Defense Industrial Base Assessment: U.S. Space Industry
Abstract
This report focuses on the health and competitiveness of the U.S. Space Industrial Base, including the associated impacts of U.S. export controls. The Department of Commerce (DOC), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) developed, deployed, and verified data collection from a survey of space industry companies. The study involved a broad look at industrial base indicators and a detailed analysis of the BIS survey inputs. Foreign competition is real and growing. Moreover, there is some evidence that U.S. export controls give foreign competitors a perceived advantage in marketing to non-U.S. customers. Segments of the U.S. space industry feel threatened competitively and see export controls as the main factor undermining their ability to compete for sales in foreign markets. The U.S. space industry has, in general, been healthy for the 2003-2006 period and very competitive domestically for both defense and commercial products and services; however, the global space market has changed significantly since 1998-1999 when the U.S. Government made major modifications to its overall export control regulations for space-related products and services. The U.S. industry now faces strong and growing competition, primarily from European firms, and is losing market share in allied countries. Reportedly, ITAR has impacted U.S. competitiveness by encouraging other nations, in many cases our allies, to develop indigenous space capabilities and industries that now market globally.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 31, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA486673
Entities
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory