Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2031

Summary

An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is a robot that travels underwater without requiring input from an operator. AUVs constitute part of a larger group of undersea systems known as unmanned underwater vehicles, a classification that includes non-autonomous remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) – controlled and powered from the surface by an operator/pilot via an umbilical or using remote control. In military applications an AUV is more often referred to as an unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV).

According to APO Research, The global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) market was estimated at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2026-2031.

North American market for Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Europe market for Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

The major global manufacturers of Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) include Kongsberg, Lockheed Martin, Saab, Atlas Elektronik, L3T, Teledyne Marine, Boeing, General Dynamics and Gabri S.R.L., etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV), with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV).

The Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (Unit) and revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Segment by Company

Kongsberg
Lockheed Martin
Saab
Atlas Elektronik
L3T
Teledyne Marine
Boeing
General Dynamics
Gabri S.R.L.
Eca Group
International Submarine Engineering

Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Segment by Type

Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)

Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Segment by Application

Search and Rescue
Defense
Others

Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV).
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.

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1 Market Overview

1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.2.1 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.3 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market by Type
1.3.1 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
1.3.2 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
1.4 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size by Type
1.4.1 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size Overview by Type (2020-2031)
1.4.2 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Historic Market Size Review by Type (2020-2025)
1.4.3 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
1.5.1 North America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.2 Europe Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.4 South America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2 Global Market Dynamics

2.1 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Industry Trends
2.2 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Industry Drivers
2.3 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company

3.1 Global Top Players by Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Revenue (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Top Players by Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Top Players by Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Price (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Industry Company Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Company, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Company Establishment Date
3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
3.8.1 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market CR5 and HHI
3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
3.8.3 2023 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Regional Status and Outlook

4.1 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
4.2 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Historic Market Size by Region
4.2.1 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales in Volume by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales in Value by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.3 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.3 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Forecasted Market Size by Region
4.3.1 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales in Volume by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.2 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales in Value by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.3 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2026-2031)
5 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) by Application

5.1 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market by Application
5.1.1 Search and Rescue
5.1.2 Defense
5.1.3 Others
5.2 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size by Application
5.2.1 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size Overview by Application (2020-2031)
5.2.2 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Historic Market Size Review by Application (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Global Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
5.3.1 North America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.2 Europe Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.4 South America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6 Company Profiles

6.1 Kongsberg
6.1.1 Kongsberg Comapny Information
6.1.2 Kongsberg Business Overview
6.1.3 Kongsberg Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Kongsberg Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Kongsberg Recent Developments
6.2 Lockheed Martin
6.2.1 Lockheed Martin Comapny Information
6.2.2 Lockheed Martin Business Overview
6.2.3 Lockheed Martin Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Lockheed Martin Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Lockheed Martin Recent Developments
6.3 Saab
6.3.1 Saab Comapny Information
6.3.2 Saab Business Overview
6.3.3 Saab Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Saab Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Saab Recent Developments
6.4 Atlas Elektronik
6.4.1 Atlas Elektronik Comapny Information
6.4.2 Atlas Elektronik Business Overview
6.4.3 Atlas Elektronik Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Atlas Elektronik Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Atlas Elektronik Recent Developments
6.5 L3T
6.5.1 L3T Comapny Information
6.5.2 L3T Business Overview
6.5.3 L3T Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 L3T Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Product Portfolio
6.5.5 L3T Recent Developments
6.6 Teledyne Marine
6.6.1 Teledyne Marine Comapny Information
6.6.2 Teledyne Marine Business Overview
6.6.3 Teledyne Marine Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Teledyne Marine Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Teledyne Marine Recent Developments
6.7 Boeing
6.7.1 Boeing Comapny Information
6.7.2 Boeing Business Overview
6.7.3 Boeing Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Boeing Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Boeing Recent Developments
6.8 General Dynamics
6.8.1 General Dynamics Comapny Information
6.8.2 General Dynamics Business Overview
6.8.3 General Dynamics Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 General Dynamics Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Product Portfolio
6.8.5 General Dynamics Recent Developments
6.9 Gabri S.R.L.
6.9.1 Gabri S.R.L. Comapny Information
6.9.2 Gabri S.R.L. Business Overview
6.9.3 Gabri S.R.L. Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 Gabri S.R.L. Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Product Portfolio
6.9.5 Gabri S.R.L. Recent Developments
6.10 Eca Group
6.10.1 Eca Group Comapny Information
6.10.2 Eca Group Business Overview
6.10.3 Eca Group Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Eca Group Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Eca Group Recent Developments
6.11 International Submarine Engineering
6.11.1 International Submarine Engineering Comapny Information
6.11.2 International Submarine Engineering Business Overview
6.11.3 International Submarine Engineering Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 International Submarine Engineering Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Product Portfolio
6.11.5 International Submarine Engineering Recent Developments
7 North America by Country

7.1 North America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales by Country
7.1.1 North America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.1.2 North America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.3 North America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
7.2 North America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size by Country
7.2.1 North America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2.2 North America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.2.3 North America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8 Europe by Country

8.1 Europe Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales by Country
8.1.1 Europe Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.1.2 Europe Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.3 Europe Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8.2 Europe Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size by Country
8.2.1 Europe Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2.2 Europe Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.2.3 Europe Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country

9.1 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales by Country
9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales by Country (2020-2025)
9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size by Country
9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10 South America by Country

10.1 South America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales by Country
10.1.1 South America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.1.2 South America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales by Country (2020-2025)
10.1.3 South America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.2 South America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size by Country
10.2.1 South America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.2.2 South America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.2.3 South America Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country

11.1 Middle East and Africa Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales by Country
11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales by Country (2020-2025)
11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11.2 Middle East and Africa Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size by Country
11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis

12.1 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Value Chain Analysis
12.1.1 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Key Raw Materials
12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
12.1.5 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Production Mode & Process
12.2 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sales Channels Analysis
12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
12.2.2 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Distributors
12.2.3 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix

14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
14.2 Research Methodology
14.3 Research Process
14.4 Authors List of This Report
14.5 Data Source
14.5.1 Secondary Sources
14.5.2 Primary Sources
14.6 Disclaimer

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