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Microwave SSPAs Military EW & Radar Market Report

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from $2,250 111 Pages Engalco May, 2025 CFFQ20037853
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Published Date May, 2025
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Complete microwave systems require substantial signal processing between input/s and antennas and this applies to radio systems, EW (including jamming) and radars. Immediately “behind” the antenna, on the transmission side there is always the need for a microwave power amplifier and the technologies required are nowadays almost universally solid-state i.e. semiconductor based. Until quite recently devices such as travelling-wave tubes (TWTs) often fulfilled this role but semiconductors are now dominating. Occasionally combinations of solid-state and TWTs are used to form a TWTA: a TWT driven by a solid-state PA. This report is entirely concerned with microwave SSPAs (MWSSPAs). Several parameters characterize an SSPA but the RF output power is particularly significant – it ranges from a few Watts (30-40 dBm) through to several kW. The output is either continuous-wave (CW) especially for EW or pulsed for many radars, typically with 10:1 ‘duty cycles’.

For present purposes in this report SSPAs are characterized into the following categories:

Medium-power amplifiers (MPAs);
High-power amplifiers (HPAs), and:
Very high power amplifiers (VHPAs).

For many military applications microwave bands including the L, S and X-bands are particularly important and SSPAs covering each of these bands are frequently specified. In this report monetary values of total addressable markets are presented (TAMs in US$) for historical year 2023 and for each subsequent year up to and including year 2030. These TAMs are segmented by sales into EW and radar applications and annual growth rates are provided.


Structure of this Report
S1 Executive Summary
S2 Main Aims
S3 Essential Military Background
S4 Tier1 Corporations
S5 EW and Radar Systems
S6 Microwave SSPAs
S7 The OEMs etc.
S8 Toward Market Data
Executive Summary
ES.1 Introduction
ES.2 Demand Side
ES.3 Supply-Side OEMs
ES.4 Overall Global Markets (for microwave SSPAs into EW and Radar Applications)
ES.5 EW and Radar (Global) Markets
Comments and Discussion (Overall TAMs)
Section 1 The Demand Side
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Some Global Aspects
1.3 Updates on (Mainly) Selected NATO Countries
1.4 Examples of Some Selected EW and Radar Systems
1.4.1 EW Systems
1.4.2 Radar Systems Relevant to This Report
1.4.3 Supply Chains: from Electronics to Major Systems
1.4.4 Tier1 Players Supplying EW and Radar Systems
1.4.4.1 Airbus
1.4.4.2 BAE Systems
1.4.4.3 Boeing
1.4.4.4 Elbit Systems
1.4.4.5 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
1.4.4.6 Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
1.4.4.7 L3Harris Technologies
1.4.4.8 Leonardo
1.4.4.9 Lockheed-Martin
1.4.4.10 Northrop Grumman
1.4.4.11 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (“Rafael”)
1.4.4.12 RTX Corporation (including Raytheon)
1.4.4.13 Teledyne
1.4.4.14 Thales Group
1.4.5 OEM Companies that also supply microwave SSPAs internally
1.4.6 Manufacturers of military drones
1.4.6.1 Advantages and challenges
1.4.6.2 Some major manufacturers of military drones
Section 2 Microwave SSPAs: Basic Requirements & Technologies
2.1 Fundamental Requirements and the Industrial Situation
2.2 RF Output Power
2.3 Other Important Parameters
2.4 Suitable Semiconductor Materials
2.5 CW or Pulsed?
2.6 Practical Industrial Implementations
2.6.1 MPAs and Some “Lower-power end” HPAs
2.6.2 HPAs
2.6.3 VHPAs
2.6.4 Driver Amplifiers
Section 3 The Supply Side
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Company analysis and presentation of results
3.3 Some important aspects deduced from Table 3-2
3.4 Company Profiles
3.4.1 Aethercomm
3.4.2 Analog Devices
3.4.3 AR/Ametek
3.4.4 Astra Microwave Products
3.4.5 CAES
3.4.6 Communications and Power Industries (CPI)
3.4.7 Daico Industries
3.4.8 ERZIA Technologies
3.4.9 Exodus Advanced Communications
3.4.10 Genmix Technology Co. Ltd.
3.4.11 MACOM
3.4.12 Mercury Systems
3.4.13 MtronPTI
3.4.14 Nanowave Technology
3.4.15 Narda-MITEQ
3.4.16 Northrop Grumman
3.4.17 Qorvo
3.4.18 RFHIC Corporation
3.4.19 Stellant Systems
3.4.20 United Monolithic Semiconductors (UMS)
3.4.21 WAVICE
3.5 Top 10 leading OEMs
3.6 Presentation and analysis by numbers of employees
3.7 Territorial Analysis
Section 4 Market Data Including Annual Forecasts (TAMs) for Each Product Category: 2023 to 2030
4.1 Introduction
4.2 End-User Segments
4.3 Frequency Bands
4.4 Definitions and Organization of the Data and Forecasts
4.4.1 Total Markets, TAMs and Captive Markets
4.4.2 Methodology
4.5 Critiques relating to all the data
4.6 Factors which could upset the TAM data significantly
4.7 Overall global TAMs
4.8 Overall global TAMs: EW and Radar Applications
4.8.1 Markets (TAM) Data
4.8.2 Comments and Discussion (Overall TAMs)
4.9 uhf MPAs
4.9.1 Markets (TAM) Data for uhfMPAs
4.9.2 Comments and Discussion (uhfMPAs TAMs)
4.10 shf MPAs
4.10.1 Markets (TAM) Data for shfMPAs
4.10.2 Comments and Discussion (shfMPAs TAMs)
4.11 uhf HPAs
4.11.1 Markets (TAM) Data for uhfHPAs
4.11.2 Comments and Discussion (uhfHPAs TAMs)
4.12 shf HPAs
4.12.1 Markets (TAM) Data for shfHPAs
4.12.2 Comments and Discussion (shfHPAs TAMs)
4.13 uhf VHPAs
4.13.1 Markets (TAM) Data for uhfVHPAs
4.13.2 Comments and Discussion (uhfVHPAs TAMs)
4.14 shf VHPAs
4.14.1 Markets (TAM) Data for shfVHPAs
4.14.2 Comments and Discussion (shfVHPAs TAMs)
List of Figures
Figure S.1 Numbers of OEMs by Range of Employees Representative example)
Figure S.2 Numbers of OEMs, Country-by-Country 2023(Representative example)
Figure S.3 "Typical" Column Chart TAMs for (Product name) (US$M)
Figure S.4 "Typical" Column Chart TAMs for Product X into EW" (US$M)
Figure S.5 "Typical" Column Chart TAMs for Product X into Radar" (US$M)
Figure ES-1 Overall TAMs for all Microwave SSPAs (US$M)
Figure ES-2 Overall TAMs for all Microwave SSPAs into EW (US$M)
Figure ES-3 Overall TAMs for all Microwave SSPAs into Radar (US$M)
Figure 1.1 Block Diagram of a Typical Radar System (non-AESA)
Figure 1.2 Supply Chain: from Basic Components to Major Systems
Figure 1.3 Subdivisions of Airbus' Defense & Space
Figure 1.4 Elbit Systems Regional Sales Distribution (2023)
Figure 1.5 KGS Revenue Breakdown for Year 2023 ($M)
Figure 1.6 KGS Unmanned Systems Revenue Breakdown for Year 2023 ($M)
Figure 1.7 Leonardo: Proportions of International Sales for Year 2023 (%)
Figure 1.8 Northrop Grumman Main Divisions: Annual Sales, 2024 ($B)
Figure 1.9 RTX Companies' Segmentations ($B)
Figure 1.10 Teledyne's Major Business Segments (%)
Figure 1.11 Major Divisions of Thales Group (% total revenues)
Figure 3.1 Analog Device' Sales Segments (2023)
Figure 3.2 Analog Device' Sales Segments (2024)
Figure 3.3 Qorvo's 2024 Revenues by Division ($M)
Figure 3.4 Numbers of OEMs by Ranges of Employees
Figure 3.5 Numbers of OEMs, Country-by-Country 2024
Figure 4.1 Total Market, Captive Market and TAM
Figure 4.2 Overall TAMs for all Microwave SSPAs (US$M)
Figure 4.3 Overall TAMs for all Microwave SSPAs into EW (US$M)
Figure 4.4 Overall TAMs for all Microwave SSPAs into Radar (US$M)
Figure 4.5 TAMs for uhf MPAs into EW (US$M)
Figure 4.6 TAMs for uhf MPAs into Radar (US$M)
Figure 4.7 TAMs for shf MPAs into EW (US$M)
Figure 4.8 TAMs for shf MPAs into Radar (US$M)
Figure 4.9 TAMs for uhf HPAs into EW (US$M)
Figure 4.10 TAMs for uhf HPAs into Radar (US$M)
Figure 4.11 TAMs for shf HPAs into EW (US$M)
Figure 4.12 TAMs for shf HPAs into Radar (US$M)
Figure 4.13 TAMs for uhf VHPAs into EW (US$M)
Figure 4.14 TAMs for uhf VHPAs into Radar (US$M)
Figure 4.15 TAMs for shf VHPAs into EW (US$M)
Figure 4.16 TAMs for shf VHPAs into Radar (US$M)
List of Tables
Table 1-1 Defense Data Concerning Selected Countries (NATO plus Israel)
Table 1-2 A Selection of Tier1 Corporations
Table 1-3 Airbus’ Recent Annual Financials
Table 1-4 Airbus’ D&S Recent Annual Financials
Table 1-5 BAE Systems Recent Annual Financials
Table 1-6 Boeing Company's Recent Annual Financials
Table 1-7 Boeing BDS Division Recent Annual Financials
Table 1-8 Elbit Systems’ Recent Annual Financials
Table 1-9 Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Table 1-10 Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Revenues ($M)
Table 1-11 L3Harris Technologies’ Recent Annual Financials
Table 1-12 Leonardo’s Recent Annual Financials
Table 1-13 Lockheed-Martin’s Recent Annual Financials
Table 1-14 Northrop Grumman’s Recent Annual Financials
Table 1-15 RTX Corporation
Table 1-16 Teledyne’s Recent Annual Financials
Table 1-17 Thales Group’s Recent Annual Financials
Table 3-1 Summary of Identified Microwave SSPA OEMs
Table 3-2 OEMs and their Identified Microwave SSPA Product Categories
Table 3-3 Aethercomm
Table 3-4 Analog Devices
Table 3.5 AR/Ametek
Table 3-6 Astra Microwave Products
Table 3-7 CAES
Table 3-8 CPI
Table 3-9 Daico Industries
Table 3-10 ERZIA Technologies
Table 3-11 Exodus Advanced Communications
Table 3-12 Genmix Technology
Table 3-13 MACOM
Table 3-14 MACOM Financial Results ($M)
Table 3-15 Mercury Systems
Table 3-16 Mercury Systems Financial Results ($M)
Table 3-17 MtronPTI
Table 3-18 Nanowave Technology
Table 3-19 Narda-MITEQ
Table 3-20 Qorvo
Table 3-21 Qorvo's Financial Results ($M)
Table 3-22 RFHIC
Table 3-23 Stellant Systems
Table 3.24 UMS
Table 3-25 WAVICE
Table 4-1 Changes to the “Surprise-Free” TAM Data Anticipated if a Major Disaster Occurred: Summer 2025-onward

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