Forecast predicts a rotorcraft revival

Among the emerging trends in this market that are identified by the \nForecast International study is a new emphasis by the U.S. military on \ntechnology innovation and new product development.  In recent years, rotorcraft procurement by \nthe U.S. \nmilitary services has mostly been of improved derivatives of already-existing \nhelicopter types rather than all-new, clean-sheet designs.  In response, \nU.S. \nmanufacturers have generally evolved their military helicopter product lines \naround these requirements.  Jaworowski \nsays, \"In many ways, the \nU.S. military \nhas the domestic helicopter industry for which it has been asking.\"  Concerns about the stifling of innovation \nwithin this industry, though, have in part prompted the Pentagon to launch a \nnumber of initiatives intended to kickstart research and development \nefforts.