercial into the region. Moreover, the US military has subsequently begun to pay more attention to the Arctic in their planning and operations. For instance, the White House and DOD both released Arctic strategy documents in 2022 and 2024, respectively.

The Arctic and High North operations thematic report identifies the key trends impacting the growth of the theme over the next 12 to 24 months. It includes a comprehensive industry analysis, including market size and growth forecasts. Furthermore, the report offers a detailed value chain analysis with key players in each component.

Key Arctic and High North Operations Trends

The key trends that will influence the Arctic and High North theme during the next 12 to 24 months are technology trends, regulatory trends, and macroeconomic trends.

Technology Trends: Various evolving technologies including the C4ISR systems, contested airspace, hypersonic missiles, land platforms, and nuclear-powered icebreakers are impacting the High and North theme.

Regulatory Trends: Legislative emphasis on regional stability, the status of Arctic Sea shipping routes, svalbard treaty, and territorial claims & natural resources are influencing the Arctic and High North theme at regulatory levels.

Macroeconomic Trends: Bi-lateral and international security cooperation organizations, great power competition, the increasing global trade via the Northern Sea Route, joint procurement and training efforts, and rising defense expenditures are the macroeconomic trends impacting the Arctic and the High North theme.

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Arctic and High North Value Chain Outlook

The main Arctic and High North value chain components are aerospace platforms, land systems, naval platforms, and joint enablers.

Aerospace Platforms: Aerospace platforms is categorized into two segments including fixed-wing military platforms and unmanned air vehicles. Canada is purchasing more than 80 advanced fighter aircraft under the Future Fighter Capability Project to meet security needs and international obligations. For instance, in 2023, Lockheed Martin was announced as the prime contractor to supply the F-35 for the Royal Canadian Air Force. These requirements include Canadian contributions to NORAD and NATO.

Arctic and High North Value Chain Industry Analysis
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Arctic and High North Operations – Competitive Landscape

The leading companies making a mark in the Arctic and High North theme are:

• Airbus
• BAE Systems
• Boeing
• General Atomics
• General Dynamics

The leading disruptive companies leveraging the Arctic and High HiHigh North theme are:

• Almaz-Antey
• Bombardier
• CAE
• Danish Aerotech
• GomSpace

Aerospace, Defense, and Security Sector Scorecard

At GlobalData, we use a scorecard approach to predict tomorrow’s leading companies within each sector. Our power sector scorecard has three screens: A thematic screen, a valuation screen, and a risk screen.

• The thematic screen ranks companies based on overall leadership in the 10 themes that matter most to their industry, generating a leading indicator of future performance.
• The valuation screen ranks our universe of companies within a sector based on selected valuation metrics.
• The risk screen ranks companies within a particular sector based on overall investment risk.

Aerospace, Defense, and Security Thematic Screen Analysis
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