Global Directed Energy Weapons Market 2024-2028

Global Directed Energy Weapons Market 2024-2028


The directed energy weapons market is forecasted to grow by USD 5.31 bn during 2023-2028, accelerating at a CAGR of 19.4% during the forecast period. The report on the directed energy weapons market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by development and procurement of advanced technologies in directed energy weapons, a significant focus on ISR operations by military organizations, and growing adoption of asymmetric warfare with respect to directed energy weapons.

Technavio's directed energy weapons market is segmented as below:

By Application
  • Defense
  • Homeland security
By Type
  • Non-lethal
  • Lethal
By Geographical Landscape
  • North America
  • Europe
  • APAC
  • South America
  • Middle East and Africa
This study identifies the integration of smart weapon systems as one of the prime reasons driving the directed energy weapons market growth during the next few years. Also, growing digitalization of battlefield weapons and development of lightweight energy-directed weapons will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the directed energy weapons market covers the following areas:
  • Directed energy weapons market sizing
  • Directed energy weapons market forecast
  • Directed energy weapons market industry analysis
The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading directed energy weapons market vendors that include Airbus SE, BAE Systems Plc, DRDO, Elbit Systems Ltd., General Atomics, L3Harris Technologies Inc., Leidos Holdings Inc., Leonardo S.p.A., Lockheed Martin Corp., Moog Inc., QinetiQ Ltd., Radiance Technologies Inc., Rheinmetall AG, RTX Corp., Saab AB, Teledyne Technologies Inc., Thales Group, The Boeing Co., Bharat Electronics Ltd, and Northrop Grumman Corp.. Also, the directed energy weapons market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast the accurate market growth.


  • Executive Summary
    • Market overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Global Market Characteristics
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Application
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Type
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Parent market
      • Table Market Characteristics
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
      • Table Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
    • Market segment analysis
      • Table Market segments
    • Market size 2023
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Global directed energy weapons market 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Data Table on global directed energy weapons market 2018 – 2022 ($ million)
    • Application Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Application Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Type Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Type Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Geography Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Geography Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Country Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Country Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
      • Table Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2023 and 2028
    • Bargaining power of buyers
      • Table Chart on Bargaining power of buyers – Impact of key factors 2023 and 2028
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
      • Table Bargaining power of suppliers – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of new entrants
      • Table Threat of new entrants – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of substitutes
      • Table Threat of substitutes – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of rivalry
      • Table Threat of rivalry – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Market condition
      • Table Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2023 and 2028
  • Market Segmentation by Application
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Application - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Application - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
    • Comparison by Application
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Application
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Application
    • Defense - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Defense - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Defense - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Defense - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Defense - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Homeland security - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Homeland security - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Homeland security - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Homeland security - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Homeland security - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Application
      • Table Market opportunity by Application ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Application ($ million)
  • Market Segmentation by Type
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Type - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Type - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
    • Comparison by Type
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Type
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Type
    • Non-lethal - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Non-lethal - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Non-lethal - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Non-lethal - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Non-lethal - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Lethal - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Lethal - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Lethal - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Lethal - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Lethal - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Type
      • Table Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
  • Customer Landscape
    • Customer landscape overview
      • Table Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Chart on Market share by geography 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography 2023-2028 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Chart on Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023- 2028
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Canada - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Canada - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Canada - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Canada - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Canada - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
      • Table Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
    • Market drivers
      • Development and procurement of advanced technologies in directed energy weapons
      • Significant focus on ISR operations by military organizations
      • Growing adoption of asymmetric warfare with respect to directed energy weapons
    • Market challenges
      • Issues associated with legality of directed energy weapons.
      • Stringent regulatory norms related to environmental concerns using directed energy weapons
      • Lower penetration of availability and adoption of directed energy weapons in developing countries
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
      • Table Impact of drivers and challenges in 2023 and 2028
    • Market trends
      • Integration of smart weapon systems
      • Growing digitalization of battlefield weapons
      • Development of lightweight energy-directed weapons
  • Vendor Landscape
    • Overview
    • Vendor landscape
      • Table Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
    • Landscape disruption
      • Table Overview on factors of disruption
    • Industry risks
      • Table Impact of key risks on business
  • Vendor Analysis
    • Vendors covered
      • Table Vendors covered
    • Market positioning of vendors
      • Table Matrix on vendor position and classification
    • Airbus SE
      • Table Airbus SE - Overview
      • Table Airbus SE - Business segments
      • Table Airbus SE - Key news
      • Table Airbus SE - Key offerings
      • Table Airbus SE - Segment focus
    • BAE Systems Plc
      • Table BAE Systems Plc - Overview
      • Table BAE Systems Plc - Business segments
      • Table BAE Systems Plc - Key offerings
      • Table BAE Systems Plc - Segment focus
    • Bharat Electronics Ltd
      • Table Bharat Electronics Ltd - Overview
      • Table Bharat Electronics Ltd - Product / Service
      • Table Bharat Electronics Ltd - Key offerings
    • Elbit Systems Ltd.
      • Table Elbit Systems Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Elbit Systems Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Elbit Systems Ltd. - Key offerings
    • General Atomics
      • Table General Atomics - Overview
      • Table General Atomics - Product / Service
      • Table General Atomics - Key offerings
    • L3Harris Technologies Inc.
      • Table L3Harris Technologies Inc. - Overview
      • Table L3Harris Technologies Inc. - Business segments
      • Table L3Harris Technologies Inc. - Key news
      • Table L3Harris Technologies Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table L3Harris Technologies Inc. - Segment focus
    • Leidos Holdings Inc.
      • Table Leidos Holdings Inc. - Overview
      • Table Leidos Holdings Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Leidos Holdings Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Leidos Holdings Inc. - Segment focus
    • Leonardo S.p.A.
      • Table Leonardo S.p.A. - Overview
      • Table Leonardo S.p.A. - Business segments
      • Table Leonardo S.p.A. - Key news
      • Table Leonardo S.p.A. - Key offerings
      • Table Leonardo S.p.A. - Segment focus
    • Lockheed Martin Corp.
      • Table Lockheed Martin Corp. - Overview
      • Table Lockheed Martin Corp. - Business segments
      • Table Lockheed Martin Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table Lockheed Martin Corp. - Segment focus
    • Moog Inc.
      • Table Moog Inc. - Overview
      • Table Moog Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Moog Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Moog Inc. - Segment focus
    • Northrop Grumman Corp.
      • Table Northrop Grumman Corp. - Overview
      • Table Northrop Grumman Corp. - Business segments
      • Table Northrop Grumman Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table Northrop Grumman Corp. - Segment focus
    • RTX Corp.
      • Table RTX Corp. - Overview
      • Table RTX Corp. - Business segments
      • Table RTX Corp. - Key news
      • Table RTX Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table RTX Corp. - Segment focus
    • Saab AB
      • Table Saab AB - Overview
      • Table Saab AB - Business segments
      • Table Saab AB - Key news
      • Table Saab AB - Key offerings
      • Table Saab AB - Segment focus
    • Thales Group
      • Table Thales Group - Overview
      • Table Thales Group - Business segments
      • Table Thales Group - Key news
      • Table Thales Group - Key offerings
      • Table Thales Group - Segment focus
    • The Boeing Co.
      • Table The Boeing Co. - Overview
      • Table The Boeing Co. - Business segments
      • Table The Boeing Co. - Key offerings
      • Table The Boeing Co. - Segment focus
  • Appendix
    • Scope of the report
      • Market definition
      • Objectives
      • Notes and caveats
    • Inclusions and exclusions checklist
      • Table Inclusions checklist
      • Table Exclusions checklist
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
      • Table Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
      • Table Research methodology
      • Table Validation techniques employed for market sizing
      • Table Information sources
    • List of abbreviations
      • Table List of abbreviations

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