Market Trends of Americas Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Americas Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance Market according to our research experts:
Air Segment will Show Growth in the Coming Year
By Platform, the Americas intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance market is segmented into land, air, sea, and space. The land segment had the largest market share in 2018-2019. The air segment, led by the increasing popularity of UAVs and communication systems, is expected to be one of the fastest-growing segments in the coming year and is likely to control almost one-third of the market.
The space segment is anticipated to attract significant attention and is likely to be the most-explored segment of this market. As seen in some new projects, the market is currently moving toward consolidation and integration of ISR systems across all platforms, which may result in high efficiency and performance. In the air segment, the demand for electronic support/countermeasures (ESM/ECM), airborne C3, and surveillance/maritime patrol aircraft is expected to increase steadily, owing to the surging need for total situational awareness, air superiority, and survivability.
Development of New Technologies to Enhance the Military ISR Capabilities in the Americas Region
Growing asymmetric threat environments globally are necessitating the need for more advanced ISR capabilities for militaries. There is a growing need to integrate different systems to work in tandem to create enterprise-like systems that provide a broader view of the entire ISR spectrum. The focus of many militaries has now shifted toward real-time intelligence gathering and enhanced situational awareness.
Companies are working toward incorporating advanced technologies in different modalities, like EO/IR systems, RADAR systems, and signals intelligence (SIGINT) systems, into the ISR payloads to obtain multi-mission data gathering capabilities every time and in all environments.
The US and NATO forces have fielded a massive theater ISR enterprise to support overseas contingency operations in the last two decades. These include a vast, diverse, and distributed force of platforms, sensors, personnel, and networks, with a goal of meeting the seemingly insatiable combatant command requirement for ISR. These countries are also focusing on enhancing their technological edge in terms of ISR capabilities over their adversaries.
Several militaries are working together with industry to enable open architectures in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), radar, and electronic warfare systems. For instance, the US Air Force is shifting from legacy to open architecture infrastructure as its Distributed Common Ground System Enterprise undergoes open architecture modernization.
Due to the growing need for better ISR capabilities, investments are being poured into the R&D of new technologies in the ISR industry. This is currently aiding the market's growth.
