Armored Vehicles Market Size, Share, Trends and Forecast by Product, System, Drive Type, and Region 2025-2033

The global armored vehicles market size was valued at USD 18.80 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group estimates the market to reach USD 29.44 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.06% during 2025-2033. North America currently dominates the market. The rising military modernization programs to replace aging fleets with more advanced and efficient models, increasing emphasis on enhancing the survivability and mobility, and the expansion in emerging markets are various factors impelling the market growth.

Armored vehicles are automobiles specially designed with partial or complete armor plating to withstand explosions and attacks. Armored personal carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, main battle tanks, tactical trucks, buses, limousines, and sedans are common product variants. These vehicles provide high protection against basaltic threats, including missiles, bullets, and improvised explosives devices (IEDs). They are also used to transport military personnel and valuable items, such as money and jewelry. Armored vehicles are often fitted with weapons and a protective shell manufactured from multiple plates of corrosion-resistant steel, steel alloys, or special composite materials. Besides this, they offer better performance and higher reliability and durability to withstand attacks.

Armored Vehicles Market Trends:

The increasing product demand from defense forces across the globe is creating a positive outlook for the market. Armored vehicles are used for frontline combat, armed escorting, surveillance, and goods transportation on battlefields. The rising popularity of armored vehicles can also be attributed to the rapid militarization of law enforcement agencies to combat internal security challenges, which, in turn, is acting as another growth-inducing factor. Furthermore, the widespread adoption of armored passenger vehicles for self and family protection, safeguarding public figures, and securing valuable materials due to increasing insurgent activities and rising threat levels is favoring the market growth. Additionally, the integration of an active protection system (APS) that uses launchers, sensors, tracking radar, and countermeasure munitions to automatically detect and counteract incoming threat projectiles is providing an impetus to the market growth. Moreover, the increasing adoption of unmanned variants by defense forces to carry out intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and combat operations is propelling the market growth. Other factors, including rising incidences of asymmetric warfare across the globe, increasing military modernization, growing production of modular armored vehicles, and the implementation of various government initiatives toward strengthening the armed forces, are anticipated to drive the market growth.

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the global armored vehicles market, along with forecast at the global, regional, and country levels from 2025-2033. The market has been categorized based on product, system, and drive type.

Breakup by Product:

• Defense
• Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)
• Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs)
• Light Protected Vehicles (LPVs)
• Main Battle Tanks (MBTs)
• Mine-resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)
• Tactical Vehicle
• Others
• Commercial
• Bus/Van
• Limousine
• Sedan
• SUV
• Others

Breakup by System:

• Engine
• Drive System
• Ballistic Armor
• Turret Drives
• Ammunition Handling System
• Fire Control Systems (FCS)
• Armaments
• Countermeasure System
• Command and Control (C2) System
• Power System
• Navigation System
• Observation and Display System
• Hulls/Frames

Breakup by Drive Type:

• Wheeled
• Tracked

Breakup by Region:

• North America
• United States
• Canada
• Asia-Pacific
• China
• Japan
• India
• South Korea
• Australia
• Indonesia
• Others
• Europe
• Germany
• France
• United Kingdom
• Italy
• Spain
• Russia
• Others
• Latin America
• Brazil
• Mexico
• Others
• Middle East and Africa

Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being BAE Systems plc, Elbit Systems Ltd., General Dynamics Corporation, INKAS Armored Vehicle Manufacturing, International Armored Group, IVECO, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG (KMW+Nexter Defense Systems N.V.), Lenco Armored Vehicles Inc, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Oshkosh Defense, LLC (Oshkosh Corporation), Rheinmetall AG and Textron Inc.

Key Questions Answered in This Report

1.What are armored vehicles?

2.How big is the armored vehicles market?

3.What is the expected growth rate of the global armored vehicles market during 2025-2033?

4.What are the key factors driving the global armored vehicles market?

5.What is the leading segment of the global armored vehicles market based on the product?

6.What is the leading segment of the global armored vehicles market based on drive type?

7.What are the key regions in the global armored vehicles market?

8.Who are the key players/companies in the global armored vehicles market?