The global military radars market is witnessing transformation driven by changing warfare landscapes, new defense priorities, and advancing technologies. Stratview Research places the military radars market value at USD 14.2 billion in 2024, with expectations to grow to USD 21.5 billion by 2032, at a CAGR of 5.1% across 2025-2032.

While size alone is significant, the ways in which demand is evolving (platforms, technologies, regional drivers) are perhaps even more revealing.

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Drivers

• Threat detection & early warning: With rising concerns about missile threats, drone swarms, cross-border infiltration, and potential airspace violations, early detection becomes a priority. Radars capable of long-range, high sensitivity, and rapid scan cycles are increasingly required.
• Military expenditure increases: Many countries are boosting defense spending, including modernization of air defense, naval surveillance, border security. Governments are rethinking procurement of radar systems to ensure that aging systems are replaced.
• Technological innovation & interoperability: Upgrades are not only about hardware but also about software, sensor fusion, data analytics, AI/ML-enhanced signal processing, and networking multiple radar / surveillance assets. Interoperability among platforms and allied systems is increasingly needed.
• Border & maritime security initiatives: Especially in Asia-Pacific and other regions with contested maritime zones, there is strong push to increase radar coverage over seas, coasts, islands, and borders. Also, mobile / transportable radars are being deployed for flexible surveillance.

Trends

• Antenna innovation (AESA, digitally steered arrays): AESA systems continue gaining prominence—better beam agility, faster scanning, multiple beam capabilities, resilience. Also, miniaturized or conformal antenna designs are finding application in smaller platforms (UAVs, small ships, mobile units).
• Rise of multi-band & multi-domain radars: Radars covering multiple frequency bands, capable of dealing with various types of threats (air, sea, ground), and able to integrate into networked defense systems are increasingly preferred.
• Growth in mobile and transportable radar systems: Flexibility is becoming more important. Mobile ground radars (vehicle or trailer mounted), deployable coastal or base-station radars, etc., are on the rise, enabling faster deployment and adaptability.
• Asia-Pacific’s accelerating procurement: Countries in Asia-Pacific are emerging as strong demand centres, both for new systems and modernization of legacy radars. Investment, border and maritime security pressures, and regional arms modernization are major catalysts.

Conclusion

The military radars market is set for consistent, moderate growth from USD 14.2B in 2024 to about USD 21.5B by 2032 under a ~5.1% CAGR. The increasingly complex threat matrix (stealth, hypersonic, drones), combined with demands for mobile, flexible, multi-function, and interoperable systems, will drive innovation and procurement.

For companies and defense agencies, success will require balancing performance (detection range, resolution, scanning speed) with cost, adaptability, and maintainability. Partnerships, R&D in antenna and signal processing, and alignment with government policies (defense modernization, border security) will be decisive. Also, focusing on fastest-growing regions (especially Asia-Pacific) and supporting mobile / transportable radars will create competitive advantage.