North America Airport Runway FOD Detection Systems Market to Grow at a CAGR of 6.5% to reach US$ 62.05 million from 2020 to 2027

North America Airport Runway FOD Detection Systems Market Forecast to 2027 - COVID-19 Impact and Regional Analysis By Components (Hardware and Services) and End Use (Military Airport and Civil Airport)

  • Report Code : TIPRE00019127
  • Category : Aerospace and Defense
  • Status : Published
  • No. of Pages : 90
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The North America airport runway FOD detection systems market is expected to grow from US$ 37.51 million in 2019 to US$ 62.05 million by 2027; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 6.5 % from 2020 to 2027.



The US, Canada, and Mexico are major economies in North America. Strict government regulations regarding aircraft safety is expected to escalate the North America airport runway FOD detection systems market. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) across North America provides guideline for the procurement and manufacturing of airport runway foreign object damage (FOD) detection systems. All buyers and manufacturers need to abide by the norms set by the FAA for procuring and manufacturing FOD detection systems. FOD can lead to damage to aircraft engines, rupturing of aircraft tires, and injuries to flight occupants. Such damages are expected to cause the aerospace industry to bear the cost of USD 4 billion a year. According to the FAA, a FOD detection system is expected to detect and locate FOD items on the Air Operations Area (AOA). Additionally, the detection systems should be capable of alerting the users regarding the detection of FOD; moreover, they need to work in coexistence with, and not interfere with, aircraft communication, airport, navigation, and surveillance systems. Thus, stringent government regulations pertaining to aircraft safety drive the growth of the North America airport runway FOD detection systems market

Further, in case of COVID-19, the US is the worst-hit country in North America, with thousands of infected individuals facing severe health conditions across the country. The continuous growth of infected individuals has led the government to impose lockdown across the nation’s borders during Q2. The majority of the manufacturing plants were either temporarily shut or are operating with minimum staff; the supply chain of components and parts is disrupted; these are some of the critical issues faced by the North American manufacturers. Since the US has a larger density of aircraft manufacturers, component manufacturers, and airports, the outbreak has severely affected the production and revenue generation of each. The lower number of manufacturing staff has resulted in lesser production quantity. On the other hand, the suspension of air travel resulted in loss for the airports, which restricted the demand for airport associated technologies. This factor stalled the revenue generation stream of the North America airport runway FOD detection systems market. Similarly, the military forces have refrained from procuring the usual quantity of the FOD detection systems for maintenance of airport runways which has affected the North America airport runway FOD detection systems market badly. Thus, the factors mentioned above have had a negative impact on the North America airport runway FOD detection systems market.

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 North America airport runway FOD detection systems market. The North America airport runway FOD detection systems market is expected to grow at a good CAGR during the forecast period.

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North America Airport Runway FOD Detection Systems Market Segmentation

North America Airport Runway FOD Detection Systems Market – By Components

  • Hardware                  
  • Services

North America Airport Runway FOD Detection Systems Market – By End Use

  • Military Airport
  • Civil Airport

North America Airport Runway FOD Detection Systems Market, by Country

  • US
  • Canada
  • Mexico

North America Airport Runway FOD Detection Systems Market-Companies Mentioned

  • Pavemetrics
  • QinetiQ Group plc
  • Rheinmetall AG
  • Thales Group
  • Trex Aviation Systems        
  • Varec, Inc.
  • XSight Systems Ltd.
Report Coverage
Report Coverage

Revenue forecast, Company Analysis, Industry landscape, Growth factors, and Trends

Segment Covered
Segment Covered

Components and End Use

Regional Scope
Regional Scope

North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, South & Central America

Country Scope
Country Scope

US, Canada

  1. Pavemetrics
  2. QinetiQ Group plc
  3. Rheinmetall AG
  4. Thales Group
  5. Trex Aviation Systems
  6. Varec, Inc.
  7. XSight Systems Ltd.

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