A weapon mount refers to “an assembly used to hold a weapon, typically a gun.” Examples of weapon mounts include Turrets, casemates, co-axial mounts or tripods, fork rest/shooting sticks and so forth.
The global weapon mounts market is estimated to reach more than USD 1.8 million between 2019 and 2026. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) would be around 7.7 per cent during the period. Across the world, some of the key players operating in the global weapon mounts market include Kongsberg Gruppen (Norway), Raytheon Company (US), Elbit Systems (Israel) among others.
Some of the factors that could lead to the growth of the global weapon mounts market include increased procurement of armoured vehicle, machine guns, aircraft by militaries, continuous modernization of naval platforms by various countries and growing demand for remote weapon stations for military applications and so forth.
The global weapon mounts market could broadly be classified into static and non-static mounts. Based on this classification, the static mounts are projected to grow at the highest CAGR during 2019-2026. Modernization attempts to upgrade weapons and weapon mounts would be driving the market coming forward. Based on the mode of operation, the global weapon mounts market driven manually would have the highest CAGR. Lastly, region-wise, Asia-Pacific is expected to lead the weapon mounts market. This region is believed to have tremendous potential for this market.
Global Market Estimates Research and Consultants have a team of more than 50 full-time and 200 part-time analysts, with required intelligence and expertise to conduct/publish syndicated research reports. One such research report published on 26 February 2020 by GME was the Global Weapon Mounts Market Report. According to the report, the global weapon mounts market is estimated to witness a significant CAGR during the period 2019-2026
The report goes on to talk about the performance of the global weapon mounts market based on different segmentations. The first such segment is on the basis of mount type. The global weapon mounts market is categorized into static and non-static mounts. The second category is by platform. The platform categories include ground, naval or airborne. This is followed by the third category- by mode of operation. That is, this segment of the report deals with whether the weapon is manually operated or remote controlled. The fourth segment is categorization by weapon compatibility. For each of these sub-categories, the report forecasts the growth and performance indicators between 2018 and 2026 (in USD million).
A major section of the report, then, talks about the global weapons mount market with region-wise classification. On the basis of region, the global weapon mounts market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Central & South America and Middle East & Africa. The countries covered include: U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and South Africa among others. The report provides qualitative & quantitative insights both at a regional as well as country level. In this broad section, the report shares the regional analysis of the global weapon mounts market from 2018-2026. For each region, the performance indicators of the global weapon mounts market have been discussed on the basis of the above four types of segmentations- by mount type, by platform, by mode of operation and by weapon compatibility.
The end-user chapter of the report entails a list of current and prospective consumers prevailing across the regions. The report contains a chapter dedicated to vendors operating in the market, covering raw material manufactures, equipment developers, manufacturers, and distributors. The report ends with a discussion of the key players.