Military Communications Market Size, Share, Growth Analysis, By Communication Type(Airborne, Air-Ground, Underwater, Ground-Based), By Component(Military SATCOM Systems, Military Radio Systems, Military Security Systems), By Application(Command & Control, Routine operations, Situational awareness), By End-User(Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces), By Technology(SATCOM, VHF/UHF/L-Band, HF Communication, and Data Link), By Region - Industry Forecast 2024-2031

Military Communications Market Driver

• The primary requirement of the defence sector is the privacy and security of military communications. The increasing volume of IP-based data, such as situational awareness video and remote sensor data transmitted over standard interfaces, necessitates advanced data network security. Moreover, as cyber resources on the ground, air, and space are vulnerable to a variety of threats, securing military satellites against cyberattacks has become highly significant.
• The US Air Force introduced military-code or M-Code, an advanced GPS signal, in October 2017 to improve anti-jamming and spoofing protection and provide secure access to military GPS signals. The US Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a USD 45.5 million contract to provide M-code early-use capability to GPS satellites. In the same year, the US Army planned to purchase backpack-sized radios that can operate on the Navy's Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform to provide secure voice and data services for secure satellite communications.

Military Communications Market Restraint

• The interoperability and collaboration of communications between different defense agencies or departments is a critical issue. Interoperability includes the capacity of forces from different countries to work effectively and in unison. Spectrum allocation, rapidly changing technologies, changing nature of operations, and inadequate funding all contribute to military communications interoperability issues. Using similar communication equipment around the world could be a solution, but it is not feasible.