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Remotely Operated Weapon Stations - Market and Technology Forecast to 2031

Market forecasts by Region, System Element, and End-User. Country Analysis, Market and Technology Overview, Opportunities and Impact Analysis, and Leading Company Profiles

MF221593 December 12, 2022 186 pages
Remotely Operated Weapon Stations - Market and Technology Forecast to 2031

After more than 20 years of use in the field, Remotely Operated Weapon Stations have become a well-established market. The advantages they offer are significant, including crew protection, increased accuracy, first-round hit probability, target recognition and identification, low production, integration, and operational cost. Most importantly they can significantly increase the firepower of smaller and legacy platforms, thus increasing their range of capabilities or extending their utility in the modern battlefield.

The outbreak of the war in Ukraine has shown that a confrontation between peer or near-peer competitors is not a possibility that could happen in the distant future, but a highly like scenario. In such confrontations, firepower, long-range fires and ISR are elements that play a key role. However, the defence industries were unprepared for the requirements of a high-intensity warfare, and they have been struggling to deliver the required capabilities. That is an issue further exacerbated by the risks posed by the current economic and political climate which impacts defence budgets and supply chains.

In such a tight framework ROWS can deliver significant capabilities to new and legacy platforms in a timely and affordable manner. There is also an important development in the ROWS market that no one should disregard, as they are expected to change the conduct of combat operations. Just as radio brought a small revolution in technical and military affairs when it was used as a medium to guide weapons, ROWS will bring a similar change, not only as standalone systems but also as part of a networked environment and on top of unmanned ground or surface vehicles.

The current global security environment poses many challenges either in the form of low-intensity conflicts too. With major forces around the globe being in need of fielding disruptive technologies with fire delivery capabilities, platforms or unmanned systems with ROWS, interconnected through IoMT over a C2 backbone, will serve that goal effectively and affordably.

Recognizing that potential of the market, a significant number of manufacturers around the world are positioning themselves by developing their own ROWS. That creates a highly competitive environment for businesses, which will be better served through the creation of economies of scale.
 
Market Forecast provides a detailed analysis of the Remotely Operated Weapon Stations (ROWS) market up to 2031 in terms of technologies, end-users and platforms, acquisition programs, leading companies, and opportunities for manufacturers. The report also provides the case studies that would help readers better understand the nature of the market and the underlying factors affecting the procurement of ROWS.
 

Covered in this report

  • Global market share assessments for all types in numbers delivered and value up to 2031.
  • Market share assessments per segments and regions up to 2031.
  • Snapshot on global security issues, defence budgets, spending patterns and how these affect the procurement of ROWS systems.
  • Focus on US, European, Asian-Pacific and Middle East procurement programmes.
  • Case studies with some of the world’s biggest acquisition programs that have ROWS an integral part of the equation.
  • Market Dynamics: An insight on the latest technological developments in the ROWS market and which countries are changing their preferences, are in position to absorb the new technology and adapt their modus operandi.
  • Roles for all types: Insight on how ROWS fit into a military or security concept of operations and how they form a revolution in military affairs.
  • Main military ROWS technological trends.
  • Market Trends: Drivers, Trends, Opportunities and Risks for the stakeholders that want to stay ahead of the competition.
  • Profiles for the leading companies.
 

Segmentation

We have segmented the market by Region, Application (domain), and End-Use.

Region
  • Americas
  • Europe
  • APAC
  • Middle East & Africa
Application
  • Land domain
  • Naval domain
End-Use
  • Defence
  • Security
 

Reasons to buy this study

  • The report "Remotely Operated Weapon Stations - Market and Technology Forecast to 2031" will be of help to existing companies and new market entrants in this sector.
  • The "Market Analysis and Forecast Factors' helps to understand how the market will evolve
  • The "Technologies and Developments" chapter helps companies with investment choices.
  • Strategy formulation teams can use the market forecast chapter to understand the future market potential, this would help them to converge their efforts to specific segment.
  • The sales team can use the market forecast chapter to plan their sales campaigns and focus areas.
  • Scenarios with potential and unpredictable factors are identified in the Impact Analysis Chapter
  • The Opportunity Analysis chapter shows the market growth for the segments.
  • The company profiles chapter contains financial information, products, recent contract, and a SWOT analysis

Who is This Report For? 

This report is a must, particularly if you are one of the following:

  • Business Leaders & Business Developers
  • Market Analysts
  • Government and Military decision-makers
  • Component manufacturers
     

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1       Introduction
1.1  Scope
1.2  Definitions
1.3  Methodology
1.4  Who will benefit from this study?

2       Executive Summary
2.1  Trends and Insights
2.2  Main Findings
2.3  Key Conclusions
2.3.1      Capabilities and technology-based
2.3.2      Industrial and market-based
2.4  Important Tables and Figures

3       Technologies and Developments
3.1  Technology overview
3.2  ROWS’ Basic Components
3.3  Important Elements in ROWS’ Design and Operation
3.3.1      Stabilization
3.3.2      Sensors
3.3.3      Fire Control Unit
3.3.4      Guns, Weapons and Ammunition
3.3.5      ROWS’ Integration on Platforms
3.4  ROWS vs Manned Turrets
3.4.1      ROWS – Advantages and Limitations
3.5  Types of ROWS
3.5.1      Land Platforms
3.5.2      Wheeled vs Tracked Vehicles
3.5.3      Case Study – British Army Strike Brigades
3.5.4      Case Study – French Army Scorpion Programme
3.5.5      Case Study – US Army Forces in Europe
3.5.6      Unmanned Platforms with ROWS
3.5.7      ROWS for C-UAV
3.5.8      Naval Platforms with ROWS
3.5.9      Static ROWS
3.5.10    Airborne ROWS
3.6  Training and Simulation in the ROWS Market

4       Market Overview
4.1  Introduction
4.2  The Nature of the ROWS Market
4.3  Competitive landscape
4.4  Overview of companies
4.5  Risk factors

5       Market Analysis and Forecast Factors
5.1  Market Segmentation
5.2  Drivers
5.2.1      Defence budgets
5.2.2      Requirement for persistent ISR
5.2.3      Asymmetric threats
5.2.4      Navies to increasingly operate in the littoral waters
5.2.5      Importance of homeland security agencies
5.2.6      Crew survivability
5.2.7      Need to upgrade legacy platforms
5.2.8      Urban warfare
5.3  Trends
5.3.1      Increase trend for wheeled armoured vehicles
5.3.2      Development of the indigenous defence industrial capabilities
5.3.3      Increased range of engagements and accuracy
5.3.4      Combined capabilities
5.3.5      Power and signature management
5.3.6      Proliferation of UGVs and UUVs
5.3.7      Technological enablers
5.3.8      ROWS with non-lethal weapons
5.4  Opportunities
5.4.1      EO/IR technology developments
5.4.2      ROWS’ cost availability
5.4.3      Improving unmanned systems testing and evaluation
5.4.4      Improving Manned-Unmanned Teaming
5.4.5      Improving marketing and value-added messages
5.4.6      Developing ways to extend the lifespan and capabilities of platforms
5.4.7      Multiple effects by a single ROWS
5.4.8      ROWS adaptable for homeland security use
5.4.9      The ROWS as systems
5.4.10    Training for ROWS drives need for simulators and virtual environment
5.4.11    Field additive manufacturing of spare parts
5.5  Challenges
5.5.1      Lack of proven concept of operations
5.5.2      Trust in manned solutions
5.5.3      Defence budgets
5.5.4      Artificial intelligence and ethics
5.5.5      Rules of engagement and international law
5.5.6      Export controls in defence

6       Country Analysis
6.1  USA
6.2  Europe
6.2.1      UK
6.2.2      France
6.2.3      Poland
6.3  Israel
6.4  Australia

7       Global and Regional Market Forecast to 2031
7.1  Introduction
7.2  ROWS market by region
7.3  ROWS Market Forecast by Application
7.3.1      Americas’ ROWS market by Application
7.3.2      Europe’s ROWS market by Application
7.3.3      Asian-Pacific ROWS Market by Application
7.3.4      Middle East and African ROWS Market by Application
7.4  ROWS market Regions by End-Use
7.4.1      America’s ROWS market by End-Use
7.4.2      Europe ROWS market by End-Use
7.4.3      Asian-Pacific ROWS market by End-Use
7.4.4      Middle East and Africa Analytics market by End-Use

8       Application Market Forecast to 2031
8.1  Introduction
8.2  ROWS market by application overview
8.3  Total ROWS Market by Application
8.3.1      HLS ROWS Market by Application
8.3.2      Military ROWS Market by Application
8.3.3      Total Land ROWS Market
8.3.4      Total Naval ROWS by End-Use

9       End-Users Market Forecast to 2031
9.1  Introduction
9.2  ROWS for the Defence and HLS Sectors
9.2.1      Improved accuracy
9.2.2      Improved firepower
9.2.3      A system of systems
9.2.4      ROWS and new platforms
9.2.5      ROWS and legacy platforms
9.2.6      ROWS and unmanned platforms
9.2.7      Protecting critical infrastructure
9.3  Global ROWS market by End-Use overview
9.4  HLS ROWS market by Region
9.4.1      Global Military ROWS market by Region
9.4.2      HLS ROWS market by Application
9.4.3      Military ROWS Market by Application

10    Impact Analysis
10.1    Introduction
10.2    Forecast factors and Market Impact
10.3    Scenario 2 Global ROWS Market Forecast by Region to 2031 [US$ million]
10.4    Scenario 2 – Global ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Application [US$ Million]

11    Leading Companies
11.1    ASELSAN Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticater A.S.
11.1.1    Introduction
11.1.2    ROWS Products and Services
11.1.3    Recent Developments and Contracts
11.1.4    Recent Projects Completed
11.1.5    Strategic Alliances
11.1.6    SWOT Analysis
11.2    BAE Systems
11.2.1    Introduction
11.2.2    ROWS Products and Services
11.2.3    Recent Developments and Contracts
11.2.4    Strategic Alliances
11.2.5    SWOT Analysis
11.3    Elbit Systems
11.3.1    Introduction
11.3.2    ROWS Products and Services
11.3.3    Other Products & Services
11.3.4    Recent Developments and Contracts
11.3.5    Strategic Alliances
11.3.6    SWOT Analysis
11.4    EOS (Electro-Optic Systems) Australia
11.4.1    Introduction
11.4.2    ROWS Products and Services
11.4.3    Other Products & Services
11.4.4    Recent Developments and Contracts
11.4.5    Strategic Alliances
11.4.6    SWOT Analysis
11.5    FN Herstal
11.5.1    Introduction
11.5.2    ROWS Products and Services
11.5.3    Other Products & Services
11.5.4    Recent Developments and Contracts
11.5.5    Strategic Alliances
11.5.6    SWOT Analysis
11.6    General Dynamics
11.6.1    Introduction
11.6.2    ROWS Products and Services
11.6.3    Other Products & Services
11.6.4    Recent Developments and Contracts
11.6.5    SWOT Analysis
11.7    John Cockerill
11.7.1    Introduction
11.7.2    ROWS Products and Services
11.7.3    Other Products & Services
11.7.4    Strategic Alliances
11.7.5    SWOT Analysis
11.8    Kongsberg
11.8.1    Introduction
11.8.2    ROWS Products and Services
11.8.3    Other Products & Services
11.8.4    Recent Developments and Contracts
11.8.5    Strategic Alliances
11.8.6    SWOT Analysis
11.9    KMW GmbH (KNDS)
11.9.1    Introduction
11.9.2    ROWS Products and Services
11.9.3    Other Products & Services
11.9.4    Recent Developments and Contracts
11.9.5    Strategic Alliances
11.9.6    SWOT Analysis
11.10  Leonardo S.p.A.
11.10.1 Introduction
11.10.2 ROWS Products and Services
11.10.3 Other Products & Services
11.10.4 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.10.5 SWOT Analysis
11.11  MSI Defence Systems Ltd.
11.11.1 Introduction
11.11.2 ROWS Products and Services
11.11.3 Other Products & Services
11.11.4 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.11.5 SWOT Analysis
11.12  Nexter (KNDS)
11.12.1 Introduction
11.12.2 ROWS Products and Services
11.12.3 Other Products & Services
11.12.4 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.12.5 Strategic Alliances
11.12.6 SWOT Analysis
11.13  Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
11.13.1 Introduction
11.13.2 ROWS Products and Services
11.13.3 Other Products & Services
11.13.4 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.13.5 Strategic Alliances
11.13.6 SWOT Analysis
11.14  Rheinmetall AG
11.14.1 Introduction
11.14.2 ROWS Products and Services
11.14.3 Other Products & Services
11.14.4 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.14.5 Strategic Alliances
11.14.6 SWOT Analysis
11.15  SAAB
11.15.1 Introduction
11.15.2 ROWS Products and Services
11.15.3 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.15.4 SWOT Analysis

12    Results and Conclusions

13    About Market Forecast
13.1    General
13.2    Contact us
13.3    Disclaimer
13.4    License

Appendix A:         Companies Mentioned
Appendix B:         Abbreviations
 

List of figures

Figure 1: Global ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Region [US$ million]
Figure 2: Global ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Figure 3: Global ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Figure 4: A photo of all the parts comprising a Kongsberg Protector M153 CROWS II.
Figure 5: A picture of a gunner’s position, with the FCU and CG units, inside a Humvee vehicle. Also note on the top the large diameter opening required to install a pintle.
Figure 6: A Norwegian Army Protector ROWS lifted by a crane. Note the small circumference of the base attached to a vehicle, requiring only minimal penetration.
Figure 7: Milrem’s Nordic Robotic Wingman UGV with a Kongsberg RT40 (30mm) ROW turret.
Figure 8: GDSL Stryker IM-SHORAD
Figure 9: The MSI Defence Seahawk remote weapon station, with a 30mm gun and Thales’ LMM (Lightweight Multirole Missile) aboard a Type 23 frigate. The position of the station shows the easiness of integration aboard existing and future platforms.
Figure 10: Elbit Systems’ Seagull USV with a ROWS
Figure 11: The Remote Guardian System stowed and deployed, with the EO/IR gimbal on the left of each picture and the weapon station to the right.
Figure 12: A JLTV vehicle with a Protector ROWS as shown in BIS’ training software.
Figure 13: ROWS Market Segmentation and Sub Segmentation
Figure 14: Global ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Region [US$ million]
Figure 15: Global ROWS Market by Region [%] – 2023, 2027 and 2031
Figure 16: Americas’ ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Figure 17: Americas Market Forecast to 2031 by Application [%]
Figure 18: Europe’s ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Figure 19: Europe’s Market Forecast to 2031 by Application [%]
Figure 20: Asian-Pacific ROWS Market Forecast to 2030 by Application [US$ million]
Figure 21: Asian-Pacific ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Figure 22: Asian-Pacific’s Market Forecast to 2031 by Application [%]
Figure 23: Middle East & African ROWS Market Forecast to 2030 by Application [US$ million]
Figure 24: Middle East & African ROWS Market Forecast to 2030 by Application [US$ million]
Figure 25: America’s ROWS market to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Figure 26: Americas ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by End-Use [%]
Figure 27: Europe’s ROWS market to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Figure 28: Europe ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by End-Use [%]
Figure 29: APAC ROWS market to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Figure 30: APAC ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by End-Use [%]
Figure 31: ME&A ROWS market to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Figure 32: ME&A ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by End-Use [%]
Figure 37: Total ROWS Market to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Figure 38: Total ROWS Market to 2031 by Application [%]
Figure 39: HLS ROWS Market to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Figure 40: HLS ROWS Market to 2031 by Application [%]
Figure 41: Military ROWS Market to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Figure 42: Military ROWS Market to 2031 by Application [%]
Figure 43: Land ROWS Market to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Figure 44: Land ROWS Market to 2031 by End-Use [%]
Figure 45: Naval ROWS Market to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Figure 46: Global ROWS Market to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Figure 47: Global ROWS Market to 2031 by End-Use [%]
Figure 48: Global HLS ROWS market to 2031 by Region [US$ million]
Figure 49: HLS ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Region [%]
Figure 50: Global Military ROWS market to 2031 by Region [US$ million]
Figure 51: Military ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Region [%]
Figure 52: Global HLS ROWS market to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Figure 53: HLS ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Application [%]
Figure 54: Global Military ROWS market to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Figure 55: Military ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Application [%]
Figure 56: Scenario 1 vs Scenario 2 – Global ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 [US$ million]
Figure 57: Scenario 2 – Global ROWS Market Forecast by Region to 2031 [US$ million]
Figure 58: Scenario 2 – Total ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Figure 59: Scenario 2 – Total ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
 

List of tables

Table 1: Global ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Region [US$ million]
Table 2: Global ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Table 3: Global ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Table 4: Recent collaborations in the ROWS market
Table 5: Global ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Region [US$ million]
Table 6: European Market Forecast to 2030 by Application [US$ million]
Table 7: America’s ROWS market to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Table 8: Europe’s ROWS market to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Table 9: APAC ROWS market to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Table 10: ME&A ROWS market to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Table 11: Total ROWS Market to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Table 12: HLS ROWS Market to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Table 13: Military ROWS Market to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Table 14: Land ROWS Market to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Table 15: Naval ROWS Market to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Table 16: Naval ROWS Market to 2031 by Application [%]
Table 17: Global ROWS Market to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Table 18: Global HLS ROWS market to 2031 by Region [US$ million]
Table 19: Global Military ROWS market to 2031 by Region [US$ million]
Table 20: Global HLS ROWS market to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Table 21: Global Military ROWS market to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Table 22: Scenario 1 vs Scenario 2 – Global ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 [US$ million]
Table 23: Scenario 2 – Global ROWS Market Forecast by Region to 2031 [US$ million]
Table 24: Scenario 2 – Total ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by End-Use [US$ million]
Table 25: Scenario 2 – Total ROWS Market Forecast to 2031 by Application [US$ million]
Table 26: Aselsan Company SWOT Analysis
Table 27: BAE Systems Company SWOT Analysis
Table 28: Elbit Systems Company SWOT Analysis
Table 29: EOS Australia Company SWOT Analysis
Table 30: FN Herstal Company SWOT Analysis
Table 31: General Dynamics Company SWOT Analysis
Table 32: John Cockerill Company SWOT Analysis
Table 33: Kongsberg Company SWOT Analysis
Table 34: KMW Company SWOT Analysis
Table 35: Leonardo Company SWOT Analysis
Table 36: MSI Defence Company SWOT Analysis
Table 37: MSI Defence Company SWOT Analysis
Table 38: Rafael Company SWOT Analysis
Table 39: Rafael Company SWOT Analysis
Table 40: Saab Company SWOT Analysis
 
 
ADS Malaysia
Aselsan
BAE Systems
Bohemian Interactive Solutions
CTA International
John Cockerill
EDGE Group
Elbit Systems
EOS Australia
Escribano Mechanical and Engineering
FN Herstal
General Dynamics Land Systems
KMW
Kongsberg
Leonardo
Milrem Robotics
Moog
MSI-Defence Systems
Nexter
Patria
QinetiQ
Rafael
Reutech
Rheinmetall
Saab
Thales
Valhalla Turrets
 

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