Electronic Warfare: Strategic Intelligence

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Electronic warfare has re-emerged as a decisive capability in modern conflict, underpinning military effectiveness across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. As battlefields become increasingly digitized and contested, control of the electromagnetic spectrum is now central to achieving operational advantage and protecting both military and civilian infrastructure.

Once considered a niche capability, electronic warfare is now a core component of defense modernization strategies. Rising geopolitical tension, renewed great-power competition, and the realities of high-intensity conflict have driven a resurgence in investment across EW systems. Recent conflicts have demonstrated how EW can disrupt communications, degrade sensors, and neutralize advanced platforms, elevating its importance for both offensive and defensive operations.

GlobalData’s Electronic Warfare report examines how technological innovation, operational lessons from contemporary conflicts, and expanding digital battle networks are reshaping the EW landscape. By exploring emerging technologies, use cases, and competitive dynamics, the report provides a clear view of how electronic warfare is evolving and why it is becoming increasingly central to national security strategies.

Scope

This report examines the electronic warfare theme within the global defense industry, including:

  • Key operational and technological challenges facing armed forces and defense suppliers

  • Investment and growth opportunities across the electronic warfare value chain

  • Analysis of emerging technologies, including AI- and ML-enabled EW capabilities

  • Review of electronic warfare systems, solutions, and projects under development

  • Highlights from EW-related research and development programs across multiple countries

  • Assessment of how EW integrates with unmanned systems, communications, and command-and-control architectures

How industry leaders are using this report

Defense and security stakeholders use this report to:

  • Understand how electronic warfare is shaping modern and future conflict environments.
  • Assess emerging EW technologies and their impact on operational effectiveness.
  • Evaluate national and industrial approaches to EW capability development.
  • Identify priority areas for procurement, R&D, and system integration.
  • Support long-term planning around spectrum dominance and defense modernization.

Key Highlights

This report highlights the most important trends shaping the electronic warfare market, including:

  • A resurgence in electronic warfare investment driven by renewed great-power competition and the increasing likelihood of high-intensity conflict.
  • Rising demand for multi-functional and cost-effective EW systems, reflecting the need to counter increasingly complex and digitized threats.
  • Operational lessons from the war in Ukraine, where the extensive use of EW capabilities has underscored their impact on communications, unmanned systems, and battlefield coordination.
  • Russia’s continued strategic strength in electronic warfare, supported by long-standing expertise and the ability to adapt rapidly to evolving operational conditions.
  • The growing role of electronic warfare in hybrid warfare, highlighting risks not only to military assets but also to civilian infrastructure.
  • The impact of battlefield digitization—including advanced communications, command-and-control networks, and unmanned platforms—on EW system requirements.
  • Emerging applications such as EW-based counter-UAS systems, space-domain EW, and the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance detection, targeting, and response.
  • Increased diversification across the global EW supply chain, as established defense primes and specialist firms compete for share in a rapidly expanding market.

Reasons to Buy

This report enables you to:

  • Identify companies and technologies positioned to benefit from rising demand for electronic warfare capabilities.
  • Gain clarity on the challenges and opportunities shaping the EW market.
  • Understand how electronic warfare spending fits within broader defense budgets.
  • Track emerging trends influencing future EW system design and deployment.
  • Support strategic decision-making with forward-looking thematic analysis.

Who should buy this report

  • Defense and Aerospace Manufacturers
  • Electronic Warfare and Spectrum Management Technology Developers
  • Defense Supply Chain and Industrial Firms
  • Government, Military, and Security Agencies
  • Strategy, Market Intelligence, and Research Teams
  • Consultants and Industry Advisors

BAE Systems
Boeing
Cohort
Elbit Systems
Israel Aerospace Industries
L3Harris
Leonardo
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman
RTX Corp
Rostec Corp
Saab
Spectrum Control
Teledyne Technologies
Textron
Thales
Alaire Technologies
Anduril Industries
Arralis
Aselsan Elektronik
Bharat Electronics
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC)
Cobham
DONS
ELT Group
Epirus
General Dynamics
Hensoldt
Indra Sistemas
JSC Concern
Sozvezdie
KMB Telematics
Kvertus
Larsen & Toubro
Obriy
Rafael
Sentradel
Shield AI
Sierra Nevada
Sigma Defense Systems
Terma
Ultra Electronics
Unseen Labs

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Players

Thematic Briefing

Trends

Technology trends

Macroeconomic trends

Regulatory trends

Industry Analysis

Market size and growth forecasts

Use Cases

Timeline

Signals

M&A trends

Venture financing trends

Patent trends

Hiring trends

Value Chain

Electronic Attack

Electronic protection

Electronic warfare support

Companies

Leading companies

Disruptor companies

Sector Scorecards

Aerospace, defense & security sector scorecard

Glossary

Further Reading

Our Thematic Research Methodology

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