Surface Warships Market: Significant Technologies

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Surface Warships Market Significant
Technologies Surface warships are the core of all
leading navies globally and are responsible for a
vast range of roles from air defense to
anti-submarine warfare. According to Inkwood
Research, the global surface warships market is
set to register a CAGR of 2.88 during the
forecast period, 2022-2030. The key growth
drivers evaluated are fleet modernization
programs and significant investments in
indigenous programs prioritizing naval
developments. For instance, as per the September
2022 Congressional Research Service Report, the
US Navy awarded an 11,320,904 firm-fixed-price
modification to the previously granted contract
N00024- 20-C-6320 to Lockheed Martin Corp for
continued studies of large unmanned surface
vessels. Today, the most powerful surface warship
classes are cruisers and destroyers. Also, among
the new technologies, the prominent ones setting
world standards are multirole vertical launch
systems, dual-band radars, stealth hulls, and
sophisticated munition types like a hypersonic
cruise or sea- skimming missiles. In addition,
modern vertical launch systems have played a
central role in enabling ships to deploy more
firepower, employ multiple missile types, and
enhance their versatility.
Surface Warships Market Significant
Technologies The rising complexities of
operations in the maritime area are leading to
fresh challenges, forcing the naval forces
worldwide to revamp their operations. Accordingly,
the growing focus on Operations Other Than War
(OOTW), wherein the dwindling probability of
direct naval combat between enemy nations is
evaluated to be low, and the conflicting
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• demands due to increasing costs of modern
  weapons, have resulted in a few key technologies
  playing a central role in the modern maritime
  area
• Unmanned Surface Vessels Drones of the Sea
• Artificial intelligence and autonomous
  technologies are increasingly finding
  applications in the military, and are expected to
  don important roles in future warfare. Unmanned
  Surface Vehicles (USVs) are water-borne
  structures designed for operations without human
  controllers and are connected to individual
  craft. They are used as tactical weapons for
  defensive operations like patrolling and
  minesweeping. They can either be controlled from
  a ship facilitating additional flexibility and
  reaction to the fleet, or from the shore for
  coastal protection. The personnel use data and
  video links to give executive decisions, similar
  to contemporary unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
  working mechanisms.
• However, the disruptive technologies integrated
  into conventional surface ship systems are
  mission command and control systems and the
  'drone-like' onboard systems controlling
  navigation and other systems. The key advantages
  include lower costs, continual deployment in
  adverse conditions, and safety in dangerous
  situations. For instance, 'Protector' by Rafael
  is one such operational USV used widely for
  protection and patrolling activities by the
  navies.
• Stealth Technology
• Stealth technology, also known as low observable
  technology (LO technology), is a specialized area
  of defensive offensive electronic
  countermeasures and military operations that
  covers techniques used to make satellites,
  warheads, warships, ships, land vehicles, etc.
  While designing a ship with a reduced radar
  signature, the critical concerns regarding
  warships and anti-ship missiles with active radar
  seekers are radar beams.
• Further, stealth technology construction
  techniques help build a ship difficult to detect
  by one or more sonar, visual, radar, and infrared
  methods. Accordingly, the shape of stealth ships
  avoids vertical surfaces. In addition, the
  techniques to minimize reflections include the
  elimination of cavities and round surfaces like
  funnels and turrets. The hull shapes include
  Small Waterplane Area Twin Hulls (SWATH) that
  enable better stability when using a tumblehome
  hull. The USS Zumwalt is a 'stealth' advanced
  surface warship inducted into the US Navy in
  October 2016.
• According to our analysis, weapon systems are the
  largest revenue-generating component, estimated
  to project a market share of 28.44 by 2030.
• Active Decoy
• The next generation decoys used by surface
  warships and combatants will have an active
  element to raise the efficiency of the decoys and
  manifold the chances of survival of the platform.
  For instance, Rafael's 'Torbuster' can neutralize
  the torpedo during its run, eliminating the need
  to fire multiple decoys. Whereas ADC MK 2 is a
  battery-powered expendable sonar countermeasure
  for use by surface warships and submarines. It
  hovers vertically at a pre-selected depth when
  deployed using a pressure-controlled motor
  driving a small shrouded propeller in the decoy's
  tail and emitting an acoustic signal to deceive
  incoming torpedoes.
• As per our estimates, aircraft carriers are set
  to project the highest CAGR of 4.73 by 2030 in
  the global surface warships market by vessel
  type.
• Surface Warships Market Future Scope

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• Naval shipbuilding is a costly affair in spite of
  efficient management. The warships cost more than
  a billion each. Whereas unmanned warships cost
  lesser (a small fraction) than that to produce
  and operate. According to a Forbes article, the
  US Navy is developing almost a dozen unmanned sea
  vehicles for maritime security operations. Some
  operate on the ocean's surface, while some
  operate beneath it. Some are as large as
  torpedoes and need to be launched by larger
  vessels, while others are robotic, autonomous
  warships.
• However, unmanned sea systems are not a new
  endeavor for the Navy. With the Office of Naval
  Research recognizing their potential decades ago,
  they have been used in mine countermeasures over
  the years. In addition, the defense department
  has been experimenting with an unmanned,
  transoceanic surface warship, Sea Hunter, by
  Leidos. Besides, emerging technologies like
  artificial intelligence are extending the scope
  for robotic operations at sea, with unmanned
  vehicles becoming a high-priority development
  area alongside extended-range fires and digital
  networking. Such developments and technological
  advancements are expected to propel the global
  surface warships market growth in the coming
  years.
• FAQs
• Which are the key companies in the global surface
  warships market?
• A Thales Group, General Dynamics, Lockheed
  Martin, Naval Group, etc., are among the key
  companies in the global surface warships market.
• Which is the fastest-growing operation segment in
  the global surface warships market?
• A Surveillance Intelligence is the
  fastest-growing operation segment in the global
  surface warships market.