PUBLISHER: Allied Market Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1193195
PUBLISHER: Allied Market Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1193195
Weapon night sights are sighting devices that enable viewing or imaging under poor light conditions, and during nighttime. These night sight devices are also referred as image enhancement devices, which are built on the image-intensifier tube to collect and amplify infrared and visible light. In addition, these devices are utilized to intensify human sight under very low light conditions. These devices can be mounted on a wide range of weapons and small arms. Moreover, these devices can also be attached with guns carried by armed troops and military vehicles. Furthermore, military forces across the globe utilize weapon night sights to execute military operation successfully.
In recent years, digital night vision rifle scopes have become popular as they can be utilized both during the day and at night. In addition, militaries across the globe most often utilizes gun-mounted weapon night sight in their assault rifles to execute several missions effectively.
The U.S. is a world leader in the deployment of modern technologies in the military, navy, homeland security, and other defense agencies. The Department of Defense of the U.S. is the country's largest government agency has awarded bounteous contract for weapon night sight to defense companies. For instance, in May 2022, The US Army has awarded contracts totaling $1 billion for individual thermal weapon sights. The Department of Defense has announced that FLIR Systems of Massachusetts and Leonardo DRS of Florida have been awarded firm fixed price contracts worth more than $500 million to provide Family of Weapons Sights-Individual thermal imaging systems.
The global weapon night sight market is experiencing growth due to upsurge in military spending, and government initiatives to protect nation from cross border disputes. However, high cost of weapon night sight devices is the factor hampering the growth of the market. Furthermore, defense modernization is the factor expected to offer growth opportunities during the forecast period.
The weapon night sight market is segmented on the basis of product type, platform, technology, application, and region. By product type, it is segmented into gun-mounted weapon night sight, and vehicle-mounted weapon night sight. By platform, it is classified into ground-based, air-based, and sea-based. By technology, it is categorized into imaging intensifier, thermal imaging, and others. By region, the report is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
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