Strategic Intelligence - Electronic Warfare
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Strategic Intelligence - Electronic Warfare
Summary
Electronic Warfare is part of GlobalData's Strategic Intelligence series of reports on unmanned technologies and their impacts across different industries. Electronic warfare is essential in the defense industry, as a successful attacks can have devastating impacts on adverdsary hardware , eliciting various strategic and financial consequences. To overcome electronic warfare insecurity, companies, nations, and militaries are increasingly adopting a collaborative approach. This involves acquisitions, information sharing on technological developments, and monitoring of trends in both active and cold conflicts to inform counter-measures.
This report explores emergent trends within the electronic warfare market, examining use cases and the implementation of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, and what challenges must be considered in pursuing effective strategies for brand building in this market.
Battlefield digitization provides a boost to EW markets
The electronic warfare (EW) market has seen a resurgence as major players in the global defense market-such as China, Russia, and the US-increase investments in this domain due to a renewed focus on great-power competition and high intensity conflicts. Demand for more multi-functional and cost-effective EW products has increased noticeably since 2017, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent illustration of EW’s relevance on the modern battlefield further incentivizing global investment in this previously niche capability set. The use of EW capabilities by Russian forces in particular has generated significant consternation among Western military officials. Although increased R&D, investment, and innovation by Ukraine and its Western allies have helped to mitigate the West’s historical comparative lack of investment and innovation, Russia has managed to maintain its long-held strategic advantage over its geopolitical rivals through both its long-standing superiority and ability to match Ukraine’s own EW innovation. Furthermore, the application of EW capabilities within the scope of ‘hybrid-warfare’ activities has highlighted the risks to both military and civilian infrastructure, creating an imperative for investment in EW as a matter of national security.
The evolution of digitized battlefield technologies such as tactical communications, command-and-control networks, and unmanned platforms has created new challenges and opportunities for EW platform provision. The development of novel applications like EW-based Counter-UAS systems, the introduction of advanced EW systems into the space domain, the proliferation of disruptive technology like fiber optic first-person view drones, and the ability for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to enhance EW systems are providing the impetus for both reactive and proactive innovation as militaries seek technological overmatch within the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS). Rising defense budgets, increasing perceptions of conflict, and doctrinal acknowledgments of EW’s importance to modern warfare have driven growth within the EW market. Diversification within the global EW supply chain has correspondingly increased as both established defense primes and emergent specialist firms attempt to secure market share.
Key Highlights
Summary
Electronic Warfare is part of GlobalData's Strategic Intelligence series of reports on unmanned technologies and their impacts across different industries. Electronic warfare is essential in the defense industry, as a successful attacks can have devastating impacts on adverdsary hardware , eliciting various strategic and financial consequences. To overcome electronic warfare insecurity, companies, nations, and militaries are increasingly adopting a collaborative approach. This involves acquisitions, information sharing on technological developments, and monitoring of trends in both active and cold conflicts to inform counter-measures.
This report explores emergent trends within the electronic warfare market, examining use cases and the implementation of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, and what challenges must be considered in pursuing effective strategies for brand building in this market.
Battlefield digitization provides a boost to EW markets
The electronic warfare (EW) market has seen a resurgence as major players in the global defense market-such as China, Russia, and the US-increase investments in this domain due to a renewed focus on great-power competition and high intensity conflicts. Demand for more multi-functional and cost-effective EW products has increased noticeably since 2017, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent illustration of EW’s relevance on the modern battlefield further incentivizing global investment in this previously niche capability set. The use of EW capabilities by Russian forces in particular has generated significant consternation among Western military officials. Although increased R&D, investment, and innovation by Ukraine and its Western allies have helped to mitigate the West’s historical comparative lack of investment and innovation, Russia has managed to maintain its long-held strategic advantage over its geopolitical rivals through both its long-standing superiority and ability to match Ukraine’s own EW innovation. Furthermore, the application of EW capabilities within the scope of ‘hybrid-warfare’ activities has highlighted the risks to both military and civilian infrastructure, creating an imperative for investment in EW as a matter of national security.
The evolution of digitized battlefield technologies such as tactical communications, command-and-control networks, and unmanned platforms has created new challenges and opportunities for EW platform provision. The development of novel applications like EW-based Counter-UAS systems, the introduction of advanced EW systems into the space domain, the proliferation of disruptive technology like fiber optic first-person view drones, and the ability for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to enhance EW systems are providing the impetus for both reactive and proactive innovation as militaries seek technological overmatch within the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS). Rising defense budgets, increasing perceptions of conflict, and doctrinal acknowledgments of EW’s importance to modern warfare have driven growth within the EW market. Diversification within the global EW supply chain has correspondingly increased as both established defense primes and emergent specialist firms attempt to secure market share.
Key Highlights
- Studies of emerging technological trends and their broader impact on the defense market.
- Analysis of the various electronic warfare solutions, programs and projects currently under development, as well as the impact of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence on the future outlook of the electronic warfare in defense theme.
- The key defense challenges that forces and defense sector suppliers face are covered.
- The investment opportunities for armed forces, suppliers, and institutional investors, across the whole electronic warfare value chain are covered.
- Highlights from the range of different electronic warfare related research and development programs currently being undertaken by various military organizations and defense companies.
- Determine potential investment companies based on trend analysis and market projections.
- Gaining an understanding of the market challenges and opportunities surrounding the electronic warfare in defense theme.
- Understanding how spending on electronic warfare and related segments will fit into the overall market and which spending areas are being prioritized.
Table of Contents
94 Pages
- Executive Summary
- Players
- Thematic Briefing
- Electronic warfare – understanding the spectrum
- The evolution of electronic warfare in 21st-century conflicts
- Electronic warfare in low-intensity conflicts – minimized risk, minimized investment
- Electronic warfare in high intensity conflicts – Russian doctrine on Ukrainian battlefields
- Western military efforts to revitalize electronic warfare
- Trends
- Technology trends
- Macroeconomic trends
- Regulatory trends
- Industry Analysis
- Market size and growth forecasts
- Largest market players
- Use Cases
- China
- Russia
- The United States
- Timeline
- Signals
- M&A trends
- Venture financing trends
- Patent trends
- Hiring trends
- Value Chain
- Electronic Attack
- Electronic protection
- Electronic warfare support
- Companies
- Leading companies
- Disruptor companies
- Sector Scorecards
- Aerospace, defense & security sector scorecard
- Who’s who
- Thematic screen
- Valuation screen
- Risk screen
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- GlobalData reports
- Our Thematic Research Methodology
- About GlobalData
- Contact Us
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Technology trends
- Table 2: Macroeconomic trends
- Table 3: Regulatory trends
- Table 4: M&A trends
- Table 5: Venture financing trends
- Table 6: Leading companies
- Table 7: Disruptor companies
- Table 8 Glossary
- Table 9 GlobalData reports
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Who are the leading players in the electronic warfare theme, and where do they sit in the value chain?
- Figure 2: Visualization diagram of the electromagnetic spectrum and its distinctive bands.
- Figure 3: Electronic warfare in the networked battlespace
- Figure 4: The global electronic warfare market value, 2024-2034 ($M)
- Figure 5: Global EW spending by country, 2024-2034
- Figure 6: Electronic warfare regional spending trends
- Figure 7: The electronic warfare story
- Figure 8: Electronic warfare M&A activity, 2021-2025
- Figure 9: Despite a slump in 2023, venture finance deals in the EW market have increased in 2024 and 2025
- Figure 10: Electronic warfare patent trends by Assignee, 2014-2025
- Figure 11: Electronic warfare patent trends by location, 2014-2025
- Figure 12: Electronic warfare hiring trends by volume, 2020-2025
- Figure 13: Electronic warfare hiring trends, 2020-2025
- Figure 14: Electronic warfare value chain
- Figure 15: Electronic warfare – electronic attack value chain
- Figure 16: Electronic warfare – electronic protection value chain
- Figure 17: Electronic warfare – electronic warfare support value chain
- Figure 18: Who does what in the aerospace, defense & security sector?
- Figure 19: Thematic screen
- Figure 20: Valuation screen
- Figure 21: Risk screen
- Figure 22: Our five-step approach for generating a sector scorecard
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