Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) for Military and Defense: Global Market 2017-2025 by Vehicle Type, System Component, Propulsion System and Region

1 Introduction 7
1.1 Industry Definition and Research Scope 7
1.1.1 Industry Definition 7
1.1.2 Research Scope 9
1.2 Research Methodology 10
1.2.1 Overview of Market Research Methodology 10
1.2.2 Market Assumption 11
1.2.3 Secondary Data 11
1.2.4 Primary Data 11
1.2.5 Data Filtration and Model Design 12
1.2.6 Market Size/Share Estimation 13
1.2.7 Research Limitations 14
1.3 Executive Summary 15
2 Market Overview and Qualitative Analysis 17
2.1 Market Size and Forecast 17
2.2 Market Structure 19
2.3 Major Growth Drivers 20
2.4 Market Restraints and Challenges 23
2.5 Emerging Opportunities and Market Trends 26
2.6 Porter's Fiver Forces Analysis 31
3 Analysis of Global Market by Vehicle Type 35
3.1 Market Overview by Vehicle Type 35
3.2 ROVs for Military and Defense: Global Market 2014-2025 38
3.3 AUVs for Military and Defense: Global Market 2014-2025 55
4 Analysis of Global Market by System Component 58
4.1 Market Overview by System Component 58
4.2 UUV Hardware Market 2014-2025 60
4.2.1 Imaging System 63
4.2.2 Sensors and Automation Systems 64
4.2.3 Steering and Positioning 64
4.2.4 Navigation System 64
4.2.5 Energy and Propulsion 65
4.2.6 Other Hardware Components 66
4.3 UUV Software Market 2014-2025 67
4.4 UUV Operation and Service Market 2014-2025 68
5 Analysis of Global Market by Propulsion System 69
5.1 Market Overview by Propulsion System 69
5.2 Mechanical System 72
5.3 Electric System 74
5.4 Other Systems 77
6 Analysis of Global Market by Region 79
6.1 Geographic Market Overview by Region 2016-2025 79
6.2 North America Market 2014-2025 83
6.2.1 Overview of North America Market 83
6.2.2 U.S. Market 86
6.2.3 Canadian Market 89
6.3 European Market 2014-2025 91
6.3.1 Overview of European Market 91
6.3.2 Germany 94
6.3.3 UK 96
6.3.4 Russia 98
6.3.5 Rest of European Market 100
6.4 Asia-Pacific Market 2014-2025 101
6.4.1 Overview of Asia-Pacific Market 101
6.4.2 Japan 105
6.4.3 China 107
6.4.4 Australia 109
6.4.5 India 111
6.4.6 Rest of APAC Region 112
6.5 Latin America Market 2014-2025 113
6.6 Africa Market 2014-2025 115
6.7 Middle East Market 2014-2025 117
7 Competitive Landscape 118
7.1 Overview of Global Vendors 118
7.2 Company Profiles 120
8 Investing in Global Market: Risk Assessment and Management 142
8.1 Risk Evaluation of Global Market 142
8.2 Critical Success Factors (CSFs) 145
RELATED REPORTS AND PRODUCTS 148



Table 1.  Snapshot of Global UUVs Market for Military and Defense, 2016-2025 16
Table 2.  Main Product Trends and Market Opportunities in Global UUVs Market for Military and Defense 26
Table 3.  Classifications of ROVs by Type 41
Table 4. Global UUV Market for Military and Defense by Hardware Component, 2016-2025, $ mn 62
Table 5.  Leading National UUVs Markets for Military and Defense by Capex, 2016 and 2025, $ mn 80
Table 6. North America Military and Defense UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, $ mn 84
Table 7. North America Military and Defense UUVs Market by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, $ mn 84
Table 8. U.S. Military and Defense UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, $ mn 87
Table 9. U.S. Military and Defense UUVs Market by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, $ mn 87
Table 10. Canada Military and Defense UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, $ mn 90
Table 11. Canda Military and Defense UUVs Market by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, $ mn 90
Table 12. Europe Military and Defense UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, $ mn 92
Table 13. Europe Military and Defense UUVs Market by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, $ mn 92
Table 14. Germany Military and Defense UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, $ mn 95
Table 15. Germany Military and Defense UUVs Market by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, $ mn 95
Table 16. UK Military and Defense UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, $ mn 97
Table 17. UK Military and Defense UUVs Market by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, $ mn 97
Table 18. Russia Military and Defense UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, $ mn 99
Table 19. Russia Military and Defense UUVs Market by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, $ mn 99
Table 20. APAC Military and Defense UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, $ mn 102
Table 21. APAC Military and Defense UUVs Market by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, $ mn 102
Table 22. Japan Military and Defense UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, $ mn 106
Table 23. Japan Military and Defense UUVs Market by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, $ mn 106
Table 24. China Military and Defense UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, $ mn 108
Table 25. China Military and Defense UUVs Market by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, $ mn 108
Table 26. Australia Military and Defense UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, $ mn 110
Table 27. Australia Military and Defense UUVs Market by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, $ mn 110
Table 28. Latin America Military and Defense UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, $ mn 114
Table 29. Latin America Military and Defense UUVs Market by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, $ mn 114
Table 30. Africa Military and Defense UUVs Market by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, $ mn 116
Table 31. Africa Military and Defense UUVs Market by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, $ mn 116
Table 32. Kongsberg Gruppen Revenue, 2009-2015, $ bn 130
Table 33.  Risk Evaluation for Investing in Global Market, 2016-2025 143
Table 34. Critical Success Factors and Key Takeaways 146


Figure 1.  Research Method Flow Chart 10
Figure 2. Bottom-up Approach and Top-down Approach for Market Estimation 13
Figure 3. Global Market Forecast in Optimistic, Conservative and Balanced Perspectives, 2014-2025 15
Figure 4. Global UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 17
Figure 5. Global UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Fleet, 2014-2025, units 17
Figure 6. Structure and Segments of Global UUVs Market for Military and Defense 19
Figure 7. Primary Drivers and Impact Factors of Global UUVs Market for Military and Defense 20
Figure 8. Primary Restraints and Impact Factors of Global UUVs Market for Military and Defense 23
Figure 9. Porter's Fiver Forces Analysis of Global UUVs Market for Military and Defense 31
Figure 10. Breakdown of Global UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, % of Fleet 36
Figure 11. 2014-2025 Fleet Growth Rates of Global Sub-markets by Vehicle Type 36
Figure 12. Breakdown of Global UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Vehicle Type, 2016-2025, % of Capex 37
Figure 13. 2014-2025 Capex Growth Rates of Global Sub-markets by Vehicle Type 37
Figure 14. Global Market of ROVs for Military and Defense by Fleet, 2014-2025, units 38
Figure 15. Global Market of ROVs for Military and Defense by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 39
Figure 16. Work-Class ROVs by Payload (kg) 42
Figure 17. Example Picture of Observation ROVs 44
Figure 18. Summary of Observation ROVs 44
Figure 19. Summary of Observation ROVs with Payload Option 44
Figure 20. Example Picture of Light Work-Class ROVs 47
Figure 21. Example Picture of High Capacity Electric ROVs 48
Figure 22. Example Picture of Ultra Deep ROVs 50
Figure 23. Example Picture of Heavy Work-Class ROVs 52
Figure 24. Summary of Light, Medium and Heavy Work-Class ROVs 52
Figure 25. Example Picture of Towed and Bottom-Crawling ROVs 54
Figure 26. Global Market of AUVs for Military and Defense by Fleet, 2014-2025, units 56
Figure 27. Global Market of AUVs for Military and Defense by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 56
Figure 28. Breakdown of Global UUVs Market for Military and Defense by System Component, 2016-2025, % of Capex 59
Figure 29. 2014-2025 Capex Growth Rates of Global UUV Sub-markets by System Component 59
Figure 30. Global UUV Hardware Market for Military and Defense, 2014-2025, $ mn 61
Figure 31. Breakdown of Global UUV Hardware Market for Military and Defense by Component, 2016-2025, % of Capex 62
Figure 32. Global UUV Software Market for Military and Defense, 2014-2025, $ mn 67
Figure 33. Global UUV Operation & Service Market for Military and Defense, 2014-2025, $ mn 68
Figure 34. Breakdown of Global UUV Market for Military and Defense by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, % of Fleet 70
Figure 35. 2014-2025 Fleet Growth Rates of Global UUV Sub-markets by Propulsion System 70
Figure 36. Breakdown of Global UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Propulsion System, 2016-2025, % of Capex 71
Figure 37. 2014-2025 Capex Growth Rates of Global UUV Sub-markets by Propulsion System 71
Figure 38. Global Mechanical UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Fleet, 2014-2025, units 72
Figure 39. Global Mechanical UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 73
Figure 40. Global Electric UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Fleet, 2014-2025, units 75
Figure 41. Global Electric UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 76
Figure 42. Global Hybrid UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Fleet, 2014-2025, units 77
Figure 43. Global Hybrid UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 78
Figure 44.  Geographic Spread of Worldwide UUVs Market for Military and Defense, 2016-2025, % of Capex 81
Figure 45. 2016-2025 Capex Growth Rates of Main Regional Markets 81
Figure 46.  North American UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 84
Figure 47. Breakdown of North America Military and Defense UUVs Market by Country, 2016 and 2025, % of Capex 85
Figure 48. 2014-2025 Capex Growth Rates of National Markets in North America 85
Figure 49. U.S. Military and Defense UUVs Market by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 86
Figure 50. Canada Military and Defense UUVs Market by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 89
Figure 51.  European UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 92
Figure 52. Breakdown of European UUVs Market by Country, 2016 and 2025, % of Capex 93
Figure 53. 2014-2025 Capex Growth Rates of National Markets in Europe 93
Figure 54.  Military and Defense UUVs Market in Germany by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 94
Figure 55.  Military and Defense UUVs Market in UK by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 96
Figure 56.  Military and Defense UUVs Market in Russia by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 98
Figure 57.  Military and Defense UUVs Market in Rest of Europe by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 100
Figure 58. Asia-Pacific UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 102
Figure 59. Breakdown of APAC Military and Defense UUVs Market by Country, 2016 and 2025, % of Capex 103
Figure 60. 2014-2025 Capex Growth Rates of National Markets in APAC 103
Figure 61. Military and Defense UUVs Market in Japan by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 105
Figure 62. Military and Defense UUVs Market in China by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 107
Figure 63. Military and Defense UUVs Market in Australia by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 109
Figure 64. Military and Defense UUVs Market in India by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 111
Figure 65. Military and Defense UUVs Market in Rest APAC by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 112
Figure 66. Latin America UUVs Market for Military and Defense by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 114
Figure 67. Africa Military and Defense UUVs Market by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 115
Figure 68. Middle East Military and Defense UUVs Market by Capex, 2014-2025, $ mn 117