What is the Historic and Current Scenario of the Missile Seekers Market?
The missile seekers market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market size of missile seekers has witnessed considerable growth in the recent past. The increase will continue from $5.23 billion in 2024 to $5.62 billion in 2025, marking a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4%. The historical period's increase can be credited to factors such as military modernization initiatives, regional security issues, export prospects, a surge in asymmetric warfare, as well as counter-air and anti-ship operations, and counter-ballistic missile systems.
What Is The Expected Growth In The Missile Seekers Market?
The Missile Seekers market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• Strong growth is anticipated in the missile seekers market size over the upcoming years. The projection indicates a rise to $7.48 billion by 2029 with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.4%.
This upward trend in the projected period can be credited to the introduction of hypersonic missiles, more emphasis on electronic warfare, deployment on unmanned platforms, focus on anti-ship missile seekers, and widespread usage of missile defense systems globally. Foreseen major patterns in this given period consist of advancements in sensor technologies, further incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI), reduction in size and weight, the ability for multi-spectral imaging, the creation of hypersonic missile seekers, as well as integration with network-centric warfare systems.
What Main Forces Are Fueling Expansion In The Missile Seekers Market?
The driving force behind the growth of the missile seekers market is the escalating global demand for missile defense systems. The increase in global tensions has led nations to fortify their territories against potential aerial assaults by employing missile defense systems. These systems utilize missile seekers in order to accurately intersect and obliterate incoming missiles or aircraft. Illustratively, Raytheon Company, a defense contractor based in the US, announced in July 2024 that its AIM-9X missile production had soared to 1,400 units per year. They also planned to ramp up output to 2,500 units annually by Lot 25 in 2025. Additionally, Lockheed Martin Corporation, a defense and aerospace manufacturer based in the US, escalated its HIMARS production capacity in February 2024 from 48 units per year to 60 and is looking to attain a capacity of 96 units annually by the end of 2024. Hence, the skyrocketing demand for missile defense systems is fueling the progression of the missile seekers market.
What Are The Primary Segments In The Global Missile Seekers Market?
The missile seekers market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Missile Type: Cruise Missile, Ballistic Missile, Interceptor Missile, Conventional
2) By Technology: Active Radar, Semi-Active Radar, Passive Radar, Infrared, laser, multimode
3) By Launch Mode: Surface-To-Surface, Surface-To-Air, Air-To-Surface, Air-To-Air
Subsegments:
1) By Cruise Missile: Subsonic Cruise Missiles, Supersonic Cruise Missiles, Hypersonic Cruise Missiles
2) By Ballistic Missile: Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM), Medium-Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBM), Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM)
3) By Interceptor Missile: Ground-Based Interceptors, Sea-Based Interceptors, Airborne Interceptors
4) By Conventional: Surface-To-Surface Missiles, Air-To-Surface Missiles, Surface-To-Air Missiles
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Which Key Trends Are Driving Changes In The Missile Seekers Market?
The growing popularity of technological advancements in the missile seekers market is a notable trend. Leading businesses and defense establishments in the missile seekers market are introducing innovative seeker technology to enhance missile target precision. This allows market stalwarts to establish a competitive lead. For example, Kongsberg Gruppen, a Norway-based aerospace enterprise, was awarded a $141 million contract by the U.S. Air Force in June 2024 for the mass production of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM). The contract signals the first production order for the air-launched JSM, engineered exclusively for the F-35 fighter jet and adjusted for ground-attack undertakings. The JSM is a version of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) and comes with improved features like an imaging infrared seeker, GPS, inertial sensors, and terrain-reference navigation. In comparison to the NSM, the JSM has a further range and is made to fit in the F-35's internal weapon compartment. The contract comprises of all-up rounds, containers, and test equipment for JSM.
Who Are the Key Players In The Missile Seekers Market?
Major companies operating in the missile seekers market include:
• BAE Systems PLC
• Leonardo SpA
• Raytheon Technologies Corporation
• Northrop Grumman Corporation
• The Boeing Company
• Safran SA
• Thales Group
• Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG
• Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Limited
• Adani Defence And Aerospace
• Defence Research & Development Organisation
• Koda Technologies Inc.
• Vem Technologies Private Limited
• Analog Devices Inc.
• Bharat Electronics Limited
• Excelitas Technologies Corp.
• Marotta Controls Inc.
• Lockheed Martin Corporation
• L3Harris Technologies Inc.
• Honeywell International Inc.
• Collins Aerospace Systems
• Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
• Roxel Group
• Rheinmetall AG
• Saab AB
• MBDA Italia SpA
• Roketsan A.S.
• Taurus Systems GmbH
• QinetiQ Group PLC
• Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.
• Orbital ATK Inc.
• AeroVironment Inc.
• Textron Inc.
• General Dynamics Corporation
• Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.
• LIG Nex1 Co. Ltd.
• Hanwha Corporation
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
What Is The Most Dominant Region In The Missile Seekers Market?
North America was the largest region in the missile seekers market in 2024. The regions covered in the missile seekers market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
