Military Antenna Market Size, Share, Growth Analysis, By Frequency(High Frequency, Ultra-High Frequency, Super High Frequency, Extremely High Frequency), By Type(Aperture Antenna, Dipole Antenna, Array Antenna, Traveling Wave Antenna), By Platform(Ground, Airborne, Marine), By Region - Industry Forecast 2024-2031

Military Antenna Market Driver

• Rising Demand for Advanced Satellite Communication Equipment

Antennas find its major application in military satellite communication. Satellite communications depend on transponders and antennas. Antennas mounted on satellites are utilised for both signal reception and signal transmission. The satellite's antennas pick up signals uplinked (broadcast) from numerous sources on ground. A transponder processes the signals after which they are sent back to the earth station to be redistributed. Satellite communication finds its place in many operational roles in the military like surveillance, reconnaissance, intelligence (particularly electronic and signal intelligence), early warning and imagery, navigation, communications and broadcast relays and provision of metrological details. Therefore, as applications of satellite communication in military increase, demand for military antenna will also increase. For example, in May 2020, Roccor, a Colorado-based disruptive military and commercial hardware supplier developed a deployable L-band antenna that made possible the reception and transmission of Link 16 signals via spacecraft. It has significantly broaden the Link 16 tactical communications network capabilities. It used by the U.S Department of Defence customers and a number of NATO allies for communications between ships, maritime vessels, aircraft and troops operating at the tactical edge. Moreover, recently in June 2022, Rewire and MDA announced that they have won contracts to produce 42 tactical communication antennas each for the U.S. military satellites in low Earth orbit.

Military Antenna Market Restraint

• High Cost Associated with Military Antenna Research and Development (r&d)

Military antennas are utilised to meet the demands of electronic warfare, C5ISR, and other surveillance and communication applications. The antenna needs to be developed for compatibility with other equipment. However, the research and development of antenna technology is expensive due to the complexity of the design. These pieces of equipment are exceedingly expensive to build, integrate between segments, and maintain. Consequently, it is projected that these factors would have a negative impact on market growth.

Extremely intricate defensive systems rely on satellite communication services to communicate, making any system failure unfavourable. These services must to be accurate, dependable, durable, energy-efficient, and able to find a variety of things. Companies in this area should build highly functional and efficient ground facilities if they want to maintain market leadership and stay competitive.

• Presence of Counterfeit Military Equipment in the Market

Counterfeit equipment lack quality and can become a threat to nation as antennas play a major role in surveillance and communication for a country. This occurs primarily due to presence of middlemen who don’t manufacture but just order it from a manufacturer. The bigger the supply chain, the more difficult it is to keep a watch over it. In 2020, Pentagon spent $165,000 in a set of sophisticated radio antennas to be used by the U.S. Navy. Later it was found out that they were cheap knockoffs. Surging fraud procurement cases was the reason for then U.S President Donald Trump to make it a Department of Justice (DOJ) policy goal in early 2018.