Military Vehicle & Aircraft Protection Systems Market to 2025 - Global Analysis and Forecasts by Vehicle Armour Type (RPG Nets and Reactive Armour); Aircraft Type (Transport Aircraft and Helicopters); Aircraft Armour Type (Pilot Seat Protection, Cockpit Protection, Floor Protection, and Exterior Protection)

The global military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market accounted to US$ 3.87 Bn in 2017 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.2% during the forecast period 2018 - 2025, to account to US$ 4.92 Bn by 2025.

The most prominent region in the current military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market scenario stands for North America owing to the rapid deployment of troops by the US defense forces.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is constantly posting its troops in countries such as Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, South Korea, Kuwait and Italy among others in order to deter different threats and maintain sustainable atmosphere. The deployment of large numbers of troops across the globe has led the country to invest significant amounts in the development as well procurement of military vehicle & aircraft protection systems to transport essential commodities to the isolated troops. The military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market is foreseen to witness an expeditionary growth in Asia Pacific region, pertaining to the huge demand for such advanced defense systems among defense forces especially Chinese, South Korean and Indian army. The rise in terrorist attacks and other political and warring activities in the above mentioned countries is leading the defense forces to deploy troops along the borders as well as in remote locations. The increasing number of troop deployment from these countries is anticipated to be reason behind the growth of military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market in Asia Pacific region during the forecast period.

Some of the major spenders in European provinces for the military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market include France, U.K, Germany and Italy. The increased spending in the Central as well as Western Europe is majorly driven by the increasing threat from the Russian activities, due to which the countries belonging to Eastern and Western parts of Europe have realized the need for up-gradation of their military capabilities and subsequently driving the growth of military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market in Europe. These capabilities also included retrofitting and updating of the armored vehicles and aircrafts with protections systems such as RPG Net and other armor protection systems. This factor is boosting the military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market.

Exhibit: Military Vehicle & Aircraft Protection Systems Market Lucrative Regional Markets

Market Insights
Reactive Armor Dominated the Vehicle Armor Type in 2017; Cockpit Protection Armor Led the Aircraft Armor Type in 2017
The military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market is segmented on basis of vehicle armor type as RPG nets and reactive armor. The increasing terrorism, and explosive cross-country firings have led the major defense forces and respective country military forces to deploy increased troops and artilleries to counter these threats. The increasing number of military personnel and vehicles have led the defense forces to procure large numbers of vehicle armors and personnel body armors. Thus, driving the military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market in the recent years.

The military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market is categorized on basis of various aircraft armor type as pilot seat protection, cockpit protection, floor protection and exterior protection. The aircraft armor type play a critical role in protecting the aircraft, and owing to increase in aircraft refurbishing and retrofitting practices, the market for the aircraft armor type is growing the current market scenario. The increase in military budgets among the developing countries is foreseen to drive the market for aircraft armor retrofitting in the coming years till 2025. Another major opportunity of aircraft armor manufacturers is the development of ultra-light armor systems, which is anticipated to attract increased number of defense forces. These factors are bolstering the growth of military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market.

Increasing Deployment of Military Troops in War Prone Regions
Growing geopolitical instabilities amongst the warring nations of the world have propelled the countries to adopt a powerful military approach in order to safeguard national and international interests. Pertaining to this fact, these forces are strengthening their forces with advanced technologies in terms of ammunition, artilleries and transportation facilities. This has facilitated several players operating in military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market to attract their clients with advanced and superior technologies. The major defense forces in across the globe namely; the US, China, India, Canada, Russia, the UK among others have a significantly huge number of military personnel and the deployment of the military troops in war zones across the globe is also higher as compared to other prominent defense forces. This factor boasts the assembly of various armor protection for land vehicles used by the troops.

In addition, deployment of American, European and Asian peace-keeping forces, anti-piracy troops, and other Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) across the globe also demands armor protection for their vehicles in an effort to increase the security of the vehicles in case of sudden enemy attacks. This factor is also positively impacting on the growth of military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market.

Vehicle Armor Type Insights
The military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market is segmented on basis of vehicle armor type as RPG nets and reactive armor. These lightweight structures facilitate in securing the military vehicles from various explosive projectiles such as rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) and Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOWs). The increasing terrorism, and explosive cross-country firings have led the major defense forces and respective country military forces to deploy increased troops and artilleries to counter these threats. The increasing number of military personnel and vehicles have led the defense forces to procure large numbers of vehicle armors and personnel body armors and subsequently driving the growth of military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market. The reactive armors are the most prominent vehicle armor types among the military forces, owing to simple structure and high efficiency on the mine protected vehicles, patrol vehicles, and ambush protected vehicles. On the other, defense forces are inclined towards attaching reactive armors, owing to the anti-tank guided missiles attacks on the main battle tanks, thereby, catalyzing the growth of military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market.

Aircraft Armor Type Insights
The military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market is categorized on basis of various aircraft armor type as pilot seat protection, cockpit protection, floor protection and exterior protection. The aircraft armor type play a critical role in protecting the aircraft, and owing to increase in aircraft refurbishing and retrofitting practices, the market for the aircraft armor type is growing the current market scenario. The increase in military budgets among the developing countries is foreseen to drive the market for aircraft armor retrofitting in the coming years till 2025, which is anticipated to trigger the growth of military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market. Another major opportunity of aircraft armor manufacturers is the development of ultra-light armor systems, which is anticipated to attract increased number of defense forces. The defense forces are more inclined towards armoring the cockpit and exterior of the aircraft, which enables the forces to secure their airborne vehicle as well as the crews. These advancements are enabling the players operating in military vehicle & aircraft protection systems market to gain customer attraction.

 Exhibit: Military Vehicle & Aircraft Protection Systems Market, by Application

• RPG
• Reactive Armor

• Transport Aircraft
• Helicopters

• Pilot Seat Protection
• Cockpit Protection
• Floor Protection
• Exterior Protection

• Commercial
• Defense
• Research

• North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Europe
  • France
  • Germany
  • Russia
  • UK
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific (APAC)
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • Rest of APAC
• Middle East & Africa (MEA)
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • UAE
  • Rest of MEA
• South America (SAM)
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Rest of SAM

• AmSafe Bridport
• Plasan
• RUAG AG
• General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems
• Ensign- Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company
• QinetiQ North America
• TenCate Advanced Armor
• MDT Armor
• Rheinmetall AG
• MKU Limited