Combat Management System Market Size and Share - Outlook Report, Forecast Trends and Growth Analysis (2025-2034)

The global combat management system market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.70% during the period 2025-2034. Combat management system includes Sensors, EW and Communications systems. Navies today need both active and passive Electronic Support Measures (ESM), to listen to as well as counter enemy radar and communications.

Warships need the capability to react to fast moving missile attack and small boat threats. Modern combat management systems assist the commander with situational awareness and safe navigation of ship. Data from sensors needs to be presented in a manner that is easily consumable and actionable. Modern sensors include both radar and electro-optical (optronics) that may assist in hazy or low light situations. Ensuring secure information and data flows is today an integral part of a modern CMS suite. North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia are expected to be key markets.

Global Market Likely to be Driven by Need for Efficient Support Systems During Combat

A combat management system refers to a comprehensive real-time decision support system that comprises multiple applications devised particularly to perform a centralized control and combat for the warship. It is a recommendation system that utilizes surface, air and sub-surface sensors to capture information about the environment, generate a common tactical picture and determine operations to be performed according to the current scenario. Commanders today require modern combat management systems that may assist them with both situational awareness as well as safe navigation of the ship. Such need is expected to drive the global combat management system market.

A Naval Combat Management System (NCMS) refers to a software-intensive system that is sufficiently flexible to function in a multifaceted naval battle setting; it has to carry out the following key functions:

Situational Awareness - To be aware of the battle environment at sea, including surface, subsurface and air; it is collected through sensors like radars, electro-optical systems and sonar.

Intelligence - Converting data into actionable intelligence through interpretation, collation, and evaluation.

Planning and decision-making - To help commanders quickly draw an actionable plan for decision-making and implementation, in a rapidly changing and complex battle environment.

Weapon systems command and control - To direct weapon sensors and weapons to engage and destroy incoming threats.

Modern Solutions by Leading Companies Likely to Boost Market Growth

The global combat management system market is expected to be driven by advanced solutions offered by leading companies. For example, Thales offers Tacticos, the combat management system (CMS) family. It is a single combat management system (CMS) for combat and maritime security operations. The modular combat management system is matched to multiple mission profiles and to a range of different vessel types. It enables the navies to easily establish networks in partnerships with secure Internet access, quickly recognises traffic trends and anomalous behaviour, recognises relations between contacts of interest emitting Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Automatic Dependant Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), has compact and light-weight consoles that may be fitted in large and small naval vessels, and has 3D net-centric training integrated.

Saab offers 9LV CMS system that comes equipped with all the operational capability and functionality required by the ship’s Command. It is capable of meeting asymmetric threats and modern and projected future threat types. It can easily be integrated with other sub-systems like weapon systems.

Lockheed Martin offers COMBATSS-21, derived from the US Navy’s latest Aegis surface combatants. The COMBATSS-21 Combat Management System is a vital component of the Freedom-variant self-defence suite and integrates electro-optical infrared cameras, gun fire control system, radar, countermeasures and short-range anti-air missiles. COMBATSS-21 provides an adaptable, dependable next-generation defence system for the LCS. Its mission capabilities include surveillance, intelligence and reconnaissance; surface warfare; mine warfare; special operations; maritime interdiction/interception operations; anti-submarine warfare; homeland defence and anti-terrorism/force protection.

Market Segmentation

The report titled “Combat Management System Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034” offers a detailed analysis of the market based on the following segments:

By component, the market is classified into:

• Hardware (further broken down by type as given below)
• Control Consoles
• Combat Data Centres
• Data Network Switchers
• Software

By sub-system, the market is segmented into:

• Self-defence Management System
• Identification Systems
• Weapon Management Systems
• Track Management Systems
• Display Systems
• Situational Awareness Systems
• Unmanned Vehicle Control Systems
• Others

By platform, the market is divided into:

• Destroyers
• Submarines
• Frigates
• Amphibious Ships
• Corvettes
• Fast Attack Craft (FAC)
• Aircraft Carriers
• Others

By region, the market is divided into:

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

Key Industry Players in the Market

The report presents a detailed analysis of the following key players in the global combat management system market, looking into their capacity, and latest developments like capacity expansions, plant turnarounds, and mergers and acquisitions:

• BAE Systems Plc.
• Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Raytheon Technologies Corporation
• Saab AB
• Leonardo S.p.A.
• Elbit Systems Ltd.
• Others

The report gives an in-depth insight into the industry by providing a SWOT analysis as well as an analysis of Porter’s Five Forces model.