Most directed energy weapons (DEW) present the very unique advantage over conventional weapons of ammunition cost reduction. The cost per shot of directed energy weapons is far lesser than the same for conventional weapons. A DEW missile defense weapon, for instance, shoots high powered laser beams at an incoming missile to overheat it and cause it to explode. Conventional methods employed include shooting at the missile with land to air weapons that consume a large amount of ammunition to get the job done. Therefore, DEWs not only consume lesser dollars per shot, but also require fewer shots. This is currently the key advantage that clients demanding for directed energy weapons are looking forward to.
Directed energy weapons are also versatile in utility as they can be used in warfare as well as in crowd control situations. DEWs are highly effective in dispersing crowds and riots and have been seeing an increase in use across the world. An example of a commonly used non-lethal crowd control DEW includes the Active Denial System.
As a result of the above factors and others, the global market for directed energy weapons is expected to progress at a CAGR of 20.8% within a forecast period from 2014 to 2020, in terms of revenue. The market is expected to reach US$5.21 bn by the end of 2020.
North America is expected to remain the leading consumer of directed energy weapons till 2020, by when it is expected to take up 52.9% of the global market’s value. While this is actually a drop in share value, the geographical segment is still the leading one. The demand for weapons in general is expected to reduce in North America due to the significant budget cuts made by the U.S. in its defense sector. Being one of the strongest defense bodies in the world, a reduction in consumption is a major hit to most globally prominent directed energy weapons players.
This reduction in demand from developed economies can be offset by focusing on the booming economies of the developing ones, where there is a strong growth in weapons and ammunitions consumption. The introduction of directed energy weapons is expected to be slower than that in developed economies due to lower awareness rate, but players can find major opportunities in Asia Pacific and Latin America over the coming years.
Airborne, land based, and naval are the three deployment types of directed energy weapons. Of these, land based directed energy weapons are expected to take up 43.5% of the global market value by 2020. This leading share in the market is a result of the growing number of land based programs currently being offered and under development. These include the Active Denial System, the WB-1 Microwave directed energy weapons, and the iron beam. Countries have already committed to building land based directed energy weapons that are extremely efficient, deadly, and accurate, further boosting the scope of growth that directed energy weapons manufacturers can get in land based deployment.
The top manufacturers of directed energy weapons from a global standpoint include BAE Systems Plc, Lockheed Martin, L-3 Integrated Optical Systems, Raytheon Missile Systems, The Boeing Corporation, Moog Inc., Textron Inc., and Rafael Advanced Systems.
Cyber Weapon Market to Thrive on Integration of Advanced Technologies
The global directed energy weapons market is anticipated to ride on the back of increasing demand for precise and lethal weapons. Market strategies adopted by key market participants and recent developments in the global directed energy weapons market are expected to work in favor of the market. Integration of advanced technologies, such as particle beam, high power microwave, and high energy laser are anticipated to drive the demand for directed energy weapons in the forthcoming years.
Huge investment made for the purpose of development of weapons together with demonstration is anticipated to widen scope of growth of the global directed energy weapons market in the years to come. The targets of directed energy weapons are discrete. These weapons operate at lightning speed and are able to cause disruptive effects to equipment, facilities, and personnel. Such weapons also give out beam comprising electromagnetic, atomic particles, and acoustic energy. Changing nature of the global warfare is anticipated to trigger development of the global directed energy weapons market in the near future. In addition to that, these energy weapons come with the ability to cause damage to the target with minimum indemnity damage. These factors are estimated to speed up the demand for these energy weapons in the years to come.
Increasing Conflicts and Political Turmoil to Shoot Up Demand in the Market
The global directed energy weapons market is estimated to be driven by various features, such as multiple target area coverage, efficiency against fast moving objects, long range, precise targeting, and unlimited magazine. Increasing conflicts, political disputes, turmoil, and protests are likely to play important role in the expansion of the global directed energy weapons market in the near future.
Defense is anticipated to one of the major consumers of directed energy weapons. High weight cost and arms transfer protocol are estimated to restrain development of the global directed energy weapons market in the near future. Cost of development together with technological hurdles is anticipated pose challenge for the global directed energy weapons market in the forthcoming years.
Chapter 1 Preface
1.1 Report description
1.2 Research scope
1.3 Research methodology
Chapter 2 Executive Summary
Chapter 3 Market Overview
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Market dynamics
3.2.1 Market drivers
3.2.1.1 Low cost per shot
3.2.1.2 Better accuracy as compared to the conventional counterparts
3.2.1.3 Growing demand for crowd control weapons to tackle protests and riots
3.2.2 Market restraints
3.2.2.1 Defense budget cuts
3.2.2.2 Influence of humanitarian groups against the use of directed energy weapons
3.2.3 Market opportunities
3.2.3.1 Military modernization programs
3.2.3.2 Missile defense initiatives undertaken by various countries
3.3 Directed energy weapons market – Porter’s five forces analysis
3.3.1 Bargaining power of suppliers
3.3.2 Bargaining power of buyers
3.3.3 Threat from substitutes
3.3.4 Threat of new entrants
3.3.5 Competitive rivalry
3.4 Value chain analysis
3.4.1 Standard components providers
3.4.2 Special components suppliers
3.4.3 Software providers
3.4.4 Manufacturers and suppliers
3.4.5 System integrators and distributors
3.4.6 End Users
3.5 Global directed energy weapons Market : Market attractiveness analysis by deployment, 2013
3.6 Market share by key players
Chapter 4 Global Directed Energy Weapons Market Analysis and Forecast, by Technology, 2014 - 2020
4.1 Introduction
4.2 High energy laser
4.2.1 High energy laser directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
4.3 High power microwave
4.3.1 High power microwave directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
4.4 Particle beam
4.4.1 Particle beam directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
Chapter 5 Global Directed Energy Weapons Market Analysis and Forecast, by Deployment, 2014 - 2020
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Airborne
5.2.1 Airborne directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
5.3 Naval
5.3.1 Naval directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
5.4 Land based
5.4.1 Land based directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
Chapter 6 Global Directed energy weapons market, Analysis and Forecast, by Geography, 2014 - 2020
6.1 Introduction
6.2 North America
6.2.1 North America directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.2.1.1 U.S. directed energy weapons market
6.2.1.2 U.S. directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.2.1.3 Canada directed energy weapons market
6.2.1.4 Canada directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.2.1.5 Mexico directed energy weapons market
6.2.1.6 Mexico directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.3 Europe
6.3.1 Europe directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.3.1.1 U.K. directed energy weapons market
6.3.1.2 U.K. directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.3.1.3 France directed energy weapons market
6.3.1.4 France directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.3.1.5 Italy directed energy weapons market
6.3.1.6 Italy directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.3.1.7 Germany directed energy weapons market
6.3.1.8 Germany directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.3.1.9 Russia directed energy weapons market
6.3.1.10 Russia directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.3.1.11 Rest of Europe directed energy weapons market
6.3.1.12 Rest of Europe directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.4 Asia Pacific
6.4.1 Asia Pacific directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.4.1.1 China directed energy weapons market
6.4.1.2 China directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.4.1.3 India directed energy weapons market
6.4.1.4 India directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.4.1.5 Japan directed energy weapons market
6.4.1.6 Japan directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.4.1.7 Rest of APAC directed energy weapons market
6.4.1.8 Rest of APAC directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.5 Rest of the World (RoW)
6.5.1 RoW directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.5.1.1 Saudi Arabia directed energy weapons market
6.5.1.2 Saudi Arabia directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.5.1.3 UAE directed energy weapons market
6.5.1.4 UAE directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.5.1.5 Israel directed energy weapons market
6.5.1.6 Israel directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.5.1.7 South Africa directed energy weapons market
6.5.1.8 South Africa directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.5.1.9 Rest of MEA directed energy weapons market
6.5.1.10 Rest of MEA directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.5.1.11 Brazil directed energy weapons market
6.5.1.12 Brazil directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
6.5.1.13 Rest of South America directed energy weapons market
6.5.1.14 Rest of South America directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
Chapter 7 Company Profiles
7.1 Lockheed Martin Corporation
7.1.1 Company Overview
7.1.2 Financial overview
7.1.3 Business Strategy
7.1.4 SWOT Analysis
7.1.5 Recent Developments
7.2 Northrop Grumman Corporation
7.2.1 Company overview
7.2.2 Financial Overview
7.2.3 Business Strategy
7.2.4 SWOT Analysis
7.2.5 Recent Developments
7.3 Raytheon Company
7.3.1 Company overview
7.3.2 Financial overview
7.3.3 Business strategies
7.3.4 SWOT analysis
7.3.5 Recent developments
7.4 Boeing Co.
7.4.1 Company Overview:
7.4.2 Financial overview
7.4.3 Business Strategy
7.4.4 SWOT Analysis
7.4.5 Recent Developments
7.5 BAE System PLC
7.5.1 Company Overview
7.5.2 Financial Overview
7.5.3 Business Strategy
7.5.4 SWOT Analysis
7.5.5 Recent Developments
7.6 L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
7.6.1 Company overview
7.6.2 Financial overview
7.6.3 Business strategies
7.6.4 SWOT analysis
7.6.5 Recent developments
7.7 Moog Inc.
7.7.1 Company overview
7.7.2 Financial overview
7.7.3 Business strategies
7.7.4 SWOT analysis
7.8 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
7.8.1 Company overview
7.8.2 Financial overview
7.8.3 Business strategies
7.8.4 SWOT analysis
7.8.5 Recent developments
7.9 Applied Companies, Inc.
7.9.1 Company overview
7.9.2 Financial overview
7.9.3 Business strategies
7.9.4 SWOT analysis
7.9.5 Recent developments
7.10 Schafer Corporation
7.10.1 Company overview
7.10.2 Financial overview
7.10.3 Business strategies
7.10.4 SWOT analysis
List of Tables
TABLE 1 Global directed energy weapons market snapshot
TABLE 2 Drivers for directed energy weapons market: Impact analysis
TABLE 3 Restraints for directed energy weapons market: Impact analysis
TABLE 4 North America directed energy weapons market size and forecast, by technology, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
TABLE 5 North America directed energy weapons market size and forecast, by deployment, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
TABLE 6 North America directed energy weapons market size and forecast, by weapon type, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
TABLE 7 Europe directed energy weapons market size and forecast, by technology, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
TABLE 8 Europe directed energy weapons market size and forecast, by deployment, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
TABLE 9 Europe directed energy weapons market size and forecast, by weapon type, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
TABLE 10 Asia Pacific directed energy weapons market size and forecast, by technology, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
TABLE 11 Asia Pacific directed energy weapons market size and forecast, by deployment, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
TABLE 12 Asia Pacific directed energy weapons market size and forecast, by weapon type, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
TABLE 13 RoW directed energy weapons market size and forecast, by technology, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
TABLE 14 RoW directed energy weapons market size and forecast, by deployment, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
TABLE 15 RoW directed energy weapons market size and forecast, by weapon type, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
TABLE 16 Rest of the World directed energy weapons market size and forecast, by regions, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
List of Figures
FIG. 1 Market segmentation: Global directed energy weapons market
FIG. 2 Military Spending by specific countries, 2011 and 2012.
FIG. 3 Porter’s five forces analysis for directed energy weapons market
FIG. 4 Value chain analysis for directed energy weapons market
FIG. 5 Market attractiveness analysis, by deployment, 2013
FIG. 6 Market share by key directed energy weapons manufacturers, 2013 (Value %)
FIG. 7 Global directed energy weapons market share and forecast, by technology, 2013 vs. 2020 (Value %)
FIG. 8 High energy laser directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 9 High power microwave directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 10 Particle beam directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 11 Global directed energy weapons market share and forecast, by deployment 2013 vs. 2020 (Value %)
FIG. 12 Airborne directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 13 Naval directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 14 Land based directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 15 Global directed energy weapons market share and forecast, by Geography 2013 vs. 2020 (Value %)
FIG. 16 North America directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 17 U.S. directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 18 Canada directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 19 Mexico directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 20 Europe directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 21 U.K. directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 22 France directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 23 Italy directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 24 Germany directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 25 Russia directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 26 Rest of Europe directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 27 Asia Pacific directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 28 China directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 29 India directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 30 Japan directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 31 Rest of APAC directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 32 RoW directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 33 Saudi Arabia directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 34 UAE directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 35 Israel directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 36 South Africa directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 37 Rest of MEA directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 38 Brazil directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
FIG. 39 Rest of South America directed energy weapons market size and forecast, 2013 – 2020 (USD million)
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