What Fueled The Previous Growth In The Military Robots Market?
The military robots market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market size of military robots has seen a substantial upturn in the past few years. The market value is projected to escalate from a solid $21.66 billion in 2024 to a stronger $23.46 billion in 2025, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.3%.
The expansion during the historic period has been as a result of military modernization, responses to terrorism and irregular warfare, the safeguarding of human soldier's lives, and worldwide conflicts.
What Can Be Expected from the Military Robots Market Size?
The military robots market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• Expectations are high for the military robots market to experience substantial growth in the coming years. The market is projected to expand to a size of $32.56 billion by 2029, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5%.
The anticipated growth within this period can be linked to factors such as autonomous systems, swarm robotics, urban warfare, and cross-domain integration. Prominent trends projected for this forecast period encompass artificial intelligence, cooperation between humans and robots, miniaturization and portability, and counter-drone technology.
What Are the Critical Driver Fuelling The Military Robots Market's Growth?
The upsurge in the market is tied to the growing utilization of ground military robots by numerous nations for safeguarding their borders. National security concerns led to the innovation of border protection robots, integrating hybrid wireless sensor networks. The primary aim of these patrol robots is to enhance the safety of security officers employed for border monitoring. Systems employing the PIR sensor for human tracking and a metal detector for locating explosives can accurately identify any illegal trespassing with minimal human interference. Further, these advanced systems come with a wireless camera for constant border supervision. Given that autonomous military tech can minimize expenses, boost efficiency, enable extensive military activities, and crucially, ensure the safety of security personnel, numerous nations are embracing military robots for border protection. Consequently, this growing shift towards military robots by various countries is projected to fuel the expansion of the military robot market.
How Is The Military Robots Market segmented?
The military robots market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Platform: Land, Marine, Airborne
2) By Payload: Sensors, Cameras, LCD Screens, Weapons, Radar, Others
3) By Application: ISR, Search and Rescue, Combat Support, Transportation, EOD, Mine Clearance, Firefighting
4) By End User: Armed Forces, Homeland Securities
Subsegments:
1) By Land: Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), Autonomous Ground Vehicles (AGVs), Robot Soldiers, Tactical Robots, Bomb Disposal Robots
2) By Marine: Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs), Autonomous Maritime Vehicles
3) By Airborne: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Tactical Drones, Autonomous Airborne Vehicles (AAVs), Combat Drones
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What Trends Are Shaping The Military Robots Market?
Multi-mission robots are engineered for various military operations spanning multiple domains. Robots, unlike their human counterparts, are not affected by physical or mental fatigue. Ongoing progress in tech component and miniaturization advancements has notably enhanced the operational adaptability of robots. They demonstrate improved resistance to bomb and weapon impacts, thereby offering superior security. Robots nowadays are fitted with specific mission tasks and individual munitions. The loads these robots carry can be customized based on mission demands. For example, the 710 Kobra robot, created by the American robotics company iRobot Defense & Security (currently Endeavor Robotics Holdings), is designed to enhance safety and mission efficacy for soldiers, first responders, and security teams.
Who Are the Key Players In The Military Robots Market?
Major companies operating in the military robots market include:
• Lockheed Marin Corporation
• Northrup Grumman Corporation
• General Dynamics Corporation
• BAE Systems
• Aerovironment Inc
• Irobot
• Boston Dynamics
• Thales Group
• Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc.
• QinetiQ
• Cobham PLC
• Saab AB
• Endeavor Robotics
• Clearpath Robotics
• Boeing
• Energid Technologies
• Recon Robotics
• FLIR Systems Inc.
• Elbit Systems Ltd.
• Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
• Baykar
• Textron Inc.
• ECA Group
• IAI
• Milrem Robotics
• Nexter Robotics
• Oshkosh Corporation
• Rheinmetall AG
• Roboteam
• RUAG Group
• Sarcos Robotics
• Shark Robotics
• ST Engineering
• Telerob
• Turkish Aerospace Industries
What Is The Most Dominant Region In The Military Robots Market?
North America was the largest region in military robots market in 2023. North America is expected to be the fastest growing region in the global military robots market during the forecast period. The regions covered in the military robots market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, and Africa.
