Loitering Munitions Market Outlook 2029: Driving the Next Era of Smart, Adaptive Warfare
The rise in asymmetric warfare, which is marked by scattered fighting groups, unorthodox tactics, and urban battlefields, has increased demand for loitering munitions that can attack targets precisely while causing the least amount of collateral damage. Kamikaze drones, in contrast to traditional missiles or artillery, are capable of continuously monitoring, locating, and destroying valuable targets.
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Demand Analysis for Kamikaze Drones (Loitering Munitions), 2024–2029
“Kamikaze drones”—the expendable subset of loitering munitions, have moved from niche to centerpiece in modern combined-arms warfare. Verified program awards in the U.S., visible battlefield use in Europe and the Middle East, and rapid advances in AI-enabled guidance are converting experimentation into serial buys. Based on a triangulation of recent award data and syndicated market estimates...