The global attack helicopter market size reached US$ 7.2 Billion in 2023. Looking forward, the market is projected to reach US$ 11.1 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 4.93% during 2023-2032. Rising defense expenditure, rapid military modernization, and increasing product utilization in counter-terrorism operations represent some of the key factors driving the market.
An attack helicopter is a specialized over-battlefield military equipment used by the army, navy, and air force for diverse operations. It is built with high-performance and durable materials for enhanced protection of troops and pilots. Its components include rotors, pylons, wings, radar, engine, cockpit, and landing gears. An attack helicopter carries a wide range of weapons, including automatic cannons, machine guns, anti-tank guided missiles, rockets, anti-ship missiles, and air-to-air missiles.
It is widely used for countering armored vehicles, providing close-air support to ground forces, armed reconnaissance, light troop transport, and deep penetration missions. As compared to military planes, an attack helicopter is small, lightweight, slow, highly maneuverable, easy to hide, and can carry surprise attacks deep into the enemy’s territory. It also offers excellent operational range, high service ceilings, and enormous load-carrying capacity.
The rising defense expenditure due to increasing political and geographical tensions between countries is one of the primary factors driving the market growth. An attack helicopter is an essential element of a military strike used for conducting multi-domain operations, such as critical troop support, fortification, thwarting enemy infantry attacks, and destroying various ground targets, including artillery, tanks, and armored vehicles. In addition to this, the widespread product adoption due to rapid military modernization to replace aging fleets and retain air dominance capability is acting as another growth-inducing factor.
Furthermore, increasing product utilization in urban warfare settings, such as counter-terrorism operations, armed conflicts, and sovereignty violations to provide close combat support, strategic depth, and logistic capabilities across multiple theatres simultaneously, is providing an impetus to the market growth. Additionally, the integration of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology for designing and manufacturing various parts, such as rotorcraft and turbine engine, that saves time, reduce costs, improve reliability, and increase production rates is positively influencing the market growth.
Apart from this, various technological advancements, such as the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the efficiency and reduce the workload of the pilot in the cockpit by enabling voice recognition, providing flight route suggestions, and assisting in decision-making during harsh weather and complex mission conditions, is propelling the market growth.
Moreover, the increasing partnership between global and domestic manufacturers to reduce production costs and improvise delivery rates and time is creating a positive outlook for the market. Other factors, including an increasing emphasis on border security, rising investment in research and development (R&D) activities, and the introduction of unmanned and stealth attack helicopters, are anticipated to drive the market growth.
An attack helicopter is a specialized over-battlefield military equipment used by the army, navy, and air force for diverse operations. It is built with high-performance and durable materials for enhanced protection of troops and pilots. Its components include rotors, pylons, wings, radar, engine, cockpit, and landing gears. An attack helicopter carries a wide range of weapons, including automatic cannons, machine guns, anti-tank guided missiles, rockets, anti-ship missiles, and air-to-air missiles.
It is widely used for countering armored vehicles, providing close-air support to ground forces, armed reconnaissance, light troop transport, and deep penetration missions. As compared to military planes, an attack helicopter is small, lightweight, slow, highly maneuverable, easy to hide, and can carry surprise attacks deep into the enemy’s territory. It also offers excellent operational range, high service ceilings, and enormous load-carrying capacity.
The rising defense expenditure due to increasing political and geographical tensions between countries is one of the primary factors driving the market growth. An attack helicopter is an essential element of a military strike used for conducting multi-domain operations, such as critical troop support, fortification, thwarting enemy infantry attacks, and destroying various ground targets, including artillery, tanks, and armored vehicles. In addition to this, the widespread product adoption due to rapid military modernization to replace aging fleets and retain air dominance capability is acting as another growth-inducing factor.
Furthermore, increasing product utilization in urban warfare settings, such as counter-terrorism operations, armed conflicts, and sovereignty violations to provide close combat support, strategic depth, and logistic capabilities across multiple theatres simultaneously, is providing an impetus to the market growth. Additionally, the integration of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology for designing and manufacturing various parts, such as rotorcraft and turbine engine, that saves time, reduce costs, improve reliability, and increase production rates is positively influencing the market growth.
Apart from this, various technological advancements, such as the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the efficiency and reduce the workload of the pilot in the cockpit by enabling voice recognition, providing flight route suggestions, and assisting in decision-making during harsh weather and complex mission conditions, is propelling the market growth.
Moreover, the increasing partnership between global and domestic manufacturers to reduce production costs and improvise delivery rates and time is creating a positive outlook for the market. Other factors, including an increasing emphasis on border security, rising investment in research and development (R&D) activities, and the introduction of unmanned and stealth attack helicopters, are anticipated to drive the market growth.
Key Market Segmentation:
This report provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the global attack helicopter market, along with forecasts at the global, regional, and country level from 2024-2032. The report has categorized the market based on product type and end use.Product Type Insights
- Single-Engine
- Twin-Engine
End Use Insights
- Army
- Navy
- Air Force
Regional Insights
- 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 report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape in the global attack helicopter market. Detailed profiles of all major companies have also been provided. Some of the companies covered include Airbus SE, Bell Textron Inc. (Textron Inc.), Denel Aeronautics (Denel SOC Ltd.), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, JSC Rosoboronexport (Rostec), Leonardo S.p.A., Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Boeing Company, etc. Kindly, note that this only represents a partial list of companies, and the complete list has been provided in the report.Key Questions Answered in This Report:
- How has the global attack helicopter market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
- What are the drivers, restraints, and opportunities in the global attack helicopter market?
- What are the key regional markets?
- Which countries represent the most attractive attack helicopter markets?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the product type?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the end use?
- What is the competitive structure of the global attack helicopter market?
- Who are the key players/companies in the global attack helicopter market?
Table of Contents
1 Preface3 Executive Summary10 Value Chain Analysis12 Price Analysis
2 Scope and Methodology
4 Introduction
5 Global Attack Helicopter Market
6 Market Breakup by Product Type
7 Market Breakup by End Use
8 Market Breakup by Region
9 Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities
11 Porters Five Forces Analysis
13 Competitive Landscape
List of Figures
List of Tables
Companies Mentioned
- Airbus SE
- Bell Textron Inc. (Textron Inc.)
- Denel Aeronautics (Denel SOC Ltd.)
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- JSC Rosoboronexport (Rostec)
- Leonardo S.p.A.
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- The Boeing Company
Methodology
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Table Information
| Report Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of Pages | 136 |
| Published | April 2024 |
| Forecast Period | 2023 - 2032 |
| Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 7.2 Billion |
| Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 11.1 Billion |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate | 4.9% |
| Regions Covered | Global |
| No. of Companies Mentioned | 8 |
