Global Aircraft Antenna Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Global Aircraft Antenna Market, By Platform (Commercial Aviation, Military Aviation, Business Jet and General Aviation, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Electric Vehicle Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL)), Wing Type (Fixed Wing, Rotary Wing), Frequency (VHF/UHF Band, KA/KU/K Band, HF Band,  C Band, X Band, L Band, Others), Antenna Type (Aperture Antennas, Micro Strip Antennas, Array Antennas, Wire Antennas), Installation (Nose Mounted, Tail Mounted, Fuselage Mounted Antenna), Application (RADAR, Instrument Landing System (ILS), Terminal Wireless Local Area Network (TWLAN), Air Traffic Control (ATC)/ Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), Radio Altimeter (RA), Global Positioning System (GPS), Very High Frequency (VHF) Radio, Terminal Cellular System (TCS), Automatic Direction Finder (ADF), SATCOM, Crew Wireless Lan Unit (CWLU), Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT), High Frequency (HF) Radio, VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR), Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN), Others), Sales Channel (Original Equipment Manufacturers, Aftermarket), End Use (Communication, Navigation and Surveillance) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029.

Aircraft Antenna Market Analysis and Size

The aircraft antenna market are projected to gain significant traction. The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive for all the companies’ model airplanes to avoid interference from the interference of the 5G bands. The adoption of these directives in aircraft technologies by various end users are boosting the growth of the market over the forecasted period.

Global aircraft antenna market was valued at USD 389.50 million in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 654.86 million by 2029, registering a CAGR of 6.71% during the forecast period of 2022-2029. In addition to the market insights such as market value, growth rate, market segments, geographical coverage, market players, and market scenario, the market report curated by the Data Bridge Market Research team also includes in-depth expert analysis, import/export analysis, pricing analysis, production and sales, and pestle analysis.

Aircraft Antenna Market Scope and Segmentation

Market Definition

An aircraft antenna is a device used to navigate the aircraft by using radio frequencies. It is used to guide other aircrafts and for communication purposes through ground-based control-systems. Different types of antennas such as communication antennas, loop antennas, GPS antennas and others provide real-time surveillance, communication and navigation facilities.

Global Aircraft Antenna Market Dynamics

This section deals with understanding the market drivers, advantages, opportunities, restraints and challenges. All of this is discussed in detail as below:

Drivers

• Rise in the Demands across Military Services

The growing preference by the passengers for air traveling has demanded for the aircraft antennas over recent years. Moreover, the surge in the aircraft upgradation and the military UAV exercises have also driven the market during the recent years. Military agencies are actively investing in the developing military class drones to be used on the battlefields. Additionally, highly advanced technologies required for the navigational purposes is also the factor driving the growth of the market over the forecasted period.

Opportunities

• Advancements and development

The generation of large volumes of data in aviation analytics has led to the rising adoption of big data analytics for managing large volumes of essential data.  The implementation of 5g frequency bands in airports is providing the passengers with high speed internet facilities. This factor is projected to create growth opportunities for the aircraft antenna market. Moreover, advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, and blockchain are being used in order to manage and process the generated data. The use of these technologies worldwide is rising due to their expanding use across numerous end users. All these factors create certain lucrative growth opportunities for the aviation analytics market over the forecasted period.

Restraints/Challenges

• High costs of management

One of the barriers to market expansion is the high management cost associated with building aircraft antennas are also hindering market growth.

This aircraft antenna market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the aircraft antenna market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

COVID-19 Impact on the Aircraft Antenna Market

The coronavirus outbreak is projected to hugely impact the market. The aircraft antenna market’s manufacturing units have been shut down due to the restrictions during the lockdown generated amidst pandemic and the new aircraft deliveries were also affected negatively. Although the unavailability of skilled professionals has affected the market, the market is projected to show growth in the manufacturing and production units during the post-pandemic era due to the up-liftment of the restrictions post lockdown.

Recent Developments

• In 2021, Antcom Corporation announced to delivery of its high-filtering antennas with interfering robustness. These antennas are equipped with high-filtering amplifiers that reject the out-band of interferences and provide the necessary enhancements.
• In 2021, L3Harris technologies modernizes the U.S. force B-52 aircraft to protect aircrew from enemy radar threats.

Global Aircraft Antenna Market Scope

The aircraft antenna market is segmented on the basis of platform, wing type, frequency, antenna type, installation, sales channel and end use. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Platform

• Commercial Aviation
• Military Aviation
• Business Jet and General Aviation
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
• Electric Vehicle Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL)

Wing Type

• Fixed Wing
• Rotary Wing

Frequency

• VHF/UHF Band
• KA/KU/K Band
• HF Band
• C Band
• X Band
• L Band
• Others

Antenna Type

• Aperture Antennas
• Micro Strip Antennas
• Array Antennas
• Wire Antennas

Installation

• Nose Mounted
• Tail Mounted
• Fuselage Mounted Antenna

Application

• RADAR
• Instrument Landing System (ILS)
• Terminal Wireless Local Area Network (TWLAN)
• Air Traffic Control (ATC)/ Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)
• Radio Altimeter (RA)
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• Very High Frequency (VHF) Radio
• Terminal Cellular System (TCS)
• Automatic Direction Finder (ADF)
• SATCOM
• Crew Wireless Lan Unit (CWLU)
• Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)
• High Frequency (HF) Radio
• VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR)
• Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN)
• Others

Sales Channel

• Original Equipment Manufacturers
• Aftermarket

End Use

• Communication
• Navigation and Surveillance

Aircraft Antenna Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The aircraft antenna market is analyzed and market size insights and trends are provided by platform, wing type, frequency, antenna type, installation, sales channel and end use as referenced above.

The countries covered in the aircraft antenna market report are U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, Israel, Egypt, South Africa, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America.

North America dominates the aircraft antenna market because of the rise in the adoption of modernization of the aircraft fleet and incorporation of modern technologies such as big data analytics, artificial intelligence and others within the region.

Asia-Pacific will dominate aircraft antenna market during the forecast period of 2022 to 2029 due to the air travelers within the region.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impacts the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.   

Competitive Landscape and Aircraft Antenna Market Share Analysis

The aircraft antenna market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to aircraft antenna market.

Some of the major players operating in the aircraft antenna market are

• Amazon Web Services, Inc. (U.S.)
• Cloudflare, Inc. (U.S.)
• IBM (U.S.)
• Hitachi Ltd., (Japan)
• Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd (China)
• Intel Corporation (U.S.)
• Fujitsu (Japan)
• Honeywell International Inc.,(U.S.)
• Accenture (Ireland)
• SAP SE (Germany)
• Ramco Systems. (India)
• Capgemini. (France)
• Hexaware Technologies Limited. (India)
• Lufthansa (Germany)
• Winair (U.S.)
• Boeing. (U.S.)
• Smiths Interconnect. (U.S.)
• Cobham Limited (U.S.)
• Collins Aerospace (U.S.)