Non-Lethal Weapons Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028
The global non-lethal weapons market size reached US$ 7.9 Billion in 2022. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 11.8 Billion by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 6.92% during 2022-2028.
Non-lethal weapons (NLWs) are intended to incapacitate people and equipment. They assist in minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired damage to property in the targeted area or environment. They also aid in resolving escalation of force situations, creating a direct effect on the personnel, and providing psychological effects. As a result, they are extensively adopted for performing military policing activities, such as crowd control or dispersal, protecting convoys and other forms of route control, moving or guarding prisoners of war, and keeping security details or guard duty.
Non-Lethal Weapons Market Trends:
Due to stringent regulations implemented by governing agencies of numerous countries, there is a significant rise in the instances of unrest around the world. This represents one of the key factors catalyzing the demand for weapons with fewer risks of death. Moreover, as NLWs are small, affordable, portable, and act as critical elements in providing personal security for the security personnel, their adoption is increasing as a legal solution for self-defense. Besides this, there is a considerable increase in territorial conflicts across the globe, which is contributing to market growth. NLWs help in controlling a furious crowd and undertaking military operations that require tasers, flash-bang, and smoke grenades, rubber bullets, and tear gas without causing any casualties. Furthermore, leading market players are improving their product portfolio by integrating advanced technologies, such as laser interdiction systems, long-range acoustic devices, enhanced underwater loudhailers, acoustic hailing devices, and modular crowd control munitions. Other major factors include rising military expenditures and the introduction of sound weapons that target people or groups in mobs or protests are anticipated to impel the market.
Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global non-lethal weapons market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2023-2028. Our report has categorized the market based on product type, technology and end user.
Breakup by Product Type:
Gases and Sprays
Grenades
Bullets
Taser Guns
Others
Breakup by Technology:
Chemical
Electroshock
Mechanical and Kinetic
Acoustic/Light
Others
Breakup by End User:
Law Enforcement Agencies
Military
Citizens
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 Byrna Technologies Inc., Combined Systems Inc., FN Herstal, General Dynamics Corporation, Intelligent Optical Systems Inc., Lamperd Less Lethal Inc., Mace Security International Inc., Moog Inc., Nonlethal Technologies Inc., Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Rheinmetall AG, Textron Inc. and Zarc International Inc.
Key Questions Answered in This Report
1. How big is the global non-lethal weapons market?
2. What is the expected growth rate of the global non-lethal weapons market during 2023-2028?
3. What are the key factors driving the global non-lethal weapons market?
4. What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global non-lethal weapons market?
5. What is the breakup of the global non-lethal weapons market based on the product type?
6. What is the breakup of the global non-lethal weapons market based on the technology?
7. What is the breakup of the global non-lethal weapons market based on the end user?
8. What are the key regions in the global non-lethal weapons market?
9. Who are the key players/companies in the global non-lethal weapons market?