Middle East and Africa Backshell Market Growth and Recent Trends by 2028

The backshell market in Middle East & Africa is expected to grow from US$ 62.34 million in 2021 to US$ 77.47 million by 2028; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 3.2% from 2021 to 2028.

In the manufacturing of military aircraft, vehicles, and naval vessels, manufacturers are giving significant importance to lightweight components. The lightweight of aircraft, vehicles, and naval vessels helps enhance maneuverability capabilities, which plays a vital role in the compact battlefield. Moreover, the use of lightweight components increases fuel efficiency. Currently, aluminum is getting widely used in various components to reduce the overall weight of military-grade aircraft, vehicles, and vessels. Steel is 2.5 times heavier than aluminum. Also, aluminum has a higher anticorrosion capability, and it does not require any specialized coating compared to that of steel. Further, aluminum is more malleable and elastic than steel; thus, it is considered more desirable. Further, aluminum’s performance in terms of reliability, strength, durability, mil-standards, EMI shielding, environmental protection, and strain relief that of metal and composite backshell. Thus, the increasing emphasis on the use of lightweight components along with the growing demand for military aircraft, vehicles, and vessels drives the growth of the backshell market. The aluminum backshells are gaining importance in the commercial aviation business, as the commercial (civil and general aviation) aircraft manufacturers are consistently striving hard to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emission and increase endurance. The usage of heavier metallic components restricts the aircraft OEMs to attain the above-mentioned parameters. Owing to this, the usage of lightweight components or parts is surging among these manufacturers. As the commercial aircraft OEMs are emphasizing aluminum backshells for varied connectors, the demand for aluminum backshells is growing among the MRO service providers. Apart from the owners of the newly manufactured aircraft fleet, the owners of the existing aircraft fleet are also concentrating on retrofitting their aircraft models with lightweight and advanced aluminum backshells as these products increase the lifespan of connectors by 4% to 8%. Also, the retrofitting of aluminum backshell helps in reducing aircraft weight, thereby facilitating the aircraft fleet owners to accomplish their weight and CO2 reduction and longer endurance strategies. Due to this, the MRO service providers are increasingly procuring aluminum backshells, which is fueling the growth of the backshell market

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Morocco, and Kuwait are the main countries facing the impact of COVID-19 in the Middle East and Africa. Saudi Arabia's economy shrank by 7% in the second quarter, indicating how hard the latest coronavirus struck both the oil and non-oil industries, and unemployment reached a new high of 15.4%. The sudden spread of the pandemic resulted to a standstill in the economy and reduced the investment or diverted the major investments by the government bodies towards covid-19 relief. The manufacturing and supply chain of aircraft and its components were severely impacted. Major imports from countries like United States, and China were temporary closed owing to the supply chain disruptions across the region. Manufacturing facilities of companies like Farwest Aircraft, Inc. were temporary closed down thereby impacting the production of aircrafts. Thus, the above-mentioned factors have negatively impacted the backshell market of the region owing to the outbreak of the pandemic.

With the new features and technologies, vendors can attract new customers and expand their footprints in emerging markets. This factor is likely to drive the Middle East & Africa backshell market. The Middle East & Africa backshell market is expected to grow at a good CAGR during the forecast period.

Middle East & Africa Backshell Market Segmentation

Middle East & Africa Backshell Market – By Type

• Circular
• Rectangular

Middle East & Africa Backshell Market – By Material

• Aluminum
• Nickel
• Stainless Steel
• Others

Middle East & Africa Backshell Market – By Military Standard

• AS85049 Series
• MIL-DTL-38999
• MIL-DTL-83723
• MIL-DTL-5015
• MIL-DTL-26482
• Others

Middle East & Africa Backshell Market – By Application

• Ground
• Naval
• Air

• Commercial Aircraft
• Military Aircraft

Middle East & Africa Backshell Market – By Country

• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• South Africa
• Rest of MEA

Middle East & Africa Backshell Market – Companies Mentioned

• Amphenol Corporation                 
• Collins Aerospace                           
• TE Connectivity                               
• Souriau Sunbank (EATON)            
• Arrow Electronics, Inc.                  
•  Techniran Ltd.                                                   

Middle East and Africa Backshell Report Scope