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Armor Materials Market Report by Type, Protection Type, Application, and Region 2025-2033- Product Image
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Armor Materials Market Report by Type, Protection Type, Application, and Region 2025-2033

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  • 148 Pages
  • April 2025
  • Region: Global
  • IMARC Group
  • ID: 5732336
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The global armor materials market size reached USD 13.3 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, the analyst expects the market to reach USD 20.8 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 4.78% during 2025-2033. The increasing defense and military expenditure, rising security threats and terrorism, ongoing technological advancements, and expansion of vehicle and aircraft amor are primarily driving the market's growth.

Armor materials are specialized protective fabrics that are used for absorbing shocks and minimizing the impact or damage caused by external forces. These materials absorb the impact of bullets by dispersing the energy across the surface. They are manufactured using leather, ceramics, metals, para-aramid fiber, alloy and fiberglass materials. Armor materials are also produced using ceramics, such as aluminum oxide, boron carbide, titanium boride, silicon carbide, synthetic diamond composite (syndite) and aluminum nitride. These materials are widely used in bulletproof vests, armors, helmets and vehicles and exhibit high structural strength, fracture and crack resistance and chemical inertness. They are comfortable to wear, lightweight, durable and provide enhanced protection against handguns and sharp-edged weapons.

Armor Materials Market Trends:

Significant growth in the military and defense industries is one of the key factors creating a positive outlook for the market. Armor materials are widely used to protect the soldiers on the battlefield during combat and reduce the intensity of bullets and approaching weapons. Moreover, the widespread product utilization to protect military vehicles from bullets, shrapnel and missiles is favoring the market growth. Various product innovations, such as the launch of lightweight armor materials that are highly sustainable and flexible and provide enhanced protection to the users, are providing a thrust to the market growth.

In line with this, the increasing product demand in the marine industry to protect assets against underwater torpedoes, shellfire and ultraviolet (UV) rays is positively impacting the market growth. Other factors, including the widespread adoption of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene to manufacture flexible, lightweight and durable bulletproof vests, along with the implementation of various government initiatives to promote soldier modernization strategy, especially in the developing nations, are anticipated to drive the market toward growth.

Key Market Segmentation:

This report provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the global armor materials market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional, and country levels from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on type, protection type, and application.

Breakup by Type:

  • Metals and Alloys
  • Ceramics
  • Composites
  • Para-Aramid Fibers
  • Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene
  • Fiberglass
  • Others

Breakup by Protection Type:

  • Airborne Ballistics
  • Blasts and Explosion

Breakup by Application:

  • Aerospace
  • Body Armor
  • Civil Armor
  • Marine Armor
  • Vehicle Armor

Breakup by Region:

  • North America
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Others
  • Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Russia
  • Others
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Others
  • Middle East and Africa

Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, Avon Rubber p.l.c., CeramTec TopCo GmbH, CoorsTek Inc., DuPont de Nemours Inc., Honeywell International Inc, Koninklijke DSM N.V., Koninklijke Ten Cate B.V., Morgan Advanced Materials, PPG Industries Inc., Saab AB and Saint-Gobain S.A.

Key Questions Answered in This Report:

  • What was the size of the global armor materials market in 2024?
  • What is the expected growth rate of the global armor materials market during 2025-2033?
  • What are the key factors driving the global armor materials market?
  • What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global armor materials market?
  • What is the breakup of the global armor materials market based on the type?
  • What is the breakup of the global armor materials market based on the application?
  • What are the key regions in the global armor materials market?
  • Who are the key players/companies in the global armor materials 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 Armor Materials Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Type
6.1 Metals and Alloys
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Ceramics
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Composites
6.3.1 Market Trends
6.3.2 Market Forecast
6.4 Para-Aramid Fibers
6.4.1 Market Trends
6.4.2 Market Forecast
6.5 Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene
6.5.1 Market Trends
6.5.2 Market Forecast
6.6 Fiberglass
6.6.1 Market Trends
6.6.2 Market Forecast
6.7 Others
6.7.1 Market Trends
6.7.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Protection Type
7.1 Airborne Ballistics
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Blasts and Explosion
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Application
8.1 Aerospace
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Body Armor
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Civil Armor
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
8.4 Marine Armor
8.4.1 Market Trends
8.4.2 Market Forecast
8.5 Vehicle Armor
8.5.1 Market Trends
8.5.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Region
9.1 North America
9.1.1 United States
9.1.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.1.2 Market Forecast
9.1.2 Canada
9.1.2.1 Market Trends
9.1.2.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Asia-Pacific
9.2.1 China
9.2.1.1 Market Trends
9.2.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2.2 Japan
9.2.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2.2 Market Forecast
9.2.3 India
9.2.3.1 Market Trends
9.2.3.2 Market Forecast
9.2.4 South Korea
9.2.4.1 Market Trends
9.2.4.2 Market Forecast
9.2.5 Australia
9.2.5.1 Market Trends
9.2.5.2 Market Forecast
9.2.6 Indonesia
9.2.6.1 Market Trends
9.2.6.2 Market Forecast
9.2.7 Others
9.2.7.1 Market Trends
9.2.7.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Europe
9.3.1 Germany
9.3.1.1 Market Trends
9.3.1.2 Market Forecast
9.3.2 France
9.3.2.1 Market Trends
9.3.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3.3 United Kingdom
9.3.3.1 Market Trends
9.3.3.2 Market Forecast
9.3.4 Italy
9.3.4.1 Market Trends
9.3.4.2 Market Forecast
9.3.5 Spain
9.3.5.1 Market Trends
9.3.5.2 Market Forecast
9.3.6 Russia
9.3.6.1 Market Trends
9.3.6.2 Market Forecast
9.3.7 Others
9.3.7.1 Market Trends
9.3.7.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Latin America
9.4.1 Brazil
9.4.1.1 Market Trends
9.4.1.2 Market Forecast
9.4.2 Mexico
9.4.2.1 Market Trends
9.4.2.2 Market Forecast
9.4.3 Others
9.4.3.1 Market Trends
9.4.3.2 Market Forecast
9.5 Middle East and Africa
9.5.1 Market Trends
9.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
9.5.3 Market Forecast
10 SWOT Analysis
10.1 Overview
10.2 Strengths
10.3 Weaknesses
10.4 Opportunities
10.5 Threats
11 Value Chain Analysis
12 Porters Five Forces Analysis
12.1 Overview
12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
12.4 Degree of Competition
12.5 Threat of New Entrants
12.6 Threat of Substitutes
13 Price Analysis
14 Competitive Landscape
14.1 Market Structure
14.2 Key Players
14.3 Profiles of Key Players
14.3.1 Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
14.3.1.1 Company Overview
14.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.1.3 Financials
14.3.1.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.2 Avon Rubber p.l.c.
14.3.2.1 Company Overview
14.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.2.3 Financials
14.3.2.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.3 CeramTec TopCo GmbH
14.3.3.1 Company Overview
14.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.4 CoorsTek Inc.
14.3.4.1 Company Overview
14.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.5 DuPont de Nemours Inc.
14.3.5.1 Company Overview
14.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.5.3 Financials
14.3.5.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.6 Honeywell International Inc
14.3.6.1 Company Overview
14.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.6.3 Financials
14.3.6.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.7 Koninklijke DSM N.V.
14.3.7.1 Company Overview
14.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.7.3 Financials
14.3.7.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.8 Koninklijke Ten Cate B.V.
14.3.8.1 Company Overview
14.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.8.3 Financials
14.3.8.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.9 Morgan Advanced Materials
14.3.9.1 Company Overview
14.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.9.3 Financials
14.3.10 PPG Industries Inc.
14.3.10.1 Company Overview
14.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.10.3 Financials
14.3.10.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.11 Saab AB
14.3.11.1 Company Overview
14.3.11.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.11.3 Financials
14.3.11.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.12 Saint-Gobain S.A
14.3.12.1 Company Overview
14.3.12.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.12.3 Financials
14.3.12.4 SWOT Analysis
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global: Armor Materials Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Billion USD), 2019-2024
Figure 3: Global: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion USD), 2025-2033
Figure 4: Global: Armor Materials Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2024
Figure 5: Global: Armor Materials Market: Breakup by Protection Type (in %), 2024
Figure 6: Global: Armor Materials Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2024
Figure 7: Global: Armor Materials Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2024
Figure 8: Global: Armor Materials (Metals and Alloys) Market: Sales Value (in Million ??????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 9: Global: Armor Materials (Metals and Alloys) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 10: Global: Armor Materials (Ceramics) Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 11: Global: Armor Materials (Ceramics) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 12: Global: Armor Materials (Composites) Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 13: Global: Armor Materials (Composites) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 14: Global: Armor Materials (Para-Aramid Fibers) Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 15: Global: Armor Materials (Para-Aramid Fibers) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 16: Global: Armor Materials (Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene) Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 17: Global: Armor Materials (Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 18: Global: Armor Materials (Fiberglass) Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 19: Global: Armor Materials (Fiberglass) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 20: Global: Armor Materials (Other Types) Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 21: Global: Armor Materials (Other Types) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 22: Global: Armor Materials (Airborne Ballistics) Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 23: Global: Armor Materials (Airborne Ballistics) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 24: Global: Armor Materials (Blasts and Explosion) Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 25: Global: Armor Materials (Blasts and Explosion) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 26: Global: Armor Materials (Aerospace) Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 27: Global: Armor Materials (Aerospace) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 28: Global: Armor Materials (Body Armor) Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 29: Global: Armor Materials (Body Armor) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 30: Global: Armor Materials (Civil Armor) Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 31: Global: Armor Materials (Civil Armor) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 32: Global: Armor Materials (Marine Armor) Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 33: Global: Armor Materials (Marine Armor) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 34: Global: Armor Materials (Vehicle Armor) Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 35: Global: Armor Materials (Vehicle Armor) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 36: North America: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 37: North America: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 38: United States: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 39: United States: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 40: Canada: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 41: Canada: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 42: Asia-Pacific: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 43: Asia-Pacific: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 44: China: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 45: China: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 46: Japan: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 47: Japan: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 48: India: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 49: India: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 50: South Korea: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 51: South Korea: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 52: Australia: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 53: Australia: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 54: Indonesia: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 55: Indonesia: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 56: Others: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 57: Others: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 58: Europe: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 59: Europe: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 60: Germany: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 61: Germany: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 62: France: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 63: France: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 64: United Kingdom: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 65: United Kingdom: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 66: Italy: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 67: Italy: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 68: Spain: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 69: Spain: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 70: Russia: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 71: Russia: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 72: Others: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 73: Others: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 74: Latin America: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 75: Latin America: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 76: Brazil: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 77: Brazil: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 78: Mexico: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 79: Mexico: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 80: Others: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 81: Others: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 82: Middle East and Africa: Armor Materials Market: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 83: Middle East and Africa: Armor Materials Market: Breakup by Country (in %), 2024
Figure 84: Middle East and Africa: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Figure 85: Global: Armor Materials Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 86: Global: Armor Materials Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 87: Global: Armor Materials Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis
List of Tables
Table 1: Global: Armor Materials Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2024 and 2033
Table 2: Global: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Table 3: Global: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Breakup by Protection Type (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Table 4: Global: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Breakup by Application (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Table 5: Global: Armor Materials Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million ?????????????????????USD), 2025-2033
Table 6: Global: Armor Materials Market: Competitive Structure
Table 7: Global: Armor Materials Market: Key Players

Companies Mentioned

  • Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
  • Avon Rubber p.l.c.
  • CeramTec TopCo GmbH
  • CoorsTek Inc.
  • DuPont de Nemours Inc.
  • Honeywell International Inc
  • Koninklijke DSM N.V.
  • Koninklijke Ten Cate B.V.
  • Morgan Advanced Materials
  • PPG Industries Inc.
  • Saab AB
  • Saint-Gobain S.A

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Table Information

Report AttributeDetails
No. of Pages148
PublishedApril 2025
Forecast Period2024 - 2033
Estimated Market Value ( USD ) in 2024 $ 13.3 Billion
Forecasted Market Value ( USD ) by 2033 $ 20.8 Billion
Compound Annual Growth Rate5.1%
Regions CoveredGlobal
No. of Companies Mentioned12

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