

The global Advanced Ammunition market size is predicted to grow from US$ 10550 million in 2025 to US$ 5620 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of -10.0% from 2025 to 2031.
Advanced ammunition refers to the next generation of munitions designed with enhanced capabilities and technologies to meet modern warfare requirements. This category includes ammunition that incorporates precision guidance systems, advanced materials, and innovative design features to improve accuracy, effectiveness, and operational efficiency. Advanced ammunition is engineered to address specific challenges in contemporary combat environments, such as minimizing collateral damage, countering new threats like unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and enhancing the effectiveness of both offensive and defensive operations.
Market Trends and Developments
The development and deployment of advanced ammunition are increasingly driven by the need for greater precision and effectiveness in military operations. Key trends in this sector include:
Precision-Guided Munitions (PGMs): There is a growing emphasis on precision-guided munitions that use GPS, laser, or other targeting technologies to enhance accuracy and minimize collateral damage. These munitions are crucial for engaging high-value targets and conducting operations in densely populated or sensitive areas.
Counter-UAS Capabilities: With the proliferation of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), advanced ammunition is being developed to counter these threats. This includes non-lethal munitions designed to disrupt or neutralize hostile drones, thereby reducing the risk of collateral damage and improving overall mission success.
Material Innovations: The use of advanced materials in ammunition design is improving performance characteristics, such as range, penetration, and durability. Innovations in materials science contribute to the development of more effective and reliable munitions.
Enhanced Safety Features: Advanced ammunition designs often include enhanced safety mechanisms to prevent accidental detonation and improve handling safety, reflecting the industry's commitment to reducing risks associated with ammunition use.
Key Players and Market Dynamics
The market for advanced ammunition is characterized by competition among major defense contractors and specialized manufacturers. Leading players in this sector include companies such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Technologies, BAE Systems, and Northrop Grumman. These firms are at the forefront of developing and deploying advanced ammunition technologies.
The global market for advanced ammunition is expanding due to increased defense spending by countries around the world, driven by rising geopolitical tensions and evolving security threats. North America remains a dominant market for advanced ammunition, owing to its substantial defense budget and emphasis on technological innovation. Europe and the Asia-Pacific region are also significant markets, with growing investments in advanced munitions to enhance their military capabilities.
Overall, the advancement in ammunition technology continues to evolve rapidly, with ongoing research and development efforts focused on improving precision, effectiveness, and safety to meet the demands of modern warfare and security challenges.
The “Advanced Ammunition Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Advanced Ammunition sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Advanced Ammunition sales for 2025 through 2031. With Advanced Ammunition sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Advanced Ammunition industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Advanced Ammunition landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Advanced Ammunition portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Advanced Ammunition market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Advanced Ammunition and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Advanced Ammunition.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Advanced Ammunition market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Small Caliber
Medium Caliber
Large Caliber
Segmentation by Application:
Military Use
Law Enforcement
Civil Use
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Northrop Grumman
General Dynamics
Nammo
Nexter
BAE Systems
Poongsan Corporation
Elbit Systems
Day & Zimmermann
Rheinmetall
Rostec
National Presto
Australian Munitions
NORINCO
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Advanced Ammunition market?
What factors are driving Advanced Ammunition market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Advanced Ammunition market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Advanced Ammunition break out by Type, by Application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Advanced Ammunition Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Advanced Ammunition by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Advanced Ammunition by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Advanced Ammunition Segment by Type
2.2.1 Small Caliber
2.2.2 Medium Caliber
2.2.3 Large Caliber
2.3 Advanced Ammunition Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Advanced Ammunition Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Advanced Ammunition Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Advanced Ammunition Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Advanced Ammunition Segment by Application
2.4.1 Military Use
2.4.2 Law Enforcement
2.4.3 Civil Use
2.5 Advanced Ammunition Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Advanced Ammunition Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Advanced Ammunition Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Advanced Ammunition Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Advanced Ammunition Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Advanced Ammunition Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Advanced Ammunition Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Advanced Ammunition Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Advanced Ammunition Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Advanced Ammunition Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Advanced Ammunition Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Advanced Ammunition Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Advanced Ammunition Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Advanced Ammunition Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy
4 World Historic Review for Advanced Ammunition by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Advanced Ammunition Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Advanced Ammunition Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Advanced Ammunition Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Advanced Ammunition Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Advanced Ammunition Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Advanced Ammunition Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Advanced Ammunition Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Advanced Ammunition Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Advanced Ammunition Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Advanced Ammunition Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Advanced Ammunition Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Advanced Ammunition Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Advanced Ammunition Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Advanced Ammunition Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Advanced Ammunition Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Advanced Ammunition Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Advanced Ammunition Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Advanced Ammunition Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Advanced Ammunition Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Advanced Ammunition Sales by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Advanced Ammunition by Country
7.1.1 Europe Advanced Ammunition Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Advanced Ammunition Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Advanced Ammunition Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Advanced Ammunition Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Advanced Ammunition by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Advanced Ammunition Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Advanced Ammunition Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Advanced Ammunition Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Advanced Ammunition Sales by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Advanced Ammunition
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Advanced Ammunition
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Advanced Ammunition
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Advanced Ammunition Distributors
11.3 Advanced Ammunition Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Advanced Ammunition by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Advanced Ammunition Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Advanced Ammunition Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Advanced Ammunition Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.6 Global Advanced Ammunition Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Advanced Ammunition Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Northrop Grumman
13.1.1 Northrop Grumman Company Information
13.1.2 Northrop Grumman Advanced Ammunition Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Northrop Grumman Advanced Ammunition Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 Northrop Grumman Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Northrop Grumman Latest Developments
13.2 General Dynamics
13.2.1 General Dynamics Company Information
13.2.2 General Dynamics Advanced Ammunition Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 General Dynamics Advanced Ammunition Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 General Dynamics Main Business Overview
13.2.5 General Dynamics Latest Developments
13.3 Nammo
13.3.1 Nammo Company Information
13.3.2 Nammo Advanced Ammunition Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Nammo Advanced Ammunition Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 Nammo Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Nammo Latest Developments
13.4 Nexter
13.4.1 Nexter Company Information
13.4.2 Nexter Advanced Ammunition Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Nexter Advanced Ammunition Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 Nexter Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Nexter Latest Developments
13.5 BAE Systems
13.5.1 BAE Systems Company Information
13.5.2 BAE Systems Advanced Ammunition Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 BAE Systems Advanced Ammunition Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 BAE Systems Main Business Overview
13.5.5 BAE Systems Latest Developments
13.6 Poongsan Corporation
13.6.1 Poongsan Corporation Company Information
13.6.2 Poongsan Corporation Advanced Ammunition Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Poongsan Corporation Advanced Ammunition Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 Poongsan Corporation Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Poongsan Corporation Latest Developments
13.7 Elbit Systems
13.7.1 Elbit Systems Company Information
13.7.2 Elbit Systems Advanced Ammunition Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 Elbit Systems Advanced Ammunition Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 Elbit Systems Main Business Overview
13.7.5 Elbit Systems Latest Developments
13.8 Day & Zimmermann
13.8.1 Day & Zimmermann Company Information
13.8.2 Day & Zimmermann Advanced Ammunition Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 Day & Zimmermann Advanced Ammunition Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 Day & Zimmermann Main Business Overview
13.8.5 Day & Zimmermann Latest Developments
13.9 Rheinmetall
13.9.1 Rheinmetall Company Information
13.9.2 Rheinmetall Advanced Ammunition Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 Rheinmetall Advanced Ammunition Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 Rheinmetall Main Business Overview
13.9.5 Rheinmetall Latest Developments
13.10 Rostec
13.10.1 Rostec Company Information
13.10.2 Rostec Advanced Ammunition Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 Rostec Advanced Ammunition Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.10.4 Rostec Main Business Overview
13.10.5 Rostec Latest Developments
13.11 National Presto
13.11.1 National Presto Company Information
13.11.2 National Presto Advanced Ammunition Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.11.3 National Presto Advanced Ammunition Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.11.4 National Presto Main Business Overview
13.11.5 National Presto Latest Developments
13.12 Australian Munitions
13.12.1 Australian Munitions Company Information
13.12.2 Australian Munitions Advanced Ammunition Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.12.3 Australian Munitions Advanced Ammunition Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.12.4 Australian Munitions Main Business Overview
13.12.5 Australian Munitions Latest Developments
13.13 NORINCO
13.13.1 NORINCO Company Information
13.13.2 NORINCO Advanced Ammunition Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.13.3 NORINCO Advanced Ammunition Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.13.4 NORINCO Main Business Overview
13.13.5 NORINCO Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.