Military Wearables Market Outlook - 2027
The military wearables are the equipment used by soldiers during the missions or military exercises. The technology reduces troop causalities across the globe. There are several types of military wearables such as headwear, eyewear, bodywear, and others. Military wearables help in monitoring the physical state of soldiers during missions, enhance communication between troops & military stations, and provide complete situational awareness. The other benefits of military wearables include their withstanding capability in sustaining harsh environmental conditions such as high temperatures, inside water, and others. The governments of several countries are investing for highly efficient military wearables. For instance, in November 2018, Lockheed Martin signed a contract worth 7 million USD with the U.S. army for the enhancement of exoskeleton.
Covid-19 Scenario analysis:
- The production rate of military wearables industries across the globe has been hampered because of the declared lockdowns and government restrictions on public gatherings.
- Training exercises such as Pitch Black 2020, Milan 2020, and others have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation, which may impact procurement of military wearables.
- There will be a considerable rise in demand for military wearables post covid-19 as the combat exercises will start resuming.
- As governments spending shift toward economic recovery due to covid-19 pandemic, industries may experience reduction in quantity of order for military wearables equipment.
Top impacting factors: market scenario analysis, trends, drivers and impact analysis
Increase in need for soldier coordination & training, rise in asymmetric warfare, alleged geopolitical conflicts, and soldier modernization programs are the factors that drive the growth of the military wearables market. However, procurement of conventional warfare systems rather than advanced military wearables by emerging economies is expected to hamper the market growth. On the contrary, technological advancements such as exoskeleton, smart textiles, power & energy management, and communication & computing is opportunistic for the future growth of the military wearables market.
Increase in need for soldier coordination & training
Soldiers security becomes topmost concern for defense agencies especially in current ongoing war like situations in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and others. Military wearables track the soldiers’ moment and provide real-time situational awareness to military office, which improves the troops coordination with the team. Moreover, military wearables improve the training of soldiers. Hence, increase in need for soldier coordination & training military wearables demand will continue to grow.
Advancement in wearable technology
Several military wearables have become compact, lightweight, and improved in efficiency. The technological advancement of military wearables has contributed in increase in sale. For instance, BAE Systems secured a contract worth USD 97 million from the U.S. Army for the supply of new night vision goggles and thermal weapon sights. Therefore, military wearables market is expected to grow further with the advancements in technology in future.
Key benefits of the report:
- This study presents the analytical depiction of the global military wearables industry along with the current trends and future estimations to determine the imminent investment pockets.
- The report presents information related to key drivers, restraints, and opportunities along with detailed analysis of the global military wearables market share.
- The current market is quantitatively analyzed to highlight the global military wearables market growth scenario.
- Porter’s five forces analysis illustrates the potency of the buyers & suppliers in the market.
- The report provides a detailed military wearables market analysis based on competitive intensity and how the competition will take shape in coming years.
Questions answered in the global military wearables market research report:
- Which are the leading market players active in the military wearables market?
- What are the current trends that will influence the market in the next few years?
- What are the driving factors, restraints, and opportunities in the market?
- What are the projections for the future that would help in taking further strategic steps?
Key Market Segments
- By Technology
- Communication & Computing
- Tactical Multiband Radios
- Tactical Headsets
- Wearable Computers
- Embedded Antennas
- Connectivity
- Wearable Personal Area Network
- Compact Connectors
- Wires and Cables
- Navigation
- Dismounted PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing)
- Personal Recovery Devices (PRD)
- Dismounted IFF
- Vision & Surveillance
- Imaging
- EO/IR & Thermal Cameras
- Sights & Scopes
- Night Vision Goggles (NVG)
- Augmented Reality (AR) & Virtual Reality (VR)
- Smart Glasses
- Smart Helmets
- Head-mounted Displays
- Passive Exoskeleton
- Powered Exoskeleton
- Body Diagnostic Sensors
- Wearables Patches
- Smart Bands and Activity Trackers
- Power & Energy Management
- Batteries
- Energy Harvesters
- Wireless Chargers
- Inductive Technology
- Magnetic Resonance Technology
- Capacitive Coupling/Conductive
- By End User
- Land Forces
- Airborne Forces
- Naval Forces
- By Wearable Type
- Headwear
- Eyewear
- Wristwear
- Bodywear
- Hearables
- By Region
- North America
- Europe
- Germany
- UK
- France
- rest of Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- rest of Asia-Pacific
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Mexico
- rest of LATAM
- the Middle East
- Africa
Key Market Players
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- General Dynamics Corporation
- Rheinmetall AG
- BAE Systems
- Saab AB
- L3Harris Technologies Inc
- Safran
- ASELSAN A.
- Elbit Systems Ltd.