Naval Combat Systems Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2026)

The C4ISR segment is expected to register a high CAGR during the forecast period. C4ISR is a combination of technologies like C2 systems for command and control, SDR, satellites, and other portable devices for communication. Integrated C4ISR systems are gaining significant acceptance in the market, and their use is likely to increase in the next five years. C4ISR systems are now being adopted widely for maritime patrolling. SIGINT and ISR activities are also increasing in naval operations. The defense sector is also increasingly turning to SATCOM for efficient communication. Another trend in the market is the growing use of UUVs in ISR activities to perform surveillance stealthily. This is also propelling the growth of the segment. 

Currently, North America is the largest market in the naval combat systems market. The region is a prime manufacturing hub and the largest market for naval subsystems. The United States is the main market in the region currently. However, the demand in the United States is expected to be mostly replacement demand, as the equipment becomes obsolete. Thus, the growth from the region is expected to be slow. However,  Asia-Pacific is expected to foresee significant growth during the forecast period, due to various conflicts and tensions in the regions. Tensions in the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the South China Sea are influencing the navies of the countries, like India, Pakistan, China, Japan, South Korea, to procure advanced naval combat systems, thereby propelling the growth of the market.