This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global aircraft struts market, projecting significant growth through 2032. It examines critical components like shock struts and landing gear subsystems used in commercial and military aircraft, focusing on their structural roles in load transfer and impact absorption. The study covers market dynamics across various types, delivery forms, and applications, while evaluating regional trends and the competitive landscape of leading manufacturers. Additionally, it highlights key drivers such as MRO demand and integrated landing gear system requirements.

Market Overview

The global Aircraft Struts market is projected to experience significant growth, increasing from US$ 5009 million in 2025 to US$ 8271 million by 2032. The market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5% during the forecast period from 2026 to 2032.

Technical Definition and Functional Scope

Core Functionality

Aircraft struts are load-bearing members or strut assemblies designed for structural support and load transfer within an aircraft. The most representative examples are found in the landing gear domain, specifically:

• Shock Struts (Oleo Struts): Used for landing-impact absorption and energy dissipation.
• Associated Braces: Components that work alongside the primary landing gear structure.

Together with strut-related hardware, these elements form critical components of:

• Main landing gear
• Nose landing gear
• Wing landing gear (on specific aircraft types)

Engineering and Material Composition

Struts are engineered to withstand severe operating conditions and provide reliable load-carrying capabilities during landing and ground taxiing. Key technical characteristics include:

• Materials: Typically manufactured from high-strength metals to balance weight, fatigue life, and corrosion resistance.
• Integration: Struts integrate with ATA 32-related mechanisms, including brakes, steering, retraction/extension units, and control units, to form a complete mechanical and control system.
• Structural Components: Often include precision-fit sliding tubes (inner/outer cylinders) that enable stroke, working in combination with side stays, lock stays, and drag braces to define ground load paths and motion constraints.
• Damping Mechanisms: Shock struts frequently employ pneumatic-hydraulic (oleo) damping to manage rebound and dissipate energy.
• Manufacturing Processes: Production involves heat treatment, precision machining, surface treatments for wear resistance/dimensional stability, and specialized corrosion-protection systems.
• Engineering Support: Suppliers often provide stress and fatigue analysis, life assessments, non-destructive inspection (NDI/NDT) requirements, and ground-test methods.

Product Variations and Form Factors

Suppliers offer various engineered strut families to accommodate diverse installation envelopes and kinematic constraints:

• Configurations: Telescoping, compressible, or fixed variants.
• End Fittings: Integration of rod end bearings, clevises, or other connectors to reduce assembly error and joint wear.

Value Chain and Commercial Models

Delivery and Service Models

• New Aircraft Programs: The mainstream approach involves supplying complete landing gear and strut-related structural components and subsystems as part of new aircraft builds.
• Lifecycle Support: Providers offer Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO), spare parts, and on-wing technical support throughout the aircraft's operating life to enhance reliability and maintainability.
• Operational Health Monitoring: Emerging needs include monitoring parameters such as tire and shock strut pressure to support airline turnaround efficiency and maintenance decision-making.

Strategic Market Dynamics

• Integrated Systems: Capabilities are increasingly delivered as part of an integrated landing gear system rather than standalone parts, ensuring airworthiness compliance and verifiable ground-operating performance.
• OEM and Operator Value:
• For OEMs, struts are critical for load transfer and impact absorption, affecting the structural load spectrum, tire wear, braking distance, and directional stability.
• For Operators, strut reliability directly impacts dispatch reliability and turnaround efficiency.
• Revenue Models: Suppliers often enter platforms via program-based shipset delivery (including full documentation and test support) and generate recurring revenue through spares, technical publications, and engineering support.
• Specialized Operations: High importance is placed on strut systems for military transport, unimproved/rough-field runways, and high-cycle usage to maintain consistent support and reduce overload risks.

Supply Chain and Logistics

• Manufacturing Footprint: There is an increasing trend toward multi-site, regionally proximate manufacturing to reduce logistics risk and align with final assembly lines.
• Regional Strategy: Leading suppliers maintain critical system-integration capabilities in North America and Europe while utilizing nearshore or cost-optimized locations for component production.
• Service Networks: Sales and MRO capabilities are placed in customer-dense areas to support commercial and defense operators.
• Downtime Mitigation: To combat the high cost of aircraft-on-ground (AOG) time, suppliers utilize exchange pools, on-site technical representatives, and standardized tooling to improve spare availability and overhaul turnaround times.

Report Information

About the Research

Produced by LP Information, Inc. (LPI), the "Aircraft Struts Industry Forecast" provides a comprehensive analysis of the global landscape. The report reviews total world Aircraft Struts sales in 2025 and provides detailed projections for the period 2026 through 2032, expressed in US$ millions.

Scope of Analysis

This Insight Report covers:

• Market Trends: Product segmentation, company formation, revenue, market share, latest developments, and M&A activity.
• Competitive Strategy: Analysis of leading global companies regarding their portfolios, capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints.
• Market Drivers: Evaluation of key trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook.
• Methodology: A transparent approach based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs.

Market Segmentation

By Type

• Rigid Aircraft Struts
• Spring Steel Aircraft Struts
• Shock Struts

By Delivery Form

• Shipset / Landing Gear System
• Subsystem / Major Component
• Detail Part

By Structural Role

• Shock/Oleo Strut
• Inner/outer cylinder, sliding tube
• Others

By Application

• Commercial Aircraft
• Military Aircraft

By Region

• Americas: United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil
• APAC: China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Australia
• Europe: Germany, France, UK, Italy, Russia
• Middle East & Africa: Egypt, South Africa, Israel, Turkey, GCC Countries

Competitive Landscape

The following companies are profiled based on primary expert input and analysis of their coverage, product portfolio, and market penetration:

• Crompton Technology Group
• Lefiell Manufacturing
• QRP
• Safran Landing Systems
• Collins Aerospace (RTX)
• Liebherr-Aerospace
• Héroux-Devtek
• TRIUMPH (Actuation & Landing Gear Systems)
• CIRCOR Aerospace (LOUD Engineering & Manufacturing)
• Sargent Aerospace & Defense (RBC Bearings)

Key Questions Addressed

• What is the 10-year outlook for the global Aircraft Struts market?
• What factors are driving Aircraft Struts market growth, globally and by region?
• Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
• How do Aircraft Struts market opportunities vary by end market size?
• How does Aircraft Struts break out by Type and by Application?

• 1 Scope of the Report

  • 1.1 Market Introduction

  • 1.2 Years Considered

  • 1.3 Research Objectives

  • 1.4 Market Research Methodology

  • 1.5 Research Process and Data Source

  • 1.6 Economic Indicators

  • 1.7 Currency Considered

  • 1.8 Market Estimation Caveats

• 2 Executive Summary

  • 2.1 World Market Overview

    • 2.1.1 Global Aircraft Struts Annual Sales 2021-2032

    • 2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Aircraft Struts by Geographic Region, 2021, 2025 & 2032

    • 2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Aircraft Struts by Country/Region, 2021, 2025 & 2032

  • 2.2 Aircraft Struts Segment by Type

    • 2.2.1 Rigid Aircraft Struts

    • 2.2.2 Spring Steel Aircraft Struts

    • 2.2.3 Shock Struts

    • 2.2.4 Aircraft Struts Sales by Type

      • 2.2.4.1 Global Aircraft Struts Sales Market Share by Type (2021-2026)
      • 2.2.4.2 Global Aircraft Struts Revenue and Market Share by Type (2021-2026)
      • 2.2.4.3 Global Aircraft Struts Sale Price by Type (2021-2026)

  • 2.3 Aircraft Struts Segment by Delivery Form

    • 2.3.1 Shipset / Landing Gear System

    • 2.3.2 Subsystem / Major Component

    • 2.3.3 Detail Part

    • 2.3.4 Aircraft Struts Sales by Delivery Form

      • 2.3.4.1 Global Aircraft Struts Sales Market Share by Delivery Form (2021-2026)
      • 2.3.4.2 Global Aircraft Struts Revenue and Market Share by Delivery Form (2021-2026)
      • 2.3.4.3 Global Aircraft Struts Sale Price by Delivery Form (2021-2026)

  • 2.4 Aircraft Struts Segment by Structural Role

    • 2.4.1 Shock/Oleo Strut

    • 2.4.2 inner/outer cylinder, sliding tube

    • 2.4.3 Others

    • 2.4.4 Aircraft Struts Sales by Structural Role

      • 2.4.4.1 Global Aircraft Struts Sales Market Share by Structural Role (2021-2026)
      • 2.4.4.2 Global Aircraft Struts Revenue and Market Share by Structural Role (2021-2026)
      • 2.4.4.3 Global Aircraft Struts Sale Price by Structural Role (2021-2026)

  • 2.5 Aircraft Struts Segment by Application

    • 2.5.1 Commercial Aircraft

    • 2.5.2 Military Aircraft

    • 2.5.3 Aircraft Struts Sales by Application

      • 2.5.3.1 Global Aircraft Struts Sale Market Share by Application (2021-2026)
      • 2.5.3.2 Global Aircraft Struts Revenue and Market Share by Application (2021-2026)
      • 2.5.3.3 Global Aircraft Struts Sale Price by Application (2021-2026)

• 3 Global by Company

  • 3.1 Global Aircraft Struts Breakdown Data by Company

    • 3.1.1 Global Aircraft Struts Annual Sales by Company (2021-2026)

    • 3.1.2 Global Aircraft Struts Sales Market Share by Company (2021-2026)

  • 3.2 Global Aircraft Struts Annual Revenue by Company (2021-2026)

    • 3.2.1 Global Aircraft Struts Revenue by Company (2021-2026)

    • 3.2.2 Global Aircraft Struts Revenue Market Share by Company (2021-2026)

  • 3.3 Global Aircraft Struts Sale Price by Company

  • 3.4 Key Manufacturers Aircraft Struts Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type

    • 3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Aircraft Struts Product Location Distribution

    • 3.4.2 Players Aircraft Struts Products Offered

  • 3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis

    • 3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis

    • 3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2024-2026)

  • 3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants

  • 3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy

• 4 World Historic Review for Aircraft Struts by Geographic Region

  • 4.1 World Historic Aircraft Struts Market Size by Geographic Region (2021-2026)

    • 4.1.1 Global Aircraft Struts Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2021-2026)

    • 4.1.2 Global Aircraft Struts Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2021-2026)

  • 4.2 World Historic Aircraft Struts Market Size by Country/Region (2021-2026)

    • 4.2.1 Global Aircraft Struts Annual Sales by Country/Region (2021-2026)

    • 4.2.2 Global Aircraft Struts Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2021-2026)

  • 4.3 Americas Aircraft Struts Sales Growth

  • 4.4 APAC Aircraft Struts Sales Growth

  • 4.5 Europe Aircraft Struts Sales Growth

  • 4.6 Middle East & Africa Aircraft Struts Sales Growth

• 5 Americas

  • 5.1 Americas Aircraft Struts Sales by Country

    • 5.1.1 Americas Aircraft Struts Sales by Country (2021-2026)

    • 5.1.2 Americas Aircraft Struts Revenue by Country (2021-2026)

  • 5.2 Americas Aircraft Struts Sales by Type (2021-2026)

  • 5.3 Americas Aircraft Struts Sales by Application (2021-2026)

  • 5.4 United States

  • 5.5 Canada

  • 5.6 Mexico

  • 5.7 Brazil

• 6 APAC

  • 6.1 APAC Aircraft Struts Sales by Region

    • 6.1.1 APAC Aircraft Struts Sales by Region (2021-2026)

    • 6.1.2 APAC Aircraft Struts Revenue by Region (2021-2026)

  • 6.2 APAC Aircraft Struts Sales by Type (2021-2026)

  • 6.3 APAC Aircraft Struts Sales by Application (2021-2026)

  • 6.4 China

  • 6.5 Japan

  • 6.6 South Korea

  • 6.7 Southeast Asia

  • 6.8 India

  • 6.9 Australia

  • 6.10 China Taiwan

• 7 Europe

  • 7.1 Europe Aircraft Struts by Country

    • 7.1.1 Europe Aircraft Struts Sales by Country (2021-2026)

    • 7.1.2 Europe Aircraft Struts Revenue by Country (2021-2026)

  • 7.2 Europe Aircraft Struts Sales by Type (2021-2026)

  • 7.3 Europe Aircraft Struts Sales by Application (2021-2026)

  • 7.4 Germany

  • 7.5 France

  • 7.6 UK

  • 7.7 Italy

  • 7.8 Russia

• 8 Middle East & Africa

  • 8.1 Middle East & Africa Aircraft Struts by Country

    • 8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Aircraft Struts Sales by Country (2021-2026)

    • 8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Aircraft Struts Revenue by Country (2021-2026)

  • 8.2 Middle East & Africa Aircraft Struts Sales by Type (2021-2026)

  • 8.3 Middle East & Africa Aircraft Struts Sales by Application (2021-2026)

  • 8.4 Egypt

  • 8.5 South Africa

  • 8.6 Israel

  • 8.7 Turkey

  • 8.8 GCC Countries

• 9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends

  • 9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities

  • 9.2 Market Challenges & Risks

  • 9.3 Industry Trends

• 10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis

  • 10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers

  • 10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Aircraft Struts

  • 10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Aircraft Struts

  • 10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Aircraft Struts

• 11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer

  • 11.1 Sales Channel

    • 11.1.1 Direct Channels

    • 11.1.2 Indirect Channels

  • 11.2 Aircraft Struts Distributors

  • 11.3 Aircraft Struts Customer

• 12 World Forecast Review for Aircraft Struts by Geographic Region

  • 12.1 Global Aircraft Struts Market Size Forecast by Region

    • 12.1.1 Global Aircraft Struts Forecast by Region (2027-2032)

    • 12.1.2 Global Aircraft Struts Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2027-2032)

  • 12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2027-2032)

  • 12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2027-2032)

  • 12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2027-2032)

  • 12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2027-2032)

  • 12.6 Global Aircraft Struts Forecast by Type (2027-2032)

  • 12.7 Global Aircraft Struts Forecast by Application (2027-2032)

• 13 Key Players Analysis

  • 13.1 Crompton Technology Group

    • 13.1.1 Crompton Technology Group Company Information

    • 13.1.2 Crompton Technology Group Aircraft Struts Product Portfolios and Specifications

    • 13.1.3 Crompton Technology Group Aircraft Struts Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)

    • 13.1.4 Crompton Technology Group Main Business Overview

    • 13.1.5 Crompton Technology Group Latest Developments

  • 13.2 Lefiell Manufacturing

    • 13.2.1 Lefiell Manufacturing Company Information

    • 13.2.2 Lefiell Manufacturing Aircraft Struts Product Portfolios and Specifications

    • 13.2.3 Lefiell Manufacturing Aircraft Struts Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)

    • 13.2.4 Lefiell Manufacturing Main Business Overview

    • 13.2.5 Lefiell Manufacturing Latest Developments

  • 13.3 QRP

    • 13.3.1 QRP Company Information

    • 13.3.2 QRP Aircraft Struts Product Portfolios and Specifications

    • 13.3.3 QRP Aircraft Struts Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)

    • 13.3.4 QRP Main Business Overview

    • 13.3.5 QRP Latest Developments

  • 13.4 Safran Landing Systems

    • 13.4.1 Safran Landing Systems Company Information

    • 13.4.2 Safran Landing Systems Aircraft Struts Product Portfolios and Specifications

    • 13.4.3 Safran Landing Systems Aircraft Struts Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)

    • 13.4.4 Safran Landing Systems Main Business Overview

    • 13.4.5 Safran Landing Systems Latest Developments

  • 13.5 Collins Aerospace (RTX)

    • 13.5.1 Collins Aerospace (RTX) Company Information

    • 13.5.2 Collins Aerospace (RTX) Aircraft Struts Product Portfolios and Specifications

    • 13.5.3 Collins Aerospace (RTX) Aircraft Struts Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)

    • 13.5.4 Collins Aerospace (RTX) Main Business Overview

    • 13.5.5 Collins Aerospace (RTX) Latest Developments

  • 13.6 Liebherr-Aerospace

    • 13.6.1 Liebherr-Aerospace Company Information

    • 13.6.2 Liebherr-Aerospace Aircraft Struts Product Portfolios and Specifications

    • 13.6.3 Liebherr-Aerospace Aircraft Struts Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)

    • 13.6.4 Liebherr-Aerospace Main Business Overview

    • 13.6.5 Liebherr-Aerospace Latest Developments

  • 13.7 Héroux-Devtek

    • 13.7.1 Héroux-Devtek Company Information

    • 13.7.2 Héroux-Devtek Aircraft Struts Product Portfolios and Specifications

    • 13.7.3 Héroux-Devtek Aircraft Struts Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)

    • 13.7.4 Héroux-Devtek Main Business Overview

    • 13.7.5 Héroux-Devtek Latest Developments

  • 13.8 TRIUMPH (Actuation & Landing Gear Systems)

    • 13.8.1 TRIUMPH (Actuation & Landing Gear Systems) Company Information

    • 13.8.2 TRIUMPH (Actuation & Landing Gear Systems) Aircraft Struts Product Portfolios and Specifications

    • 13.8.3 TRIUMPH (Actuation & Landing Gear Systems) Aircraft Struts Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)

    • 13.8.4 TRIUMPH (Actuation & Landing Gear Systems) Main Business Overview

    • 13.8.5 TRIUMPH (Actuation & Landing Gear Systems) Latest Developments

  • 13.9 CIRCOR Aerospace (LOUD Engineering & Manufacturing)

    • 13.9.1 CIRCOR Aerospace (LOUD Engineering & Manufacturing) Company Information

    • 13.9.2 CIRCOR Aerospace (LOUD Engineering & Manufacturing) Aircraft Struts Product Portfolios and Specifications

    • 13.9.3 CIRCOR Aerospace (LOUD Engineering & Manufacturing) Aircraft Struts Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)

    • 13.9.4 CIRCOR Aerospace (LOUD Engineering & Manufacturing) Main Business Overview

    • 13.9.5 CIRCOR Aerospace (LOUD Engineering & Manufacturing) Latest Developments

  • 13.10 Sargent Aerospace & Defense (RBC Bearings)

    • 13.10.1 Sargent Aerospace & Defense (RBC Bearings) Company Information

    • 13.10.2 Sargent Aerospace & Defense (RBC Bearings) Aircraft Struts Product Portfolios and Specifications

    • 13.10.3 Sargent Aerospace & Defense (RBC Bearings) Aircraft Struts Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)

    • 13.10.4 Sargent Aerospace & Defense (RBC Bearings) Main Business Overview

    • 13.10.5 Sargent Aerospace & Defense (RBC Bearings) Latest Developments

• 14 Research Findings and Conclusion