2025 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical & Nautical System & Instrument Manufacturing Industry Report

Industry Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems and instruments. Examples of products made by these establishments are aircraft instruments (except engine), flight recorders, navigational instruments and systems, radar systems and equipment, and sonar systems and equipment.
Source: US Census Bureau

Market Size and Industry Forecast

The Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing industry report contains historical and forecasted statistics used by leading private equity firms and consultants. Market sizes from 2020 to 2030 reflect industry trends and growth patterns. Revenues include both public and private companies in the Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical & Nautical System & Instrument Manufacturing industry.

	Historical					Forecasted
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Market Size (Total Revenue)
% Growth Rate
Number of Companies
Total Employees
Average Revenue per Company
Average Employees per Company

Source: U.S. government financial data



Advanced econometric models forecast five years of industry growth based on short- and long-term trend analysis. Market size includes revenue generated from all products and services sold within the industry.

Geographic Breakdown by U.S. State

Market size by state reveals local opportunity through the number of companies located in the region. Each state's growth rate is affected by regional economic conditions. Data by state can be used to pinpoint profitable and nonprofitable locations for Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical & Nautical System & Instrument Manufacturing companies in the United States.

Distribution by Company Size

Company Size	All Industries	Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical & Nautical System & Instrument Manufacturing
Small Business (< 5 Employees)
Small Business (5 - 20)
Midsized Business (20 - 100)
Large Business (100 - 500)
Enterprise (> 500)

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical & Nautical System & Instrument Manufacturing Industry Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)

Financial statement analysis determines averages for the following industry forces:

• Cost of goods sold
• Compensation of officers
• Salaries and wages
• Employee benefit programs
• Rent paid
• Advertising and marketing budgets

The report includes a traditional income statement from an "average" company (both public and private companies included).

	Industry Average	Percent of Sales
Total Revenue
Operating Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Non-Operating Income
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
Interest Expense
Earnings Before Taxes
Income Tax
Net Profit

Financial Ratio Analysis

Financial ratios allow a company's performance to be compared against that of its peers.

Financial Ratio	Industry Average
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
ROE
ROA
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Activity Ratios
Average Collection Period
Asset Turnover Ratio
Receivables Turnover Ratio
Inventory Conversion Ratio

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical & Nautical System & Instrument Manufacturing Industry Product Mix

Product Description	Description	Revenue ($ Millions)
Search, detection, and navigation instruments
Aeronautical/naut/navig. insts., not sending/rec. radio signals
Search, detection, navigation, & guidance systems & equip.
Search, detection, and navigation instruments, nsk, total
Search/detection/navigation instruments, nsk, nonadmin-recs.
Search/detection/navigation instruments, nsk, admin-recs.

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical & Nautical System & Instrument Manufacturing Industry Compensation and Salary Surveys

Title	Percent of Workforce	Bottom Quartile	Average (Median) Salary	Upper Quartile
Management Occupations	11%
Chief Executives	0%
General and Operations Managers	2%
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	9%
Business Operations Specialists	6%
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	11%
Computer Occupations	11%
Software Developers and Programmers	7%
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	22%
Engineers	16%
Electrical and Electronics Engineers	5%
Drafters, Engineering Technicians, and Mapping Technicians	5%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	10%
Production Occupations	28%
Assemblers and Fabricators	17%
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical Assemblers	11%
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	11%
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5%
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers	5%
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	5%

Government Contracts

The federal government spent an annual total of $10,891,612,934 on the search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical & nautical system & instrument manufacturing industry. It has awarded 11,776 contracts to 1,194 companies, with an average value of $9,121,954 per company.

Top Companies in Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical & Nautical System & Instrument Manufacturing and Adjacent Industries

Company	Address	Revenue ($ Millions)