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Airborne ISR Market Report by Platform, System, Type, Fuel Type, Application, and Region 2024-2032

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  • 149 Pages
  • January 2024
  • Region: Global
  • IMARC Group
  • ID: 5936068
The global airborne ISR market size reached US$ 29.9 billion in 2023. The market is projected to reach US$ 42.6 billion by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 3.99% during 2023-2032. The market is experiencing steady growth driven by the rising focus on strengthening border security, prevalence of organized crime and illegal activities, and increasing integration of electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) cameras for improving security measures.

Airborne ISR Market Trends

Growing Security Concerns

The global security landscape is undergoing a profound shift, marked by a rise in asymmetric threats and cyber-attacks. In response to these evolving challenges, nations and defense organizations are increasingly turning to airborne ISR capabilities as a force multiplier. One of the paramount benefits of airborne ISR is its ability to provide persistent surveillance. This is particularly vital for countering unconventional threats, such as terrorism and insurgency, and monitoring the activities of rogue nations or groups engaged in illicit activities. The constant monitoring of areas of interest enables early threat detection and rapid response. Moreover, airborne ISR platforms contribute significantly to the intelligence cycle. They play a pivotal role in mission planning, target identification, and threat assessment. The timely and accurate information they provide is instrumental in shaping strategies and tactics, ensuring that security forces remain one step ahead of potential adversaries. As the world becomes more interconnected, threats can emerge from unexpected quarters, including cyberspace. Airborne ISR assets, with their multi-sensor capabilities, are increasingly used for monitoring and analyzing electromagnetic signals, contributing to the detection of cyber-attacks and electronic warfare threats. In this complex security landscape, airborne ISR is indispensable for maintaining national security and protecting against emerging threats.

Geopolitical Tensions

Geopolitical tensions, regional conflicts, and territorial disputes are catalyzing the demand for airborne ISR solutions. Nations with strategic interests or disputes invest heavily in these capabilities to safeguard their sovereignty and protect their national interests. Airborne ISR assets offer a strategic advantage by enabling nations to maintain continuous surveillance over sensitive areas, including borders, maritime territories, and contested regions. This persistent presence acts as a powerful deterrent to potential adversaries and provides early warning in the event of any hostile activities. Furthermore, these platforms play a vital role in supporting diplomatic efforts. They provide objective and verifiable data, which is essential for de-escalating conflicts and facilitating negotiations. By supplying unbiased intelligence, airborne ISR assets help build trust among parties involved in tense international situations. In regions with long-standing disputes, such as maritime boundary conflicts or territorial disagreements, airborne ISR assets are instrumental in upholding the claims of a nation and ensuring that their interests are protected. This proactive approach to monitoring and gathering intelligence is crucial in maintaining peace and stability in areas marked by geopolitical tensions.

Advancements in Technology

Technological advancements to improve the functionalities of airborne ISR are propelling the growth of the market. Cutting-edge sensors, data analytics, and communication systems are increasing the efficiency of airborne ISR. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems, for instance, are revolutionizing the ability to collect high-resolution imagery regardless of weather conditions or time of day. They provide unmatched situational awareness and target identification capabilities. Additionally, electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) cameras are witnessing significant improvements in resolution, allowing for detailed imagery capture and subtle ground change detection. Furthermore, the miniaturization of electronics is facilitating the development of more agile and versatile airborne platforms. These platforms can be deployed in a variety of environments, making them adaptable to a wide range of mission profiles. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in data processing is another noteworthy aspect. These technologies enhance data analysis speed and accuracy, enabling quicker and more informed decision-making.

Airborne ISR Industry Segmentation:

The report provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the market, along with forecasts at the global and regional for 2024-2032. The report has categorized the market based on platform, system, type, fuel type, and application.

Breakup by Platform:

  • Air
  • Space
  • Land
  • Sea

Air accounts for the majority of the market share

The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the platform. This includes air, space, land, and sea. According to the report, air represented the largest segment.

Breakup by System:

  • Maritime Patrol
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEWC)
  • Airborne Ground Surveillance (AGS)
  • Signals Intelligence (SIGNIT)
A detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the system have also been provided in the report. This includes maritime patrol, electronic warfare, airborne early warning and control (AEWC), airborne ground surveillance (AGS), and signals intelligence (SIGNIT).

Breakup by Type:

  • Surveillance
  • Reconnaissance
  • Intelligence
The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the type. This includes surveillance, reconnaissance, and intelligence.

Breakup by Fuel Type:

  • Hydrogen Fuel-Cells
  • Solar Powered
  • Alternate Fuel
  • Battery Operated
  • Gas-Electric Hybrids
A detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the fuel type have also been provided in the report. This includes hydrogen fuel-cells, solar powered, alternate fuel, battery operated, and gas-electric hybrids.

Breakup by Application:

  • Manned Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
  • Unmanned Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance

Manned Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance dominate the market

The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the application. This includes manned intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and unmanned intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance. According to the report, manned intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance represented the largest segment.

Breakup by Region:

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

North America leads the market, accounting for the largest airborne ISR market share

The market research report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets, which include Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa, and Latin America. According to the report, North America accounted for the largest market share.

Competitive Analysis

The market research report has provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape. Detailed profiles of all major companies have also been provided. Some of the key players in the market include:
  • BAE Systems PLC
  • L3Harris Technologies Inc.
  • Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.
  • Thales Raytheon Systems
  • Elbit Systems Ltd
  • UTC Aerospace Systems (United Technologies Corporation)
  • General Dynamics
  • CACI International Inc.
  • Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • FLIR Systems Inc.
  • Airbus
  • General Atomics

Key Questions Answered in This Report

1. What was the size of the global airborne ISR market in 2023?
2. What is the expected growth rate of the global airborne ISR market during 2024-2032?
3. What are the key factors driving the global airborne ISR market?
4. What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global airborne ISR market?
5. What is the breakup of the global airborne ISR market based on the platform?
6. What is the breakup of the global airborne ISR market based on the system?
7. What is the breakup of the global airborne ISR market based on the type?
8. What is the breakup of the global airborne ISR market based on the fuel type?
9. What is the breakup of the global airborne ISR market based on the application?
10. What are the key regions in the global airborne ISR market?
11. Who are the key players/companies in the global airborne ISR 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 Airborne ISR Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Breakup by Platform
5.5 Market Breakup by System
5.6 Market Breakup by Type
5.7 Market Breakup by Fuel Type
5.8 Market Breakup by Application
5.9 Market Breakup by Region
5.10 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Platform
6.1 Air
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Space
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Land
6.3.1 Market Trends
6.3.2 Market Forecast
6.4 Sea
6.4.1 Market Trends
6.4.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by System
7.1 Maritime Patrol
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Electronic Warfare
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
7.3 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEWC)
7.3.1 Market Trends
7.3.2 Market Forecast
7.4 Airborne Ground Surveillance (AGS)
7.4.1 Market Trends
7.4.2 Market Forecast
7.5 Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
7.5.1 Market Trends
7.5.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Type
8.1 Surveillance
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Reconnaissance
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Intelligence
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Fuel Type
9.1 Hydrogen Fuel-Cells
9.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Solar Powered
9.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Alternate Fuel
9.3.1 Market Trends
9.3.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Battery Operated
9.4.1 Market Trends
9.4.2 Market Forecast
9.5 Gas-Electric Hybrids
9.5.1 Market Trends
9.5.2 Market Forecast
10 Market Breakup by Application
10.1 Manned Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
10.1.1 Market Trends
10.1.2 Market Forecast
10.2 Unmanned Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
10.2.1 Market Trends
10.2.2 Market Forecast
11 Market Breakup by Region
11.1 Europe
11.1.1 Market Trends
11.1.2 Market Forecast
11.2 North America
11.2.1 Market Trends
11.2.2 Market Forecast
11.3 Asia Pacific
11.3.1 Market Trends
11.3.2 Market Forecast
11.4 Middle East and Africa
11.4.1 Market Trends
11.4.2 Market Forecast
11.5 Latin America
11.5.1 Market Trends
11.5.2 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 BAE Systems PLC
16.3.2 L3Harris Technologies Inc.
16.3.3 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.
16.3.4 Thales Raytheon Systems
16.3.5 Elbit Systems Ltd
16.3.6 UTC Aerospace Systems (United Technologies Corporation)
16.3.7 General Dynamics
16.3.8 CACI International Inc.
16.3.9 Northrop Grumman Corporation
16.3.10 Lockheed Martin Corporation
16.3.11 FLIR Systems Inc.
16.3.12 Airbus
16.3.13 General Atomics
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global: Airborne ISR Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Airborne ISR Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 3: Global: Airborne ISR Market: Breakup by Platform (in %), 2023
Figure 4: Global: Airborne ISR Market: Breakup by System (in %), 2023
Figure 5: Global: Airborne ISR Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2023
Figure 6: Global: Airborne ISR Market: Breakup by Fuel Type (in %), 2023
Figure 7: Global: Airborne ISR Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2023
Figure 8: Global: Airborne ISR Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2023
Figure 9: Global: Airborne ISR Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 10: Global: Airborne ISR Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 11: Global: Airborne ISR Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 12: Global: Airborne ISR Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 13: Global: Airborne ISR (Air) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 14: Global: Airborne ISR (Air) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 15: Global: Airborne ISR (Space) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 16: Global: Airborne ISR (Space) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 17: Global: Airborne ISR (Land) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 18: Global: Airborne ISR (Land) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 19: Global: Airborne ISR (Sea) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 20: Global: Airborne ISR (Sea) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 21: Global: Airborne ISR (Maritime Patrol) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 22: Global: Airborne ISR (Maritime Patrol) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 23: Global: Airborne ISR (Electronic Warfare) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 24: Global: Airborne ISR (Electronic Warfare) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 25: Global: Airborne ISR (Airborne Early Warning and Control) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 26: Global: Airborne ISR (Airborne Early Warning and Control) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 27: Global: Airborne ISR (Airborne Ground Surveillance) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 28: Global: Airborne ISR (Airborne Ground Surveillance) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 29: Global: Airborne ISR (Signals Intelligence) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 30: Global: Airborne ISR (Signals Intelligence) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 31: Global: Airborne ISR (Surveillance) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 32: Global: Airborne ISR (Surveillance) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 33: Global: Airborne ISR (Reconnaissance) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 34: Global: Airborne ISR (Reconnaissance) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 35: Global: Airborne ISR (Intelligence) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 36: Global: Airborne ISR (Intelligence) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 37: Global: Airborne ISR (Hydrogen Fuel-Cells) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 38: Global: Airborne ISR (Hydrogen Fuel-Cells) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 39: Global: Airborne ISR (Solar Powered) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 40: Global: Airborne ISR (Solar Powered) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 41: Global: Airborne ISR (Alternate Fuel) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 42: Global: Airborne ISR (Alternate Fuel) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 43: Global: Airborne ISR (Battery Operated) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 44: Global: Airborne ISR (Battery Operated) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 45: Global: Airborne ISR (Gas-Electric Hybrids) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 46: Global: Airborne ISR (Gas-Electric Hybrids) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 47: Global: Airborne ISR (Manned Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 48: Global: Airborne ISR (Manned Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 49: Global: Airborne ISR (Unmanned Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 50: Global: Airborne ISR (Unmanned Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 51: Europe: Airborne ISR Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 52: Europe: Airborne ISR Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 53: North America: Airborne ISR Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 54: North America: Airborne ISR Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 55: Asia Pacific: Airborne ISR Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 56: Asia Pacific: Airborne ISR Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 57: Middle East and Africa: Airborne ISR Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 58: Middle East and Africa: Airborne ISR Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 59: Latin America: Airborne ISR Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 60: Latin America: Airborne ISR Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
List of Tables
Table 1: Global: Airborne ISR Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2023 and 2032
Table 2: Global: Airborne ISR Market Forecast: Breakup by Platform (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 3: Global: Airborne ISR Market Forecast: Breakup by System (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 4: Global: Airborne ISR Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 5: Global: Airborne ISR Market Forecast: Breakup by Fuel Type (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 6: Global: Airborne ISR Market Forecast: Breakup by Application (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 7: Global: Airborne ISR Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 8: Global: Airborne ISR Market Structure
Table 9: Global: Airborne ISR Market: Key Players

Companies Mentioned

  • BAE Systems PLC
  • L3Harris Technologies Inc.
  • Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.
  • Thales Raytheon Systems
  • Elbit Systems Ltd
  • UTC Aerospace Systems (United Technologies Corporation)
  • General Dynamics
  • CACI International Inc.
  • Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • FLIR Systems Inc.
  • Airbus
  • General Atomics

Methodology

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