Loitering Munitions Leverage the Battlefield, Market Analysis
Loitering munitions, a distinct niche of a broader military UAV market, emerge as a tactical weapon of choice and budget conscious solution for militaries around the world. The very concept of a disposable drone brings to the market a drove of interesting tactical and technical solutions, mission-wise, integration-wise, engine-wise, payload-wise and operation-wise. Though the loitering munitions concept had been around for decades, it was the Israeli defense industry that actively developed and brought it to the wider market. Despite the current Israeli lead in the field, other military powers, both large powerful and small regional are increasingly looking to expand their loitering munition capabilities both through acquisition and national development.
The report forecasts the robust (two-digit) growth rate of the loitering munitions market, with incremental improvement in endurance, payload capacity and reach in all size groups.
The report analyzes latest trends and developments in the loitering munition market:
- Wankel engines to power loitering munitions – marriage made in heaven;
- Disposability factor as a driving force in improving operational characteristics;
- Lifecycle: Missile-UAV-Missile;
- Loitering munitions as swarm warfare, focus on swarm-oriented command and control platforms;
- Autonomy: GPS plus inertial navigation, Fire-and-forget, weaponization of AI, edge computing;
- Payloads: low cost ISR sensors, mission-defined warheads (anti-tank, fragmentation or thermobaric);
- Proliferation of loitering munitions in local low tech conflicts;
- Emergence of IED-class drones
- Low procurement costs, low maintenance and operational simplicity drive adoption by budget-constrained militaries.
The report provides detailed year-by-year forecasts (2019-2024) for the following loitering munition market segments:
Selected countries
R&D, tests and evaluation
Loitering munitions by groups
Payloads (sensors, warheads)
Ground Control Systems
Service, support and maintenance
Training
Data management
Table of Contents
1. Market Report Scope & Methodology
1.1. Scope
1.2. Research Methodology
2. Key Findings
3. Loitering Munitions Market in Figures
3.1. Loitering Munitions Market 2019-2024 by Sectors
3.2. Loitering Munitions Market by Airborne Platform Groups
List of Figures
Fig. 1- Major Export Markets by Adversaries
Fig. 2- Loitering Munitions Market Forecast 2019-2024, $Mln
Fig. 3- Cumulative Loitering Munitions Market 2019-2024, market share by sectors, %
Fig. 4- Loitering Munitions Market Share Dynamics by Sectors
Fig. 5- Cumulative Loitering Munitions Market Segments 2019-2024, $Mln
Fig. 6- Loitering Munitions Market Growth Rates 2019-2024 by Segments, $Mln
Fig. 7- Loitering Munitions Market by Major Sectors 2019-2024, $Mln
Fig. 8- Loitering Munitions Market 2019-2024 by Auxiliary Sectors $Mln
Fig. 9- Loitering Munitions Market Forecast 2019 – 2024: R&D, Tests and Evaluation, $Mln
Fig. 10- Loitering Munitions Market Forecast 2019 – 2024: Airborne Plarforms, $Mln
Fig. 11- Loitering Munitions Market Forecast 2019 – 2024: Payloads, $Mln
Fig. 12- Loitering Munitions Market Forecast 2019 – 2024: Ground Control Systems, $Mln
Fig. 13- Loitering Munitions Market Forecast 2019 – 2024: Service, Support and Maintenance, $Mln
Fig. 14- Loitering Munitions Market Forecast 2019 – 2024: Training, $Mln
Fig. 15- Loitering Munitions Market Forecast 2019 – 2024: Data Management, $Mln
Fig. 16- Cumulative Loitering Munitions Market 2019 – 2024, Market Share by Airborne Platform Groups, % 24
Fig. 17- Loitering Munitions Market Dynamics by Airborne Platform Groups
Fig. 18- Cumulative Loitering Munitions Market Segments 2019-2024 by Airborne Platform Groups, $Mln 26
Fig. 19- Loitering Munitions Market Growth Rates 2019-2024 by Airborne Platform Groups
Fig. 20- Loitering Munitions Forecast 2019 – 2024: Airborne Platform Group 1, $Mln
Fig. 21- Loitering Munitions Forecast 2019 – 2024: Airborne Platform Group 2, $Mln
Fig. 22- Loitering Munitions Forecast 2019 – 2024: Airborne Platform Group 3, $Mln
Fig. 23- Loitering Munitions Forecast 2019 – 2024: Airborne Platform Group 4, $Mln
Fig. 24- Loitering Munitions Forecast 2019 – 2024: Group 5, $Mln
List of Tables
Table 1 – Loitering Munitions Market Forecast 2019-2024, $Mln
Table 2 – Loitering Munitions Market 2019-2024 by Sectors, $Mln
Table 3 – Airborne platform classes by weight, level of operational control and mission focus
Table 4 – Airborne platform groups by vehicle airspeed, weight, and operating altitude
Table 5 – Loitering Munitions Market 2019-2024 by Airborne Platform Groups, $Mln
