Long Range Radars

Global Long Range Radars Market to Reach US$8.0 Billion by 2030

The global market for Long Range Radars estimated at US$6.5 Billion in the year 2024, is expected to reach US$8.0 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 3.5% over the analysis period 2024-2030. Airborne Platform, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is expected to record a 4.3% CAGR and reach US$5.1 Billion by the end of the analysis period. Growth in the Ground-based Platform segment is estimated at 2.0% CAGR over the analysis period.

The U.S. Market is Estimated at US$1.8 Billion While China is Forecast to Grow at 6.7% CAGR

The Long Range Radars market in the U.S. is estimated at US$1.8 Billion in the year 2024. China, the world`s second largest economy, is forecast to reach a projected market size of US$1.6 Billion by the year 2030 trailing a CAGR of 6.7% over the analysis period 2024-2030. Among the other noteworthy geographic markets are Japan and Canada, each forecast to grow at a CAGR of 1.3% and 2.8% respectively over the analysis period. Within Europe, Germany is forecast to grow at approximately 2.0% CAGR.

Global Long Range Radars Market - Key Trends & Drivers Summarized

Why Are Long Range Radars Gaining Strategic Importance Across Military and Civilian Applications?
Long range radars play a critical role in surveillance, tracking, target acquisition, and early warning systems by detecting airborne, maritime, and ground-based threats at extended distances-often exceeding 300 kilometers. Their strategic utility spans multiple defense and security domains, including missile defense, airspace monitoring, border protection, coastal surveillance, and ballistic threat detection. As geopolitical tensions escalate and nations modernize their defense postures, investments in long range radar systems are being prioritized across NATO countries, Asia-Pacific militaries, and Middle Eastern defense establishments.

Civilian applications are also emerging prominently, particularly in air traffic control, weather forecasting, and space surveillance. The growing need for continuous and precise monitoring of airspace and orbital environments, especially with the rise of commercial satellite launches and near-Earth object tracking, is driving demand from non-defense sectors. Long range radars provide the situational awareness necessary for decision-making across domains with minimal latency and high fidelity, making them indispensable for national defense, disaster preparedness, and civilian safety.

How Are Radar Technologies Evolving to Deliver Superior Detection and Discrimination?
The market is being reshaped by substantial technological advancements in radar architecture, signal processing, and component miniaturization. Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology has become the backbone of next-generation long range radars, offering electronic beam steering, multi-target tracking, and enhanced clutter suppression. These systems, unlike mechanically scanned arrays, can instantaneously shift focus between multiple targets, adapt to jamming threats, and offer superior reliability due to fewer moving parts.

The use of Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductors in radar transmit/receive modules has significantly improved power efficiency, thermal stability, and signal amplification, allowing for longer range coverage without proportionally increasing size or power draw. Digital beamforming and adaptive waveform generation are enabling dynamic range resolution enhancement and improved target discrimination in clutter-heavy or complex terrain. Multi-band and multi-static radar configurations are also gaining traction to achieve resilience against stealth technologies, low radar cross-section (RCS) threats, and electronic countermeasures.

AI and machine learning are increasingly embedded into radar signal processing units, enabling real-time anomaly detection, predictive target behavior analysis, and automated threat classification. Additionally, networked radar arrays with sensor fusion capabilities are being deployed for integrated air and missile defense (IAMD), where multiple radars and sensors work collaboratively to deliver a holistic and layered defense shield. These innovations are redefining the performance expectations and deployment strategies of long range radar systems globally.

Which Platforms and Deployment Scenarios Are Driving Radar Installations?
Long range radars are being integrated across diverse platforms, from fixed ground stations and mobile truck-mounted units to shipborne and airborne systems. Ground-based early warning radars remain foundational to national missile defense strategies, particularly in countries like the U.S., India, Israel, China, and Russia. Systems such as the AN/TPY-2, Green Pine, and Ground Master 400 are deployed to detect ballistic missile launches, aircraft incursions, and UAV threats at high altitudes and across vast ranges.

Maritime deployments are growing, with naval forces integrating long range radars into destroyers, frigates, and aircraft carriers for surface and air threat detection. Radar systems such as the SMART-L and SAMPSON are used to detect low-flying missiles and provide long-horizon tracking for naval task forces. Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft are equipped with long range radars that provide 360-degree surveillance, enabling battlefield management, air policing, and force coordination in contested airspace.

Civilian applications include weather monitoring systems like Doppler long range radars used for cyclone tracking and storm prediction, especially in regions prone to extreme weather events. Air navigation service providers are deploying long range primary surveillance radars (PSRs) and secondary surveillance radars (SSRs) for flight monitoring across en route air corridors and remote regions. With increasing commercial satellite activity, radar installations for space situational awareness (SSA) are also gaining momentum to monitor orbital debris and ensure collision avoidance.

What Is Fueling Growth in the Long Range Radars Market Globally?
The growth in the global long range radars market is driven by several factors, including escalating defense spending, rising asymmetric warfare threats, modernization of aging radar fleets, and expanded use cases in civilian domains. The proliferation of ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, and stealth aircraft is compelling governments to deploy sophisticated radar systems that offer extended detection range, faster target processing, and high reliability in contested electromagnetic environments.

The increase in border surveillance, anti-drone operations, and counter-UAS strategies is also boosting radar demand in regions with high geopolitical instability or insurgency threats. Military alliances such as NATO are investing in interoperable radar networks as part of joint airspace control and IAMD frameworks, creating sustained opportunities for multinational radar manufacturers. In addition, export demand for long range radar systems from countries with limited indigenous capability is creating new market segments across Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.

Simultaneously, growth in civilian aviation and meteorological monitoring is stimulating radar deployment at airports, meteorological centers, and disaster management agencies. Regulatory frameworks such as ICAO standards and space traffic management guidelines are reinforcing radar infrastructure investments across both public and private stakeholders. As technological barriers to performance diminish and procurement models evolve to favor modularity and rapid deployment, the long range radar market is set for robust expansion through the end of the decade.

SCOPE OF STUDY:

The report analyzes the Long Range Radars market in terms of units by the following Segments, and Geographic Regions/Countries:

Segments:
Platform (Airborne Platform, Ground-based Platform, Naval Platform)

Geographic Regions/Countries:
World; United States; Canada; Japan; China; Europe (France; Germany; Italy; United Kingdom; Spain; Russia; and Rest of Europe); Asia-Pacific (Australia; India; South Korea; and Rest of Asia-Pacific); Latin America (Argentina; Brazil; Mexico; and Rest of Latin America); Middle East (Iran; Israel; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; and Rest of Middle East); and Africa.

Select Competitors (Total 48 Featured) -

• Airbus Defence and Space
• ASELSAN
• BAE Systems
• Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
• China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC)
• Elbit Systems
• General Atomics
• General Dynamics Mission Systems
• HENSOLDT
• Indra Sistemas
• Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
• Leonardo S.p.A.
• Lockheed Martin
• L&T Defence
• Northrop Grumman
• Raytheon Technologies
• Reutech Radar Systems
• Rheinmetall AG
• Saab AB
• Thales Group

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