Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market by Technology (Collision Avoidance, Communication, Imaging), Depth of Operation (Deep-Water, Shallow-Water), Payload, Shape, Application - Global Forecast 2024-2030

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market by Technology (Collision Avoidance, Communication, Imaging), Depth of Operation (Deep-Water, Shallow-Water), Payload, Shape, Application - Global Forecast 2024-2030


The Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market size was estimated at USD 2.08 billion in 2023 and expected to reach USD 2.48 billion in 2024, at a CAGR 19.28% to reach USD 7.18 billion by 2030.

Global Autonomous Underwater Vehicles MarketAutonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are self-guided, untethered robotic systems designed to operate underwater for various research activities, commercial purposes, and defense applications to navigate complex marine environments and complete tasks with high accuracy without human intervention. AUVs are used for harbor & coastal surveillance, which is crucial for safeguarding sensitive maritime installations against potential threats from subsurface intrusions or hostile activities. The increasing defense spending by governments worldwide due to escalating geopolitical tensions, rising terrorism threats, and growing challenges to international maritime security has improved the deployment of autonomous underwater vehicles. Moreover, government and non-government organizations' heavy investments in deep-sea field development and seabed mapping have propelled the demand for AUVs worldwide. The technical limitations and complexity in designing AUVs to ensure safe operations with high costs associated with manufacturing and operating AUVs limit product penetration. However, deploying inertial navigation systems, Doppler velocity logs, global positioning systems, and depth sensors to track AUVs' position accurately in challenging underwater conditions is expected to create lucrative opportunities for the autonomous underwater vehicles market in the coming years.Regional InsightsThe Americas represents a highly developing autonomous underwater vehicles market owing to the increasing investments in maritime research and development (R&D) activities with emerging advanced applications of AUVs in the military and defense sectors. The AUVs market in the Asia-Pacific region is rapidly evolving due to increasing budgets for the military, growing investment in advanced defense technology & warfare systems, and rising focus by the research institution and local organizations on R&D activities. Europe, the Middle East & Africa region showcase the overall developing landscape characterized by increasing threats to the offshore industry, managing & surveillance of offshore construction operations, and offering autonomous maritime support. The significant spending on the defense sector in the European economies has augmented the advancements and developments in autonomous underwater vehicles. The supportive government initiatives and investments to expand the use of AUVs and facilitate the development and execution of maritime and offshore operations are expanding the usage of AUVs in the EMEA region.

FPNV Positioning Matrix

The FPNV Positioning Matrix is pivotal in evaluating the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market. It offers a comprehensive assessment of vendors, examining key metrics related to Business Strategy and Product Satisfaction. This in-depth analysis empowers users to make well-informed decisions aligned with their requirements. Based on the evaluation, the vendors are then categorized into four distinct quadrants representing varying levels of success: Forefront (F), Pathfinder (P), Niche (N), or Vital (V).

Market Share Analysis

The Market Share Analysis is a comprehensive tool that provides an insightful and in-depth examination of the current state of vendors in the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market. By meticulously comparing and analyzing vendor contributions in terms of overall revenue, customer base, and other key metrics, we can offer companies a greater understanding of their performance and the challenges they face when competing for market share. Additionally, this analysis provides valuable insights into the competitive nature of the sector, including factors such as accumulation, fragmentation dominance, and amalgamation traits observed over the base year period studied. With this expanded level of detail, vendors can make more informed decisions and devise effective strategies to gain a competitive edge in the market.

Key Company Profiles

The report delves into recent significant developments in the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market, highlighting leading vendors and their innovative profiles. These include Atlas Elektronik GmbH by ThyssenKrupp AG, BAE Systems PLC, Blue Robotics Inc., Boston Engineering Corporation, Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc., Deep Trekker Inc., ECA Group, EVOLOGICS GmbH, Fugro Group, General Dynamics Mission Systems by General Dynamics Corporation, Graal Tech Srl, Hydromea SA, IHI Corporation, International Submarine Engineering Limited, iXblue SAS, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., NORBIT ASA, Oceaneering International Inc., Rolls-Royce PLC, Saab AB, SAIPEM SpA, Stone Aerospace, Inc., Subsea 7, Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, The Boeing Company, and VideoRay LLC.

Market Segmentation & Coverage



This research report categorizes the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market to forecast the revenues and analyze trends in each of the following sub-markets:

Technology
Collision Avoidance
Communication
Imaging
Navigation
Propulsion
Depth of Operation
Deep-Water
Shallow-Water
Payload
Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers
Cameras
Echo Sounders
Synthetic Aperture Sonars
Shape
Laminar Flow Body
Multi-hull Vehicle
Streamlined Rectangular Style
Torpedo
Application
Archeological & Exploration
Environmental Protection & Monitoring
Military & Defense
Oceanography
Offshore Renewable Energy
Oil & Gas
Search & Salvage Operation
Region
Americas
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Mexico
United States
California
Florida
Illinois
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
Asia-Pacific
Australia
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
France
Germany
Israel
Italy
Netherlands
Nigeria
Norway
Poland
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom

The report offers valuable insights on the following aspects:

1. Market Penetration: It presents comprehensive information on the market provided by key players.
2. Market Development: It delves deep into lucrative emerging markets and analyzes the penetration across mature market segments.
3. Market Diversification: It provides detailed information on new product launches, untapped geographic regions, recent developments, and investments.
4. Competitive Assessment & Intelligence: It conducts an exhaustive assessment of market shares, strategies, products, certifications, regulatory approvals, patent landscape, and manufacturing capabilities of the leading players.
5. Product Development & Innovation: It offers intelligent insights on future technologies, R&D activities, and breakthrough product developments.

The report addresses key questions such as:

1. What is the market size and forecast of the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market?
2. Which products, segments, applications, and areas should one consider investing in over the forecast period in the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market?
3. What are the technology trends and regulatory frameworks in the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market?
4. What is the market share of the leading vendors in the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market?
5. Which modes and strategic moves are suitable for entering the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market?

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1. Preface
1.1. Objectives of the Study
1.2. Market Segmentation & Coverage
1.3. Years Considered for the Study
1.4. Currency & Pricing
1.5. Language
1.6. Limitations
1.7. Assumptions
1.8. Stakeholders
2. Research Methodology
2.1. Define: Research Objective
2.2. Determine: Research Design
2.3. Prepare: Research Instrument
2.4. Collect: Data Source
2.5. Analyze: Data Interpretation
2.6. Formulate: Data Verification
2.7. Publish: Research Report
2.8. Repeat: Report Update
3. Executive Summary
4. Market Overview
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market, by Region
5. Market Insights
5.1. Market Dynamics
5.1.1. Drivers
5.1.1.1. Rising defense spending and increasing use in harbor & coastal surveillance, and protection
5.1.1.2. Increasing use for deep sea field development and seabed mapping
5.1.1.3. Government support for underwater research and exploration
5.1.2. Restraints
5.1.2.1. High maintenance and operation cost of autonomous underwater vehicles
5.1.3. Opportunities
5.1.3.1. Development and incorporation of advanced technologies in autonomous underwater vehicles
5.1.3.2. Increasing collaboration between AUVs, navigation, and communication service providers
5.1.4. Challenges
5.1.4.1. Complex design and operational issues associated with AUVs
5.2. Market Segmentation Analysis
5.3. Market Trend Analysis
5.4. Cumulative Impact of High Inflation
5.5. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
5.5.1. Threat of New Entrants
5.5.2. Threat of Substitutes
5.5.3. Bargaining Power of Customers
5.5.4. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
5.5.5. Industry Rivalry
5.6. Value Chain & Critical Path Analysis
5.7. Regulatory Framework
6. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market, by Technology
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Collision Avoidance
6.3. Communication
6.4. Imaging
6.5. Navigation
6.6. Propulsion
7. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market, by Depth of Operation
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Deep-Water
7.3. Shallow-Water
8. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market, by Payload
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers
8.3. Cameras
8.4. Echo Sounders
8.5. Synthetic Aperture Sonars
9. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market, by Shape
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Laminar Flow Body
9.3. Multi-hull Vehicle
9.4. Streamlined Rectangular Style
9.5. Torpedo
10. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market, by Application
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Archeological & Exploration
10.3. Environmental Protection & Monitoring
10.4. Military & Defense
10.5. Oceanography
10.6. Offshore Renewable Energy
10.7. Oil & Gas
10.8. Search & Salvage Operation
11. Americas Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Argentina
11.3. Brazil
11.4. Canada
11.5. Mexico
11.6. United States
12. Asia-Pacific Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Australia
12.3. China
12.4. India
12.5. Indonesia
12.6. Japan
12.7. Malaysia
12.8. Philippines
12.9. Singapore
12.10. South Korea
12.11. Taiwan
12.12. Thailand
12.13. Vietnam
13. Europe, Middle East & Africa Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Market
13.1. Introduction
13.2. Denmark
13.3. Egypt
13.4. Finland
13.5. France
13.6. Germany
13.7. Israel
13.8. Italy
13.9. Netherlands
13.10. Nigeria
13.11. Norway
13.12. Poland
13.13. Qatar
13.14. Russia
13.15. Saudi Arabia
13.16. South Africa
13.17. Spain
13.18. Sweden
13.19. Switzerland
13.20. Turkey
13.21. United Arab Emirates
13.22. United Kingdom
14. Competitive Landscape
14.1. FPNV Positioning Matrix
14.2. Market Share Analysis, By Key Player
14.3. Competitive Scenario Analysis, By Key Player
14.3.1. Merger & Acquisition
14.3.1.1. Anduril Industries Acquires Dive Technologies
14.3.2. Agreement, Collaboration, & Partnership
14.3.2.1. Nauticus Earns Petrobras Contract Worth USD 100 Million
14.3.3. Investment & Funding
14.3.3.1. Pre-Seed Funding Raised for Advanced AUV Inspection Technology
15. Competitive Portfolio
15.1. Key Company Profiles
15.1.1. Atlas Elektronik GmbH by ThyssenKrupp AG
15.1.2. BAE Systems PLC
15.1.3. Blue Robotics Inc.
15.1.4. Boston Engineering Corporation
15.1.5. Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc.
15.1.6. Deep Trekker Inc.
15.1.7. ECA Group
15.1.8. EVOLOGICS GmbH
15.1.9. Fugro Group
15.1.10. General Dynamics Mission Systems by General Dynamics Corporation
15.1.11. Graal Tech Srl
15.1.12. Hydromea SA
15.1.13. IHI Corporation
15.1.14. International Submarine Engineering Limited
15.1.15. iXblue SAS
15.1.16. Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
15.1.17. L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
15.1.18. Lockheed Martin Corporation
15.1.19. MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
15.1.20. NORBIT ASA
15.1.21. Oceaneering International Inc.
15.1.22. Rolls-Royce PLC
15.1.23. Saab AB
15.1.24. SAIPEM SpA
15.1.25. Stone Aerospace, Inc.
15.1.26. Subsea 7
15.1.27. Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
15.1.28. The Boeing Company
15.1.29. VideoRay LLC
15.2. Key Product Portfolio
16. Appendix
16.1. Discussion Guide
16.2. License & Pricing
FIGURE 1. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET RESEARCH PROCESS
FIGURE 2. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, 2023 VS 2030
FIGURE 3. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, 2018-2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 4. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2023 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 5. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 6. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET DYNAMICS
FIGURE 7. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2023 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 8. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 9. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY DEPTH OF OPERATION, 2023 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 10. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY DEPTH OF OPERATION, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 11. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY PAYLOAD, 2023 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 12. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY PAYLOAD, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 13. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY SHAPE, 2023 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 14. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY SHAPE, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 15. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2023 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 16. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 17. AMERICAS AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2023 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 18. AMERICAS AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 19. UNITED STATES AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY STATE, 2023 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 20. UNITED STATES AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY STATE, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 21. ASIA-PACIFIC AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2023 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 22. ASIA-PACIFIC AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 23. EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2023 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 24. EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 25. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET, FPNV POSITIONING MATRIX, 2023
FIGURE 26. AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES MARKET SHARE, BY KEY PLAYER, 2023

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