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Light Weapons Market Report by Type (Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs), Grenades and Grenade Launchers, Mortars, Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS), Man-portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS), and Others), Technology (Guided, Unguided), Application (Defense, Homeland Security), and Region 2024-2032

August 2024 | 146 pages | ID: L7E83FD3BA44EN
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The global light weapons market size reached US$ 13.8 Billion in 2023. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 20.5 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 4.41% during 2024-2032.

Light weapons refer to a group of weapons that are designed to be used by more than one crew member but can also be used by one individual under certain conditions. They are predominantly used by defense forces in combat missions and naval operations. It comprises heavy machine guns, mounted grenade launchers, MANPADS (man-portable anti-defense systems), recoilless rifles, anti-tank missile launchers, anti-tank guns, landmines, mortars of lesser caliber, and anti-aircraft missiles. Technologies for guided weapons as well as unguided weapons are used in the production of these weapons. Some of the common materials used in the manufacturing of these weapons include steel and polymers. Defense and homeland security are two of the major applications of light weapons.

Light Weapons Market Trends:

The market is primarily driven by significant growth in the military and defense sector due to the escalating demand for advanced weapons. This can be attributed to the increasing adoption of precision-guided firearms with advanced features, such as targeting, fire control, and advanced head-up display technologies. An increasing number of contracts for light weapons from military forces and homeland security are also providing a boost to the market. Moreover, extensive research and development (R&D) activities conducted by key weapon manufacturers are creating a positive market outlook. The market is also propelled by continual technological advancements in weapon manufacturing, such as the advent of an increased range of anti-tank missiles, integration of laser systems in light cannons, and incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) features. A considerable increase in terrorism, cross-border disputes, and political unrest between neighboring countries are further contributing to a significant rise in the uptake of light weapons. Some of the other factors contributing to the market include the low production cost of the product, the expanding military modernization programs, and the rising defense expenditure.

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global light weapons market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2024-2032. Our report has categorized the market based on type, technology and application.

Breakup by Type:
  • Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
  • Grenades and Grenade Launchers
  • Mortars
  • Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
  • Man-portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS)
  • Others
Breakup by Technology:
  • Guided
  • Laser Guided
  • Infrared Guided
  • Satellite Guided
  • Semi-automatic Command to Line of Sight
  • Unguided
Breakup by Application:
  • Defense
  • Homeland Security
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 BAE Systems plc, FN Herstal (Herstal Group), General Dynamics Corporation, Heckler & Koch GmbH, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Rheinmetall AG, Saab AB and Thales Group.

Key Questions Answered in This Report

1. How big is the global light weapons market?

2. What is the expected growth rate of the global light weapons market during 2024-2032?

3. What are the key factors driving the global light weapons market?

4. What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global light weapons market?

5. What is the breakup of the global light weapons market based on the technology?

6. What is the breakup of the global light weapons market based on the application?

7. What are the key regions in the global light weapons market?

8. Who are the key players/companies in the global light weapons market?
1 PREFACE

2 SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
  2.3.1 Primary Sources
  2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
  2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
  2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 INTRODUCTION

4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends

5 GLOBAL LIGHT WEAPONS MARKET

5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Forecast

6 MARKET BREAKUP BY TYPE

6.1 Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
  6.1.1 Market Trends
  6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Grenades and Grenade Launchers
  6.2.1 Market Trends
  6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Mortars
  6.3.1 Market Trends
  6.3.2 Market Forecast
6.4 Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
  6.4.1 Market Trends
  6.4.2 Market Forecast
6.5 Man-portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS)
  6.5.1 Market Trends
  6.5.2 Market Forecast
6.6 Others
  6.6.1 Market Trends
  6.6.2 Market Forecast

7 MARKET BREAKUP BY TECHNOLOGY

7.1 Guided
  7.1.1 Market Trends
  7.1.2 Key Segments
    7.1.2.1 Laser Guided
    7.1.2.2 Infrared Guided
    7.1.2.3 Satellite Guided
    7.1.2.4 Semi-automatic Command to Line of Sight
  7.1.3 Market Forecast
7.2 Unguided
  7.2.1 Market Trends
  7.2.2 Market Forecast

8 MARKET BREAKUP BY APPLICATION

8.1 Defense
  8.1.1 Market Trends
  8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Homeland Security
  8.2.1 Market Trends
  8.2.2 Market Forecast

9 MARKET BREAKUP BY REGION

9.1 North America
  9.1.1 United States
    9.1.1.1 Market Trends
    9.1.1.2 Market Forecast
  9.1.2 Canada
    9.1.2.1 Market Trends
    9.1.2.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Asia-Pacific
  9.2.1 China
    9.2.1.1 Market Trends
    9.2.1.2 Market Forecast
  9.2.2 Japan
    9.2.2.1 Market Trends
    9.2.2.2 Market Forecast
  9.2.3 India
    9.2.3.1 Market Trends
    9.2.3.2 Market Forecast
  9.2.4 South Korea
    9.2.4.1 Market Trends
    9.2.4.2 Market Forecast
  9.2.5 Australia
    9.2.5.1 Market Trends
    9.2.5.2 Market Forecast
  9.2.6 Indonesia
    9.2.6.1 Market Trends
    9.2.6.2 Market Forecast
  9.2.7 Others
    9.2.7.1 Market Trends
    9.2.7.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Europe
  9.3.1 Germany
    9.3.1.1 Market Trends
    9.3.1.2 Market Forecast
  9.3.2 France
    9.3.2.1 Market Trends
    9.3.2.2 Market Forecast
  9.3.3 United Kingdom
    9.3.3.1 Market Trends
    9.3.3.2 Market Forecast
  9.3.4 Italy
    9.3.4.1 Market Trends
    9.3.4.2 Market Forecast
  9.3.5 Spain
    9.3.5.1 Market Trends
    9.3.5.2 Market Forecast
  9.3.6 Russia
    9.3.6.1 Market Trends
    9.3.6.2 Market Forecast
  9.3.7 Others
    9.3.7.1 Market Trends
    9.3.7.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Latin America
  9.4.1 Brazil
    9.4.1.1 Market Trends
    9.4.1.2 Market Forecast
  9.4.2 Mexico
    9.4.2.1 Market Trends
    9.4.2.2 Market Forecast
  9.4.3 Others
    9.4.3.1 Market Trends
    9.4.3.2 Market Forecast
9.5 Middle East and Africa
  9.5.1 Market Trends
  9.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
  9.5.3 Market Forecast

10 SWOT ANALYSIS

10.1 Overview
10.2 Strengths
10.3 Weaknesses
10.4 Opportunities
10.5 Threats

11 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS

12 PORTERS FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

12.1 Overview
12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
12.4 Degree of Competition
12.5 Threat of New Entrants
12.6 Threat of Substitutes

13 PRICE ANALYSIS

14 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

14.1 Market Structure
14.2 Key Players
14.3 Profiles of Key Players
  14.3.1 BAE Systems plc
    14.3.1.1 Company Overview
    14.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
    14.3.1.3 Financials
    14.3.1.4 SWOT Analysis
  14.3.2 FN Herstal (Herstal Group)
    14.3.2.1 Company Overview
    14.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
  14.3.3 General Dynamics Corporation
    14.3.3.1 Company Overview
    14.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
    14.3.3.3 Financials
    14.3.3.4 SWOT Analysis
  14.3.4 Heckler & Koch GmbH
    14.3.4.1 Company Overview
    14.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
  14.3.5 Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
    14.3.5.1 Company Overview
    14.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
  14.3.6 Lockheed Martin Corporation
    14.3.6.1 Company Overview
    14.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
    14.3.6.3 Financials
    14.3.6.4 SWOT Analysis
  14.3.7 Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    14.3.7.1 Company Overview
    14.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
    14.3.7.3 Financials
    14.3.7.4 SWOT Analysis
  14.3.8 Rheinmetall AG
    14.3.8.1 Company Overview
    14.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
    14.3.8.3 Financials
  14.3.9 Saab AB
    14.3.9.1 Company Overview
    14.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
    14.3.9.3 Financials
    14.3.9.4 SWOT Analysis
  14.3.10 Thales Group
    14.3.10.1 Company Overview
    14.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
    14.3.10.3 Financials
    14.3.10.4 SWOT Analysis

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Global: Light Weapons Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2023 and 2032
Table 2: Global: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 3: Global: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Breakup by Technology (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 4: Global: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Breakup by Application (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 5: Global: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Table 6: Global: Light Weapons Market: Competitive Structure
Table 7: Global: Light Weapons Market: Key Players

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Global: Light Weapons Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 3: Global: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 4: Global: Light Weapons Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2023
Figure 5: Global: Light Weapons Market: Breakup by Technology (in %), 2023
Figure 6: Global: Light Weapons Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2023
Figure 7: Global: Light Weapons Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2023
Figure 8: Global: Light Weapons (Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 9: Global: Light Weapons (Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 10: Global: Light Weapons (Grenades and Grenade Launchers) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 11: Global: Light Weapons (Grenades and Grenade Launchers) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 12: Global: Light Weapons (Mortars) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 13: Global: Light Weapons (Mortars) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 14: Global: Light Weapons (Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 15: Global: Light Weapons (Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 16: Global: Light Weapons (Man-portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS)) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 17: Global: Light Weapons (Man-portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS)) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 18: Global: Light Weapons (Other Types) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 19: Global: Light Weapons (Other Types) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 20: Global: Light Weapons (Guided) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 21: Global: Light Weapons (Guided) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 22: Global: Light Weapons (Unguided) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 23: Global: Light Weapons (Unguided) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 24: Global: Light Weapons (Defense) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 25: Global: Light Weapons (Defense) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 26: Global: Light Weapons (Homeland Security) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 27: Global: Light Weapons (Homeland Security) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 28: North America: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 29: North America: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 30: United States: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 31: United States: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 32: Canada: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 33: Canada: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 34: Asia-Pacific: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 35: Asia-Pacific: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 36: China: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 37: China: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 38: Japan: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 39: Japan: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 40: India: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 41: India: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 42: South Korea: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 43: South Korea: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 44: Australia: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 45: Australia: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 46: Indonesia: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 47: Indonesia: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 48: Others: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 49: Others: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 50: Europe: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 51: Europe: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 52: Germany: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 53: Germany: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 54: France: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 55: France: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 56: United Kingdom: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 57: United Kingdom: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 58: Italy: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 59: Italy: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 60: Spain: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 61: Spain: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 62: Russia: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 63: Russia: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 64: Others: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 65: Others: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 66: Latin America: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 67: Latin America: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 68: Brazil: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 69: Brazil: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 70: Mexico: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 71: Mexico: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 72: Others: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 73: Others: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 74: Middle East and Africa: Light Weapons Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2018 & 2023
Figure 75: Middle East and Africa: Light Weapons Market: Breakup by Country (in %), 2023
Figure 76: Middle East and Africa: Light Weapons Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2024-2032
Figure 77: Global: Light Weapons Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 78: Global: Light Weapons Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 79: Global: Light Weapons Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis

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