Market Trends of Naval Navigation And Communication Systems Industry
Communication Systems Segment Expected to Dominate the Market
The advent of network-centric warfare techniques revolutionized the scope of operations of naval vessels, rendering the integration of C4ISR capabilities into the fleet a critical necessity to optimize operational and strategic capabilities. Such systems incorporate command-and-control and sensor architecture to shape joint operations. These systems provide direct links to the naval Joint Force Commander from airborne reconnaissance platforms to ensure a real-time battlefield assessment through ELINT, SIGINT, and high-resolution SAR/MTI technologies.
The global navies are adopting an enterprise integration approach to naval C4ISR systems to facilitate the breakdown of restrictive system silos and enable real-time sharing and transmission of terabytes of data. This architecture aims to enhance the maritime fleet’s capability to harness Big Data analytics to strengthen strategic coordination between intelligence processing and warfighting units.
For instance, the US Navy maintains a worldwide Maritime Command/Surveillance Tactical Support Center (TSC) network as a node for the Joint Maritime Command Information System (JMCIS). The need to ensure the enhancement of naval operational capability encouraged the dissemination of several orders to military contractors to induce new communication systems in advanced naval vessels under construction while upgrading the capabilities of the integrated systems in last-generation naval vessels. Such developments are envisioned to drive the communication systems segment of the market during the forecast period.
Asia-Pacific is Expected to Witness Highest Growth During the Forecast Period
The strengthening of the strategic military alliances between the US and several Asia-Pacific sovereign nations and subsequent reinforcement of military deployment and intervention resulted in a complex scenario, urging rapid modernization of defense capabilities of regional countries, such as China and India, to safeguard their vested interests. By mid-2020, China will have inducted the Type 093B SHANG-class guided-missile nuclear attack submarine.
The Indian Navy is determined to build and sustain a technology-enabled and networked naval force capable of safeguarding Indian maritime interests on the high seas and projecting combat power across the littoral. Indian Navy has been focusing on developing indigenous platforms, systems, sensors, and weapons as part of India’s modernization and expansion of its navy. As of 2023, the Indian Navy has over 40 vessels of various categories under construction, including destroyers, frigates, corvettes, and conventional-powered and nuclear-powered submarines, and according to the plans, the Indian Navy induct 200 boats and 500 aircraft by 2050.
Moreover, to indigenously manufacture technologically advanced equipment, in the enactment of the Government of India’s vision of ‘Make in India,’ the Indian Navy has gone on board an initiative to evolve a guideline document, the ‘Indian Naval Indigenization Plan (INIP) 2015-2030’, to enunciate the necessity for indigenously developing various advanced systems for its platforms. Several other programs are underway in the region, bolstering the market's growth prospects during the forecast period.
