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5G in Defense Market Report by Communication Infrastructure, Core Network Technology, Network Type, Chipset, Platform, and Region 2026-2034- Product Image
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5G in Defense Market Report by Communication Infrastructure, Core Network Technology, Network Type, Chipset, Platform, and Region 2026-2034

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  • 137 Pages
  • March 2026
  • Region: Global
  • IMARC Group
  • ID: 5562326
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The global 5G in defense market size reached USD 3.18 billion in 2025. Looking forward, the market is expected to reach USD 45.34 billion by 2034, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 33.30% during 2026-2034.

5G refers to the fifth-generation mobile network technology that carries wireless communication and connects objects, machines, people, and devices. It comprises various networks, such as enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine type communication (MMTC), and ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC). Consequently, it finds widespread applications across various industries. For instance, particularly in the defense sector, 5G is widely used to improve and process intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems, streamline logistics systems and enable new methods of command and control (C2). It further assists in quick response time and faster transmission of videos and images to achieve real-time battlefield results. The network is also widely used to provide enemy infantry real-time operation information at inconvenient, dangerous, and remote areas. It is also utilized to transmit data over various wireless broadband connections to enhance speed and bandwidth at a multigigabit speed. It also offers ultra-low latency, enhanced network capacity, uniform user experience, high-speed data, and increased reliability.

5G IN DEFENSE MARKET TRENDS:

The widespread adoption of autonomous defense vehicles and robots in the defense sector is one of the key factors primarily driving the market growth. Additionally, the rising use of 5G in radars to detect and track multiple targets and the surging numbers of cross-border and territorial conflicts are favoring the market growth. Moreover, various technological advancements, such as the integration of the Internet of Things (IoT), which enables the communication between multiple sensors and connected devices and facilitates high-speed data connectivity, are boosting the market growth. 5G services are rapidly being adopted in augmented reality (AR) for efficient maintenance of gadgets, vehicles, and equipment to train military personnel, which is positively impacting the market growth. Apart from this, the rapid upgradation of defense infrastructure and the implementation of various government initiatives to support 5G technology are some of the factors creating a positive outlook for the market.

KEY MARKET SEGMENTATION:

The report provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global 5G in defense market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2026-2034. Our report has categorized the market based on communication infrastructure, core network technology, network type, chipset and platform.

Breakup by Communication Infrastructure:

  • Small Cell
  • Macro Cell
  • Radio Access Network (RAN)

Breakup by Core Network Technology:

  • Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
  • Fog Computing (FC)
  • Mobile Edge Computing (MEC)
  • Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)

Breakup by Network Type:

  • Enhanced Mobile Broadband (EMBB)
  • Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications (URLLC)
  • Massive Machine Type Communications (MMTC)

Breakup by Chipset:

  • Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Chipset
  • Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) Chipset
  • Millimeter Wave (mmWave) Chipset

Breakup by Platform:

  • Land
  • Naval
  • Airborne

Breakup by Region:

  • North America
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • Middle East and Africa

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE:

The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape in the global 5G in defense market with detailed profiles of all major companies, including:

  • General Dynamics Information Technology
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • Nokia Corporation
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • Sierra Wireless (Semtech Corporation)
  • Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
  • Thales Group
  • Wind River Systems, Inc.

KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN THIS REPORT

  • What was the size of the global 5G in defense market in 2025?
  • What is the expected growth rate of the global 5G in defense market during 2026-2034?
  • What are the key factors driving the global 5G in defense market?
  • What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global 5G in defense market?
  • What is the breakup of the global 5G in defense market based on the communication infrastructure?
  • What is the breakup of the global 5G in defense market based on the core network technology?
  • What is the breakup of the global 5G in defense market based on the network type?
  • What is the breakup of the global 5G in defense market based on the chipset?
  • What is the breakup of the global 5G in defense market based on the platform?
  • What are the key regions in the global 5G in defense market?
  • Who are the key players/companies in the global 5G in defense market?

Table of Contents

1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global 5G in Defense Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Communication Infrastructure
6.1 Small Cell
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Macro Cell
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Radio Access Network (RAN)
6.3.1 Market Trends
6.3.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Core Network Technology
7.1 Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Fog Computing (FC)
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
7.3 Mobile Edge Computing (MEC)
7.3.1 Market Trends
7.3.2 Market Forecast
7.4 Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
7.4.1 Market Trends
7.4.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Network Type
8.1 Enhanced Mobile Broadband (EMBB)
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications (URLLC)
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Massive Machine Type Communications (MMTC)
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Chipset
9.1 Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Chipset
9.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) Chipset
9.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Millimeter Wave (mmWave) Chipset
9.3.1 Market Trends
9.3.2 Market Forecast
10 Market Breakup by Platform
10.1 Land
10.1.1 Market Trends
10.1.2 Market Forecast
10.2 Naval
10.2.1 Market Trends
10.2.2 Market Forecast
10.3 Airborne
10.3.1 Market Trends
10.3.2 Market Forecast
11 Market Breakup by Region
11.1 North America
11.1.1 United States
11.1.1.1 Market Trends
11.1.1.2 Market Forecast
11.1.2 Canada
11.1.2.1 Market Trends
11.1.2.2 Market Forecast
11.2 Asia-Pacific
11.2.1 China
11.2.1.1 Market Trends
11.2.1.2 Market Forecast
11.2.2 Japan
11.2.2.1 Market Trends
11.2.2.2 Market Forecast
11.2.3 India
11.2.3.1 Market Trends
11.2.3.2 Market Forecast
11.2.4 South Korea
11.2.4.1 Market Trends
11.2.4.2 Market Forecast
11.2.5 Australia
11.2.5.1 Market Trends
11.2.5.2 Market Forecast
11.2.6 Indonesia
11.2.6.1 Market Trends
11.2.6.2 Market Forecast
11.2.7 Others
11.2.7.1 Market Trends
11.2.7.2 Market Forecast
11.3 Europe
11.3.1 Germany
11.3.1.1 Market Trends
11.3.1.2 Market Forecast
11.3.2 France
11.3.2.1 Market Trends
11.3.2.2 Market Forecast
11.3.3 United Kingdom
11.3.3.1 Market Trends
11.3.3.2 Market Forecast
11.3.4 Italy
11.3.4.1 Market Trends
11.3.4.2 Market Forecast
11.3.5 Spain
11.3.5.1 Market Trends
11.3.5.2 Market Forecast
11.3.6 Russia
11.3.6.1 Market Trends
11.3.6.2 Market Forecast
11.3.7 Others
11.3.7.1 Market Trends
11.3.7.2 Market Forecast
11.4 Latin America
11.4.1 Brazil
11.4.1.1 Market Trends
11.4.1.2 Market Forecast
11.4.2 Mexico
11.4.2.1 Market Trends
11.4.2.2 Market Forecast
11.4.3 Others
11.4.3.1 Market Trends
11.4.3.2 Market Forecast
11.5 Middle East and Africa
11.5.1 Market Trends
11.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
11.5.3 Market Forecast
12 SWOT Analysis
12.1 Overview
12.2 Strengths
12.3 Weaknesses
12.4 Opportunities
12.5 Threats
13 Value Chain Analysis
14 Porters Five Forces Analysis
14.1 Overview
14.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
14.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
14.4 Degree of Competition
14.5 Threat of New Entrants
14.6 Threat of Substitutes
15 Price Analysis
16 Competitive Landscape
16.1 Market Structure
16.2 Key Players
16.3 Profiles of Key Players
16.3.1 General Dynamics Information Technology
16.3.1.1 Company Overview
16.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.1.3 Financials
16.3.1.4 SWOT Analysis
16.3.2 Lockheed Martin Corporation
16.3.2.1 Company Overview
16.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.2.3 Financials
16.3.2.4 SWOT Analysis
16.3.3 Nokia Corporation
16.3.3.1 Company Overview
16.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.3.3 Financials
16.3.3.4 SWOT Analysis
16.3.4 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
16.3.4.1 Company Overview
16.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.4.3 Financials
16.3.4.4 SWOT Analysis
16.3.5 Sierra Wireless (Semtech Corporation)
16.3.5.1 Company Overview
16.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.5.3 Financials
16.3.5.4 SWOT Analysis
16.3.6 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
16.3.6.1 Company Overview
16.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.6.3 Financials
16.3.6.4 SWOT Analysis
16.3.7 Thales Group
16.3.7.1 Company Overview
16.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.7.3 Financials
16.3.7.4 SWOT Analysis
16.3.8 Wind River Systems, Inc.
16.3.8.1 Company Overview
16.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.8.3 SWOT Analysis
List Figures
Figure 1: Global: 5G in Defense Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020-2025
Figure 3: Global: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 4: Global: 5G in Defense Market: Breakup by Communication Infrastructure (in %), 2025
Figure 5: Global: 5G in Defense Market: Breakup by Core Network Technology (in %), 2025
Figure 6: Global: 5G in Defense Market: Breakup by Network Type (in %), 2025
Figure 7: Global: 5G in Defense Market: Breakup by Chipset (in %), 2025
Figure 8: Global: 5G in Defense Market: Breakup by Platform (in %), 2025
Figure 9: Global: 5G in Defense Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2025
Figure 10: Global: 5G in Defense (Small Cell) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 11: Global: 5G in Defense (Small Cell) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 12: Global: 5G in Defense (Macro Cell) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 13: Global: 5G in Defense (Macro Cell) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 14: Global: 5G in Defense (Radio Access Network-RAN) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 15: Global: 5G in Defense (Radio Access Network-RAN) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 16: Global: 5G in Defense (Software-Defined Networking-SDN) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 17: Global: 5G in Defense (Software-Defined Networking-SDN) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 18: Global: 5G in Defense (Fog Computing-FC) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 19: Global: 5G in Defense (Fog Computing-FC) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 20: Global: 5G in Defense (Mobile Edge Computing-MEC) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 21: Global: 5G in Defense (Mobile Edge Computing-MEC) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 22: Global: 5G in Defense (Network Functions Virtualization-NFV) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 23: Global: 5G in Defense (Network Functions Virtualization-NFV) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 24: Global: 5G in Defense (Enhanced Mobile Broadband-eMBB) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 25: Global: 5G in Defense (Enhanced Mobile Broadband-eMBB) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 26: Global: 5G in Defense (Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications-URLLC) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 27: Global: 5G in Defense (Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications-URLLC) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 28: Global: 5G in Defense (Massive Machine Type Communications-MMTC) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 29: Global: 5G in Defense (Massive Machine Type Communications-MMTC) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 30: Global: 5G in Defense (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit-ASIC) Chipset) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 31: Global: 5G in Defense (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit-ASIC) Chipset) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 32: Global: 5G in Defense (Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit-RFIC) Chipset) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 33: Global: 5G in Defense (Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit-RFIC) Chipset) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 34: Global: 5G in Defense (Millimeter Wave (mmWave) Chipset) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 35: Global: 5G in Defense (Millimeter Wave (mmWave) Chipset) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 36: Global: 5G in Defense (Land) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 37: Global: 5G in Defense (Land) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 38: Global: 5G in Defense (Naval) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 39: Global: 5G in Defense (Naval) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 40: Global: 5G in Defense (Airborne) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 41: Global: 5G in Defense (Airborne) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 42: North America: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 43: North America: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 44: United States: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 45: United States: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 46: Canada: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 47: Canada: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 48: Asia-Pacific: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 49: Asia-Pacific: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 50: China: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 51: China: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 52: Japan: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 53: Japan: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 54: India: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 55: India: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 56: South Korea: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 57: South Korea: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 58: Australia: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 59: Australia: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 60: Indonesia: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 61: Indonesia: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 62: Others: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 63: Others: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 64: Europe: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 65: Europe: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 66: Germany: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 67: Germany: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 68: France: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 69: France: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 70: United Kingdom: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 71: United Kingdom: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 72: Italy: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 73: Italy: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 74: Spain: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 75: Spain: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 76: Russia: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 77: Russia: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 78: Others: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 79: Others: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 80: Latin America: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 81: Latin America: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 82: Brazil: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 83: Brazil: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 84: Mexico: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 85: Mexico: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 86: Others: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 87: Others: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 88: Middle East and Africa: 5G in Defense Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2020 & 2025
Figure 89: Middle East and Africa: 5G in Defense Market: Breakup by Country (in %), 2025
Figure 90: Middle East and Africa: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Figure 91: Global: 5G in Defense Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 92: Global: 5G in Defense Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 93: Global: 5G in Defense Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis
List of Tables
Table 1: Global: 5G in Defense Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2025 and 2034
Table 2: Global: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Breakup by Communication Infrastructure (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Table 3: Global: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Breakup by Core Network Technology (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Table 4: Global: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Breakup by Network Type (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Table 5: Global: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Breakup by Chipset (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Table 6: Global: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Breakup by Platform (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Table 7: Global: 5G in Defense Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million USD), 2026-2034
Table 8: Global: 5G in Defense Market: Competitive Structure
Table 9: Global: 5G in Defense Market: Key Players

Companies Mentioned

  • General Dynamics Information Technology
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • Nokia Corporation
  • Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
  • Sierra Wireless (Semtech Corporation)
  • Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
  • Thales Group
  • Wind River Systems Inc

Table Information

Report AttributeDetails
No. of Pages137
PublishedMarch 2026
Forecast Period2025 - 2034
Estimated Market Value ( USD ) in 2025 $ 3.18 Billion
Forecasted Market Value ( USD ) by 2034 $ 45.34 Billion
Compound Annual Growth Rate33.3%
Regions CoveredGlobal
No. of Companies Mentioned8

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