Military Radar market continues on growth trajectory

The global military radar market will grow at a CAGR of 3.6% over the 2013 to 2023 forecast timeframe with the total market worth over $18.5 billion in 2023. The Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) service series of forecasts covering the global military radar market in terms of expenditure as well as system shipments across the land, air, sea and space domains also include the following observations.

North America will continue to represent the largest regional end market, but the fastest growth will be exhibited by demand from the Asia-Pacific region.
Airborne radar will represent the largest market both in dollar terms as well as in terms of total shipments.
Early warning and surveillance along with fire control radars will account for around 76% of the global military radar market.
L-, S- and C-bands will represent the largest market followed by radars operating at X-band reflecting the primary frequencies used by surveillance/early warning and fire control radars.

The total number of radar shipments is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 4.1 percent through 2023 to reach 1393 units. Fire control radar shipments will continue to dominate the traditional mix but the fastest growth in shipments will come from emerging platforms such as unmanned systems, as well as new radar system types.

The associated market for semiconductors and other components will grow from $1.2 billion to reach $2.1 billion with GaN (gallium nitride) becoming an established technology as it grows at a CAGR of 26.4 percent and finds use across all radar systems.

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