North American Power Supplies for Military Application Markets

Modernization of Military Equipment/Applications for Addressing Homeland Security Concerns to Increase

Demand for Power Converters

Power Supplies and Batteries Analyst Team

Frost & Sullivan

“Heightened concern for homeland security post the 9/11 terrorist attacks has renewed demand for modernization and upgradation of military

equipment and platforms across all the North American military markets”

The power supply market for military applications projects

positive growth throughout the forecast period especially

between 2001 and 2003. Demand will be influenced by the

following trends:

• Switch to distributed power architecture

• The terrorist attack of 9/11on the U.S. and the subsequent

emphasis on homeland security has increased the need for

equipment upgrades and new programs across all military

markets. In the recent year, the market has witnessed higher

domestic funding available for defense research and

procurements

Industry Trends

The design of smaller-sized power supplies that provide

the highest power density in the least amount of space

has led to upgrades

The move toward commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) power

supplies

The aerospace and defense industry continues with the

movement from 400 Hz AC power sources to 28V DC

power sources in high voltage military systems

The market is also witnessing a trend toward radiation-

hardened power supplies in the military market

Industry Trends (Cont’d)

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Who Will Benefit?

In-depth analysis of the following military power supplies:

• AC/DC

• DC/DC

Revenue analysis by the following end user markets

Space

Airborne

Naval

Military ground equipment

Other (missiles and weapons)

What’s Included

Advanced Analog, Inc.Advanced Conversion Technology, Inc.Analog Modules, Inc.Astec (BSR) PlcArnold Magnetics Corp.ATC Power Systems, Inc.Avionic Instruments, Inc.di/dt, Inc.Eldec Corp.Gaia Converter, Inc.HDL Research Lab, Inc.Interpoint Corp.Lambda Electronics, Inc.Lambda Novatronics, Inc.K & M Electronics, Inc.

Martek Power Abbott, Inc. Modular Devices, Inc.M.S. Kennedy Corp.Newmar Corp.North Atlantic Industries, Inc.Pico Electronics, Inc.Pivotal Power, Inc.Powercube/ Natel Engineering Co., Inc.Rantec Power System, Inc.Schaefer, Inc.Signal Technology Corp. (Keltec Division)Smith Aerospace, Inc.Transistor Devices, Inc.Tri-Mag, Inc.Vicor Corp.VPT, Inc.

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