1. What Is the Surveillance Radar Market?
The Surveillance Radar Market comprises radar systems dedicated to persistent wide-area detection and tracking of air and surface targets for defence, border, and civil aviation use. The market includes air surveillance and air route radar, coastal maritime surveillance radar, air defence zone surveillance, and civil air traffic control primary radar systems. These systems serve air forces, border agencies, coast guards, and civil aviation authorities requiring detection at extended range over broad surveillance zones. The scope excludes fire control tracking radar without primary surveillance role, weather radar without air target detection, and airborne surveillance systems without ground station.
2. Surveillance Radar Market Size & Forecast
3. Emerging Technologies
- Software-defined radar signal processing enabling the same hardware to support multiple surveillance missions is advancing for reduced procurement lifecycle cost. Growing software-defined radar development is improving platform flexibility and reducing sustainment cost through software update rather than hardware replacement.
- Space-based radar supplementing ground surveillance for over-the-horizon detection is advancing as small satellite radar constellation costs decline. Increasing space-based radar development is improving coverage in remote maritime and polar regions where ground-based radar is impractical.
- Low-probability-of-intercept waveform design for surveillance radar reducing adversary detection and jamming is advancing for contested environment deployment. Continued LPI waveform development is improving surveillance radar survivability in electronic warfare environments where emissions attract adversary radar homing weapons.
- AI-powered multi-sensor data fusion integrating radar with AIS and optical intelligence is advancing for improved target identification confidence. Expanding multi-sensor fusion is improving surveillance track quality and reducing ambiguity from single-sensor false alarm or track interruption.
Comparable technologies are influencing adjacent market segments in similar ways. Read more in our Ground Radar Market.
4. Key Market Opportunity
One of the key opportunities in the Surveillance Radar Market is coastal maritime surveillance radar network programmes for developing-nation EEZ monitoring where illegal fishing and smuggling losses exceed radar network investment costs. Developing maritime nations face illegal fishing in EEZs generating annual fisheries losses exceeding the full cost of coastal radar surveillance networks enabling enforcement action. Advances in low-cost coastal radar network design, solar-powered remote installation options, and integrated vessel identification system correlation are enabling economically justified EEZ radar. Coastal radar suppliers delivering turnkey developing-nation EEZ surveillance networks stand to capture the large unfunded maritime domain awareness investment pipeline.
5. Top Companies in the Surveillance Radar Market
The following organisations hold leading positions in the Surveillance Radar Market. The full report provides revenue share, SWOT analysis, and competitive benchmarking for each player.
- Raytheon Technologies
- Northrop Grumman
- Thales
- Leonardo
- Saab
- Hensoldt
- Indra
- FLIR Systems (Teledyne)
- Cobham (Chelys)
- IAI ELTA
- ASELSAN
- BAE Systems Applied Intelligence
6. Market Segmentation
The Surveillance Radar Market is analysed across 6 segmentation dimensions. Revenue data, growth rates, and competitive intensity by sub-segment are available in the full report.
| Segmentation | Sub-Segments |
|---|---|
| By Application | Air Surveillance Defence Radar Air Route and ATC Radar Maritime Coastal Surveillance Border Air Surveillance Counter-Drone Area Radar |
| By Radar Architecture | Rotating Mechanically Scanned Radar Fixed AESA Surveillance Phased Array Rotary Over-the-Horizon Radar |
| By Range | Short Range Below 100km Medium 100-300km Long Range Above 300km |
| By Frequency | L-Band Surveillance Radar S-Band Air Traffic Control P-Band Over-Horizon X-Band Coastal Maritime |
| By End User | Air Force Air Defence Civil Aviation Authority Coast Guard Maritime Border Protection Military Air Operations Centre |
| By Geography | North America Europe Asia Pacific Latin America Middle East and Africa |
7. Key Market Trends (2026–2034)
Three major forces are shaping the Surveillance Radar Market trajectory over the forecast period:
AESA Long-Range Surveillance Radar Is Replacing Rotating Mechanically Scanned Legacy Systems.Air defence planners are upgrading to fixed AESA radar providing simultaneous multi-beam coverage, higher reliability, and lower maintenance versus rotating mechanical radar systems. Raytheon progressed its AESA-based long-range surveillance radar development and NATO programme engagement in 2024, advancing solid-state AESA replacement for legacy rotating air defence radar.
Maritime Coastal Surveillance Radar Is Expanding for Exclusive Economic Zone Monitoring.Coast guard and naval forces are deploying networked coastal surveillance radar chains providing persistent vessel track across EEZ boundaries and territorial sea approaches. Leonardo progressed its coastal and maritime surveillance radar product range in 2024, improving long-range vessel detection for EEZ monitoring and law enforcement programmes.
Air Traffic Control Radar Modernisation Is Expanding in Developing World Aviation Hubs.Civil aviation authorities upgrading ATC infrastructure at high-growth aviation hubs are procuring modern primary and secondary surveillance radar improving airspace management capacity. Thales progressed its TopSky ATC and RSM970 primary surveillance radar deliveries to developing market aviation authorities in 2024, improving air traffic control infrastructure.
For related market intelligence, see the Counter Drone Laser Market.
8. Segmental Analysis
By Application, air surveillance defence radar dominated the Surveillance Radar Market in 2025, driven by air defence as the highest-value military procurement driver for surveillance radar. Military air defence planners continue directing the largest surveillance radar investment toward long-range air detection for national air picture management. Counter-drone area radar is the fastest-growing Application category, driven by the small drone threat requiring surveillance radar area coverage for cued intercept. Defence and security planners are advancing counter-drone area radar as drone threat frequency creates demand for persistent detection coverage around protected sites.
By Radar Architecture, rotating mechanically scanned radar dominated the Surveillance Radar Market in 2025, reflecting the large installed base of rotating surveillance radar in service globally. Operators continue sustaining rotating radar owing to the high replacement cost and the adequate performance for most long-range air surveillance missions. Fixed AESA surveillance is the fastest-growing Architecture category, driven by air defence modernisation priority for solid-state radar eliminating rotating mechanical failure modes. Air defence planners are advancing AESA procurement as solid-state radar MTBF improvements demonstrate lifecycle cost advantage over rotating systems.
9. Regional Analysis
Regional demand patterns across the Surveillance Radar Market reflect differences in regulation, technological maturity, and capital investment.
Largest Market Share
North America dominated the Surveillance Radar Market in 2025, with a market share of 42.4%. Largest US Air Force and NORAD surveillance radar investment, leading AESA radar programme development, and FAA ATC primary surveillance procurement anchor North American revenue. US air defence surveillance radar modernisation, FAA en-route radar programme, and Northern Command detection sensor network generate the highest surveillance radar revenue. US radar industry concentration in Raytheon and Northrop Grumman drives the highest single-country surveillance radar technology and production investment globally.
Highest CAGR Region
Asia Pacific is expected to register the highest CAGR of 16.00% during the forecast period. Growing maritime EEZ surveillance, air defence radar modernisation, and ATC infrastructure expansion across China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Australia drive Asia Pacific demand. Chinese air defence surveillance radar modernisation and South China Sea maritime awareness programmes are the largest Asia Pacific surveillance radar procurement drivers. Indian air defence radar programme and Australian over-the-horizon radar expansion are generating significant regional surveillance radar investment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Surveillance Radar Market was valued at USD 8.48 Bn in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 19.35 Bn by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 9.60% over the 2026–2034 forecast period.
The Surveillance Radar Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 9.60% from 2026 to 2034.
North America dominated the Surveillance Radar Market in 2025, with a market share of 42.4%.
The leading companies in the Surveillance Radar Market include Raytheon Technologies, Northrop Grumman, Thales, Leonardo, Saab, Hensoldt, Indra, FLIR Systems (Teledyne), Cobham (Chelys), IAI ELTA, ASELSAN, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence.
Aesa long-range surveillance radar is replacing rotating mechanically scanned legacy systems.
By Application, air surveillance defence radar dominated the Surveillance Radar Market in 2025, driven by air defence as the highest-value military procurement driver for surveillance radar.
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