Defense MRO - Helicopter Heavy Maintenance: Market Size & Forecast 2026

The global military helicopter heavy maintenance market sits at approximately USD 4.2 billion in 2025 (base year), growing at a 3.8 percent CAGR through 2032 to reach roughly USD 5.44 billion. The market is structurally tight, driven by aging platform sustainment, elevated defense spending across NATO and Indo-Pacific allies, and a supply chain that has not kept pace with shop-visit demand for dynamic components. Titanium alloy sheet (AMS 4911) benchmarks in the order of USD 28,500/MT in the US in Q2 2026 [Claight estimate: industry pricing benchmarks], and composite-repair capacity remains the binding constraint at many facilities. > **Analyst Take.** The VSE-PAG deal is the single most consequential near-term event in this market: it creates a Tier-1 independent MRO platform with USD 2.5B-plus pro forma revenue and cross-platform capability across UH-60, CH-47, and rotorcraft-drivetrai

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