Radar Market Report 2025

This Radar market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The radar market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $37.95 billion in 2024 to $40.5 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to military modernization, air traffic control (ATC) upgrades, weather monitoring and prediction, maritime security, and automotive radar for collision avoidance.

The radar market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $51.65 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to next-generation military radar systems, 5g network expansion, environmental monitoring, autonomous vehicle integration, and space debris tracking. Major trends in the forecast period include cybersecurity for radar systems, miniaturization of radar systems, integration of artificial intelligence, rapid prototyping and development, and frequency modulation continuous wave (FM-CW) radar.

The growth of the radar market is significantly driven by the increase in global seaborne trade. This sector continues to expand, offering benefits to consumers and businesses around the world through reduced freight costs. Seaborne trade involves the transportation of goods in containers and tankers via sea routes, allowing for the shipment of large volumes of products at a lower expense. As these cost-effective transport services become more dynamic, the use of maritime routes for trading goods and services has risen, leading to greater demand for radar systems. These systems are essential for navigation, identifying landmasses, and detecting boats, birds, and weather patterns. For example, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), a Switzerland-based intergovernmental organization, reported that global maritime trade grew by 2.4% in 2023, reaching 12.3 billion tons, indicating a recovery from the decline observed in 2022. Thus, the rise in seaborne trade is set to boost the radar market.

The anticipated growth of the radar market is largely influenced by rising geopolitical tensions. These tensions encompass political conflicts, rivalries, or disputes between nations or regions, often centered around issues like territory, resources, power, or ideology. In response to increased security demands, governments and defense organizations are investing in advanced radar systems. This technology is crucial for border and maritime security, military modernization, and safeguarding critical infrastructure. Geopolitical uncertainties frequently prompt strategic alliances, act as deterrents, and escalate defense spending on both national and global scales, which in turn fuels the demand for radar systems. For instance, The Uppsala Conflict Data Program, a Swedish initiative that tracks organized violence, noted that by the end of 2023, significant wars continued in Europe and the Middle East, particularly the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the ongoing tensions between Israel and Hamas. The number of active armed conflicts involving sovereign states has reached its highest level since World War II. Consequently, the rise in geopolitical tensions is driving the growth of the radar market.

Leading companies in the radar market are increasingly focusing on developing hemispheric radar technologies. These sophisticated radar systems provide a full 360-degree field of view, significantly improving situational awareness and detection capabilities across multiple sectors, including defense, aviation, and maritime operations. For example, in October 2024, Numerica Corp., a US-based defense manufacturing firm, launched Spark, an advanced wideband hemispheric radar. This innovative radar is specifically engineered to enhance military capabilities, with a focus on uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), short-range air defense (SHORAD), and Active Protection Systems (APS). The software-defined radar platform offers modern defense forces a highly flexible solution to effectively tackle the evolving challenges of air defense.

Major players in the radar market are investing in developing passive radar systems to gain a competitive advantage. Passive radar, relying on receiving reflections of radio signals rather than emitting its own, tracks objects effectively. For example, in August 2023, Hensoldt AG introduced Twinvis Military Sheltered, a deployable variant of its passive radar system designed for long-range aerial surveillance. This radar, integrated into a containerized shelter, facilitates easy deployment and dismantling by a minimal number of personnel. Operating by analyzing signals from third-party emitters, Twinvis tracks aerial targets without emitting radar signals, allowing real-time monitoring of up to 200 aircraft or UAVs within a 250 km radius, enabling effective aerial surveillance.

In October 2024, Parcom, a capital management firm based in the Netherlands, acquired Robin Radar for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition signifies a strategic partnership that aligns Robin Radar's innovative radar technology with Parcom's investment expertise, enabling both companies to advance radar applications across different sectors. Robin Radar specializes in sophisticated radar systems that are capable of detecting and classifying small flying objects, particularly focusing on birds and drones.

Radar is a system that emits radio waves and analyzes their reflections for display. These devices utilize radio transmitters and receivers to detect and locate objects by processing reflected waves. Equipped with electromagnetic sensors, radar systems detect, track, and identify various objects within the atmosphere, including aircraft, spacecraft, ships, insects, and birds.

Distinct types of radars include detection and search radars, targeting radars, weather-sensing radars, navigational radars, and mapping radars. Detection and search radars are designed to search for targets within a specific volume and slant range in a predetermined duration. Widely used in aircraft and surveillance applications, these radars employ wide beam antenna patterns to scan for targets. Key components of a radar system comprise the antenna, transmitter, and receiver. Radars vary in their range, spanning long, medium, and short ranges. They find applications in military operations, aviation, weather forecasting, and ground traffic control.

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Major companies operating in the radar market include Lockheed Martin Corporation, BAE Systems plc, Saab AB, L3Harris Technologies Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, Raytheon Technologies Corporation., Thales Group, Leonardo S.p.A.,Rheinmetall AG, General Dynamics Corporation, Airbus SE, Honeywell International Inc., Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Kelvin Hughes Limited, SRC Inc., ASELSAN Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Terma A/S, RADA Electronic Industries Ltd., HENSOLDT UK, ELTA Systems Ltd., Mercury Systems Inc., Reutech Radar Systems (Pty) Ltd., DeTect Inc., DRS Technologies Inc., Echodyne Corporation, Blighter Surveillance Systems, Robin Radar Systems B.V.

North America was the largest region in the radar market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period.The regions covered in the radar market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the radar market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The radar market consists of sales of airborne, ground-based, naval and space-based radars. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

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