Titanium appear strong growth in the US military applications

     International Titanium Association 2010 annual meeting, the company's vice president of business JamesBuch titanium said that while the US economy saddled with 13 trillion in debt, but the rise in the military applications of its gains from titanium, is gradually offset the defense Department of "efficiency first" management philosophy major economic losses caused.
Secretary of Defense has developed a five-year plan, prepared to allocate $ 100 billion military spending from the regular fee to the front of this piece, so that critical resources "good steel used in the blade." The Pentagon's decision to make the transfer of resources to position equipment, military titanium demand will rise 28 percent over the next five years.
     However, despite some of the higher demand for air-ground titanium military hardware production plans will benefit from this, there are some important consumer items sacked titanium, such as F-22 fighter aircraft, C-17 transport aircraft. Future Combat Systems plans to develop even Brigade Combat Team will also be blocked, and strike a blow for the chariot development.
     Among these, F-22 Raptor stealth fighter announced early shutdown is the most impressive. F-22 production in advance of the end of each year will be reduced by 1,300 tons of titanium metal needs. Annual production of C-17 will also benefit from a reduction of 15 to 10 driving driving, titanium annual demand minus 400 tons.
Heavy armor, such as Stryker MSG, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and VBC1 year is expected to consume more than 1000 tons of titanium. Meanwhile, light vehicles is an increasing demand for titanium. Application of titanium help reduce body weight. Doors and other parts of the Hummer assault vehicles are used titanium, so that the weight of these parts than ordinary steel in terms of reducing the 30%.
      Similarly, the application of Titanium Alloy Plate armor plating board to help solve the MRAP vehicle (MRAP) vehicle overweight problems.
The next step will be mainly used titanium Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) manufacturing. In October 2008 the US military and three companies signed contracts JLTV technical design, trial production car will be deployed in 2013, to achieve normal production in 2015. Thus, the US combat transport will increase again in titanium demand of 1,000 tons. The next five years, the Joint Strike Fighter for military titanium consumption growth is essential. However, the decline in the number of aircraft in service, an extension of the production will reduce annual demand for titanium 500-600 tons. F-35 and Boeing re-development and design of F-18 fighter production will lead to greater demand for titanium metal. US Navy Reserve F-18 124 driving after delivery in 2018, while Boeing F-18 also wants to sell Israel as a light reconnaissance aircraft, South Korea and other countries. US military machine the fastest growth in demand from the Middle East market. United States and India are currently involved in 10 riding on a C-17 transport aircraft transaction negotiations. While the US has reached a value of $ 25 billion in co-production program with Russia, aimed at driving additional 250 fifth-generation fighter for the national fleet.
Yesterday the Indian government procurement agencies for its second-generation Tejas light combat aircraft purchased the GE-414 engine, the models in terms of performance and F-18 has a certain commonality.