Light Weapons Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028
Market Report I 2023-10-15 I 138 Pages I IMARC Group
Market Overview:
The global light weapons market size reached US$ 13.1 Billion in 2022. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 18.0 Billion by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1% during 2023-2028.
Light weapons refer to a group of weapons that are designed to be used by more than one crew member but can also be used by one individual under certain conditions. They are predominantly used by defense forces in combat missions and naval operations. It comprises heavy machine guns, mounted grenade launchers, MANPADS (man-portable anti-defense systems), recoilless rifles, anti-tank missile launchers, anti-tank guns, landmines, mortars of lesser caliber, and anti-aircraft missiles. Technologies for guided weapons as well as unguided weapons are used in the production of these weapons. Some of the common materials used in the manufacturing of these weapons include steel and polymers. Defense and homeland security are two of the major applications of light weapons.
Light Weapons Market Trends:
The market is primarily driven by significant growth in the military and defense sector due to the escalating demand for advanced weapons. This can be attributed to the increasing adoption of precision-guided firearms with advanced features, such as targeting, fire control, and advanced head-up display technologies. An increasing number of contracts for light weapons from military forces and homeland security are also providing a boost to the market. Moreover, extensive research and development (R&D) activities conducted by key weapon manufacturers are creating a positive market outlook. The market is also propelled by continual technological advancements in weapon manufacturing, such as the advent of an increased range of anti-tank missiles, integration of laser systems in light cannons, and incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) features. A considerable increase in terrorism, cross-border disputes, and political unrest between neighboring countries are further contributing to a significant rise in the uptake of light weapons. Some of the other factors contributing to the market include the low production cost of the product, the expanding military modernization programs, and the rising defense expenditure.
Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global light weapons market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2023-2028. Our report has categorized the market based on type, technology and application.
Breakup by Type:
Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
Grenades and Grenade Launchers
Mortars
Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
Man-portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS)
Others
Breakup by Technology:
Guided
Laser Guided
Infrared Guided
Satellite Guided
Semi-automatic Command to Line of Sight
Unguided
Breakup by Application:
Defense
Homeland Security
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 BAE Systems plc, FN Herstal (Herstal Group), General Dynamics Corporation, Heckler & Koch GmbH, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Rheinmetall AG, Saab AB and Thales Group.
Key Questions Answered in This Report
1. How big is the global light weapons market?
2. What is the expected growth rate of the global light weapons market during 2023-2028?
3. What are the key factors driving the global light weapons market?
4. What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global light weapons market?
5. What is the breakup of the global light weapons market based on the technology?
6. What is the breakup of the global light weapons market based on the application?
7. What are the key regions in the global light weapons market?
8. Who are the key players/companies in the global light weapons market?
1Preface
2Scope and Methodology
2.1Objectives of the Study
2.2Stakeholders
2.3Data Sources
2.3.1Primary Sources
2.3.2Secondary Sources
2.4Market Estimation
2.4.1Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2Top-Down Approach
2.5Forecasting Methodology
3Executive Summary
4Introduction
4.1Overview
4.2Key Industry Trends
5Global Light Weapons Market
5.1Market Overview
5.2Market Performance
5.3Impact of COVID-19
5.4Market Forecast
6Market Breakup by Type
6.1Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2Grenades and Grenade Launchers
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3Mortars
6.3.1 Market Trends
6.3.2 Market Forecast
6.4Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
6.4.1 Market Trends
6.4.2 Market Forecast
6.5Man-portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS)
6.5.1 Market Trends
6.5.2 Market Forecast
6.6Others
6.6.1 Market Trends
6.6.2 Market Forecast
7Market Breakup by Technology
7.1Guided
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Key Segments
7.1.2.1 Laser Guided
7.1.2.2 Infrared Guided
7.1.2.3 Satellite Guided
7.1.2.4 Semi-automatic Command to Line of Sight
7.1.3 Market Forecast
7.2Unguided
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
8Market Breakup by Application
8.1Defense
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2Homeland Security
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
9Market Breakup by Region
9.1North 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
9.2Asia-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
9.3Europe
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
9.4Latin 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
9.5Middle East and Africa
9.5.1 Market Trends
9.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
9.5.3 Market Forecast
10SWOT Analysis
10.1Overview
10.2Strengths
10.3Weaknesses
10.4Opportunities
10.5Threats
11Value Chain Analysis
12Porters Five Forces Analysis
12.1Overview
12.2Bargaining Power of Buyers
12.3Bargaining Power of Suppliers
12.4Degree of Competition
12.5Threat of New Entrants
12.6Threat of Substitutes
13Price Analysis
14Competitive Landscape
14.1Market Structure
14.2Key Players
14.3Profiles of Key Players
14.3.1BAE Systems plc
14.3.1.1 Company Overview
14.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.1.3 Financials
14.3.1.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.2FN Herstal (Herstal Group)
14.3.2.1 Company Overview
14.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.3General Dynamics Corporation
14.3.3.1 Company Overview
14.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.3.3 Financials
14.3.3.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.4Heckler & Koch GmbH
14.3.4.1 Company Overview
14.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.5Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
14.3.5.1 Company Overview
14.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.6Lockheed Martin Corporation
14.3.6.1 Company Overview
14.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.6.3 Financials
14.3.6.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.7Raytheon Technologies Corporation
14.3.7.1 Company Overview
14.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.7.3 Financials
14.3.7.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.8Rheinmetall AG
14.3.8.1 Company Overview
14.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.8.3 Financials
14.3.9Saab AB
14.3.9.1 Company Overview
14.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.9.3 Financials
14.3.9.4 SWOT Analysis
14.3.10Thales Group
14.3.10.1 Company Overview
14.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.10.3 Financials
14.3.10.4 SWOT Analysis
Figure 1: Global: Light Weapons Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2017-2022
Figure 3: Global: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2023-2028
Figure 4: Global: Light Weapons Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2022
Figure 5: Global: Light Weapons Market: Breakup by Technology (in %), 2022
Figure 6: Global: Light Weapons Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2022
Figure 7: Global: Light Weapons Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2022
Figure 8: Global: Light Weapons (Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 9: Global: Light Weapons (Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 10: Global: Light Weapons (Grenades and Grenade Launchers) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 11: Global: Light Weapons (Grenades and Grenade Launchers) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 12: Global: Light Weapons (Mortars) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 13: Global: Light Weapons (Mortars) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 14: Global: Light Weapons (Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 15: Global: Light Weapons (Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 16: Global: Light Weapons (Man-portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS)) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 17: Global: Light Weapons (Man-portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS)) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 18: Global: Light Weapons (Other Types) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 19: Global: Light Weapons (Other Types) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 20: Global: Light Weapons (Guided) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 21: Global: Light Weapons (Guided) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 22: Global: Light Weapons (Unguided) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 23: Global: Light Weapons (Unguided) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 24: Global: Light Weapons (Defense) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 25: Global: Light Weapons (Defense) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 26: Global: Light Weapons (Homeland Security) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 27: Global: Light Weapons (Homeland Security) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 28: North America: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 29: North America: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 30: United States: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 31: United States: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 32: Canada: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 33: Canada: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 34: Asia-Pacific: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 35: Asia-Pacific: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 36: China: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 37: China: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 38: Japan: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 39: Japan: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 40: India: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 41: India: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 42: South Korea: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 43: South Korea: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 44: Australia: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 45: Australia: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 46: Indonesia: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 47: Indonesia: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 48: Others: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 49: Others: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 50: Europe: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 51: Europe: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 52: Germany: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 53: Germany: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 54: France: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 55: France: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 56: United Kingdom: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 57: United Kingdom: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 58: Italy: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 59: Italy: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 60: Spain: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 61: Spain: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 62: Russia: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 63: Russia: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 64: Others: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 65: Others: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 66: Latin America: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 67: Latin America: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 68: Brazil: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 69: Brazil: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 70: Mexico: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 71: Mexico: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 72: Others: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 73: Others: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 74: Middle East and Africa: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 75: Middle East and Africa: Light Weapons Market: Breakup by Country (in %), 2022
Figure 76: Middle East and Africa: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 77: Global: Light Weapons Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 78: Global: Light Weapons Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 79: Global: Light Weapons Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis
Table 1: Global: Light Weapons Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2022 and 2028
Table 2: Global: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 3: Global: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Breakup by Technology (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 4: Global: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Breakup by Application (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 5: Global: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 6: Global: Light Weapons Market: Competitive Structure
Table 7: Global: Light Weapons Market: Key Players
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