Global Continuous Wave Radar Market – Analysis and Forecast (2025-2030)

Industry Overview

The Global Continuous Wave Radar Market size is expected to reach USD 2.1 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 6.17% during the forecast period 2025 - 2030. Radio waves usually have phase differences and a continuous wave radar ensures it using the most advanced electromagnetic technology. Usually, two radio waves with a known stable frequency are transmitted and received from the objects that reflect them. This may happen at both ends of the range of waves. It is then identified and categorized according to the varied attributes and the Doppler signals emitted by the chest, arms, legs, and other parts of the body in motion.

The continuous wave radar is a low-cost option that offers a wide range of protection and security perimeter applications. It typically uses a Doppler shift to identify the target velocity. It is designed to identify objects at a distance ranging between 200 meters and 100 kilometers, with about 0.001% accuracy. It can work efficiently on both land and water.

Ideally, these machines offer a much better resolution compared to pulsed Doppler radars since they do not need any pulse return to operate as in traditional radar systems.

Market Segmentation

Insight by Type

Based on the type, the continuous wave radar market is divided into unmodulated and modulated continuous waves. Even though the modulated continuous waves have variable transmission power over time, theydominate the market due to two major benefits. One, it offers very high-resolution imaging while using very low power for transmission. Therefore, it stays unidentified by other personnel or radar on site.

Secondly, standard systems are often unable to detect several objects. This is because they have similar properties to the trees, grasses, and others. The modulated waves, on the other hand, can do so due to their lower noise level than pulsed systems.

Insight by Component

Based on the components, the market can be divided into antenna, transmitter, receiver, and others. Out of these, the transmitter segment is anticipated to grow more during the forecast period.

Insight by Application

Based on their application, the market can be divided into military, resource detection, environmental monitoring, and others. Out of all these, the environmental monitoring segment will grow significantly in the forecast period, which includes several tasks related to weather forecasting, such as using microwaves or centimeter-wavelength electromagnetic radiation beams to measure precipitation that may result in a storm. It is therefore very useful in detecting upcoming hail, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other types of weather surveillance activities.

Global Continuous Wave Radar Market Report Coverage

Industry Dynamics

Growth Drivers

A significant growth factor of this market is that continuous wave radar energy is not pulsed and therefore can be produced and used easily. It also offers other significant benefits such as flexible mounting, greater tolerance level to adverse weather conditions, and the ability to make long-range detections.

The limitations of transmitter broadcasts also fuel its growth. Though the broadcast power level enacts a real range limit, they have no lower or extreme range. Since a transmitter broadcasts continuously with continuous-wave radar, the maximum power on a target is optimized. The maximum range is determined by the overall power and bandwidth of the transmitter in a continuous-wave radar. Doubling the transmit power increases the distance performance by nearly 20%. It can also display 3D images when paired with vertically pointing antennas.

There has been a significant demand for environmental monitoring systems especially in developing countries, such as India. This is mainly due to rapid urbanization and industrialization in these countries. There is also a significant surge noticed in military applications along with global warming concerns that need such machines to handle it.

The higher efficiency and reliability of these machines, precise operations, and other useful features make these machines useful and indispensable tools for surveillance and cross-border security. As a result, there is a higher adoption of these systems for identifying and monitoring objects in anti-missile systems and unmanned vehicles. These systems also help in preventing collisions with stationary or moving objects.

Finally, the attempts made by the vendors to make the best of the rising demand for space-based and airborne radar systems also contribute to the growth of this market. They have even agreed with the military organizations for different research and development activities and maintenance of their radar systems.

Challenges

The cost of these machines and their installation is pretty high and the inability of the machines to detect targets crossing beams at right angles creates some sort of challenge, although efforts are made to alleviate them and promote the growth of this market.

Opportunities

The shipping companies are using a lot of ships in their fleet to move goods overseas. It is necessary to track these ships on the sea, which creates a greater opportunity for the continuous wave radar market to expand.

The airports, where a lot of passengers and cargo move daily, must have better surveillance radar systems to ensure security. Also, product line diversification is necessary for businesses today in developed and developing countries due to their geopolitical environments. This will, once again, create opportunities for this market to expand.

Other factors that will also create opportunities for market expansion in the forecast period include greater adoption of transport and passenger cars to help them change lanes, better cruise control, delivering collision alarms,better metrological monitoring, and more accurate weather forecasting.

Geographic Overview

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific (APAC)
• Rest of the World (RoW)

Out of these regions, the APAC countries will grow at a much faster rate than the countries in other regions during the forecast period due to a larger number of SMEs, an increase in marine trade, a rise in defense budgets, better and more manufacturing facilities, and increased application of radar technology.

Key Players Covered in the Report

BAE Systems plc is a British multinational aerospace, defence and information security company, based in London, England. It is the biggest manufacturer in Britain as of 2017. It is the largest defence contractor in Europe and the seventh-largest in the world based on applicable 2021 revenues.

The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace and defense manufacturer with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington, D.C.

Some of the key players in the global continuous wave radar market include AFFELDT Maschinenbau GmbH, AMETEK.Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Collins Aerospace, BAE Systems, Banner Engineering Corp., Honeywell International Inc., Reutech Radar Systems, Thales, and Northrop Grumman Corporation.

Recent Developments by Key Players

Lockheed Martin Corporation has been awarded a contract to manufacture long-range ATACMS missiles. The U.S. Department of Defense has allocated USD 226,850,000 to produce these missiles.

BAE Systems has acquired uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) developer Callen-Lenz, absorbing the business into its FalconWorks technology incubator.

The Continuous Wave Radar Market report offers a comprehensive market segmentation analysis along with an estimation for the forecast period 2025–2030.

Segments Covered in the Report

• By Type 
  • Unmodulated Continuous Wave
  • Modulated Continuous Wave  
• By Component
  • Antenna
  • Receiver
  • Transmitter
  • Others
• By Application
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Military
  • Resource Detection
  • Others

Region Covered in the Report

• North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Europe
  • Germany
  • U.K.
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Russia
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia-Pacific (APAC)
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific
• Rest of the World (RoW)
  • Brazil
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • U.A.E.
  • Other Countries

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1.    Research Overview

        1.1.    The Report Offers
        1.2.    Market Coverage
                1.2.1.    By Type
                1.2.2.    By Component
                1.2.3.    By Application
                1.2.4.    By Region
        1.3.    Research Phases
        1.4.    Limitations
        1.5.    Market Methodology
                1.5.1.    Data Sources
                        1.5.1.1. Primary Research
                        1.5.1.2. Secondary Research
                1.5.2.    Methodology
                        1.5.2.1. Data Exploration
                        1.5.2.2. Forecast Parameters
                        1.5.2.3. Data Validation
                        1.5.2.4. Assumptions
                1.5.3.    Study Period & Data Reporting Unit

2.    Executive Summary

3.    Industry Overview

        3.1.    Industry Dynamics
                3.1.1.    Market Growth Drivers
                3.1.2.    Market Restraints
                3.1.3.    Key Market Trends
                3.1.4.    Major Opportunities
        3.2.    Industry Ecosystem
                3.2.1.    Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
                3.2.2.    Recent Development Analysis
                3.2.3.    Value Chain Analysis
        3.3.    Competitive Insight
                3.3.1.    Competitive Position of Industry Players
                3.3.2.    Market Attractive Analysis
                3.3.3.    Market Share Analysis

4.    Global Market Estimate and Forecast

        4.1.    Global Market Overview
        4.2.    Global Market Estimate and Forecast to 2030

5.    Market Segmentation Estimate and Forecast

        5.1.    By Type
                5.1.1.    Unmodulated Continuous Wave 
                        5.1.1.1. Market Definition
                        5.1.1.2. Market Estimation and Forecast to 2030 
                5.1.2.    Modulated Continuous Wave
                        5.1.2.1. Market Definition
                        5.1.2.2. Market Estimation and Forecast to 2030
        5.2.    By Component
                5.2.1.    Antenna
                        5.2.1.1. Market Definition
                        5.2.1.2. Market Estimation and Forecast to 2030
                5.2.2.    Receiver
                        5.2.2.1. Market Definition
                        5.2.2.2. Market Estimation and Forecast to 2030
                5.2.3.    Transmitter
                        5.2.3.1. Market Definition
                        5.2.3.2. Market Estimation and Forecast to 2030
                5.2.4.    Others
                        5.2.4.1. Market Definition
                        5.2.4.2. Market Estimation and Forecast to 2030
        5.3.    By Application
                5.3.1.    Environmental Monitoring
                        5.3.1.1. Market Definition
                        5.3.1.2. Market Estimation and Forecast to 2030
                5.3.2.    Military
                        5.3.2.1. Market Definition
                        5.3.2.2. Market Estimation and Forecast to 2030
                5.3.3.    Resource Detection
                        5.3.3.1. Market Definition
                        5.3.3.2. Market Estimation and Forecast to 2030
                5.3.4.    Others
                        5.3.4.1. Market Definition
                        5.3.5.2. Market Estimation and Forecast to 2030
                            
6.    North America Market Estimate and Forecast

        6.1.    By Type
        6.2.    By Component
        6.3.    By Application
        6.4.    By Country
                6.4.1.    U.S. Market Estimate and Forecast
                6.4.2.    Canada Market Estimate and Forecast
                6.4.3.    Mexico Market Estimate and Forecast

7.    Europe Market Estimate and Forecast

        7.1.    By Type
        7.2.    By Component
        7.3.    By Application
        7.4.    By Country
                7.4.1.    Germany Market Estimate and Forecast
                7.4.2.    France Market Estimate and Forecast
                7.4.3.    U.K. Market Estimate and Forecast
                7.4.4.    Italy Market Estimate and Forecast
                7.4.5.    Spain Market Estimate and Forecast
                7.4.6.    Rest of Europe Market Estimate and Forecast

8.    Asia-Pacific Market Estimate and Forecast

        8.1.    By Type
        8.2.    By Component
        8.3.    By Application
        8.4.    By Country
                8.4.1.    China Market Estimate and Forecast
                8.4.2.    Japan Market Estimate and Forecast
                8.4.3.    India Market Estimate and Forecast
                8.4.4.    South Korea Market Estimate and Forecast
                8.4.5.    Singapore Market Estimate and Forecast
                8.4.6.    Rest of Asia-Pacific Market Estimate and Forecast

9.    Rest of the World (RoW) Market Estimate and Forecast

        9.1.    By Type
        9.2.    By Component
        9.3.    By Application
        9.4.    By Country
                9.4.1.    Brazil Market Estimate and Forecast
                9.4.2.    Saudi Arabia Market Estimate and Forecast
                9.4.3.    South Africa Market Estimate and Forecast
                9.4.4.    Other Countries Market Estimate and Forecast

10.    Company Profiles

        10.1.     AFFELDT Maschinenbau GmbH
                10.1.1.    Snapshot
                10.1.2.    Overview
                10.1.3.    Offerings
                10.1.4.    Financial Insight
                10.1.5.    Recent Developments
        10.2.     AMETEK.Inc.
                10.2.1.    Snapshot
                10.2.2.    Overview
                10.2.3.    Offerings
                10.2.4.    Financial Insight
                10.2.5.    Recent Developments
        10.3. Lockheed Martin Corporation
                10.3.1.    Snapshot
                10.3.2.    Overview
                10.3.3.    Offerings
                10.3.4.    Financial Insight
                10.3.5.    Recent Developments
        10.4.    Collins Aerospace
                10.4.1.    Snapshot
                10.4.2.    Overview
                10.4.3.    Offerings
                10.4.4.    Financial Insight
                10.4.5.    Recent Developments
        10.5. BAE Systems
                10.5.1.    Snapshot
                10.5.2.    Overview
                10.5.3.    Offerings
                10.5.4.    Financial Insight
                10.5.5.    Recent Developments
        10.6. Banner Engineering Corp.
                10.6.1.    Snapshot
                10.6.2.    Overview
                10.6.3.    Offerings
                10.6.4.    Financial Insight
                10.6.5.    Recent Developments
        10.7.    Honeywell International Inc.
                10.7.1.    Snapshot
                10.7.2.    Overview
                10.7.3.    Offerings
                10.7.4.    Financial Insight
                10.7.5.    Recent Developments
        10.8.    Reutech Radar Systems
                10.8.1.    Snapshot
                10.8.2.    Overview
                10.8.3.    Offerings
                10.8.4.    Financial Insight
                10.8.5.    Recent Developments
        10.9.    Thales
                10.9.1.    Snapshot
                10.9.2.    Overview
                10.9.3.    Offerings
                10.9.4.    Financial Insight
                10.9.5.    Recent Developments
        10.10. Northrop Grumman Corporation
                10.10.1. Snapshot
                10.10.2. Overview
                10.10.3. Offerings
                10.10.4. Financial Insight
                10.10.5. Recent Developments

11.    Appendix

        11.1.    Exchange Rates
        11.2.    Abbreviations

Note: Financial insight and recent developments of different companies are subject to availability of information in secondary domain.

List of Tables

Table 1 Sources
Table 2 Study Periods
Table 3 Data Reporting Unit
Table 4 Global Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 5 Global Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 6 Global Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 7 Global Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 8 Global Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 9 Global Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 10 Global Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 11 Global Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 12 North America Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 13 North America Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 14 North America Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 15 North America Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 16 North America Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 17 North America Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 18 North America Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 19 North America Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 20 Europe Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 21 Europe Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 22 Europe Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 23 Europe Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 24 Europe Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 25 Europe Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 26 Europe Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 27 Europe Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 28 Asia-Pacific Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 29 Asia-Pacific Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 30 Asia-Pacific Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 31 Asia-Pacific Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 32 Asia-Pacific Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 33 Asia-Pacific Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 34 Asia-Pacific Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 35 Asia-Pacific Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 36 RoW Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 37 RoW Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 38 RoW Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 39 RoW Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 40 RoW Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 41 RoW Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 42 RoW Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Table 43 RoW Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2022-2030 (USD Billion)
Table 44 Snapshot – AFFELDT Maschinenbau GmbH
Table 45 Snapshot – AMETEK.Inc.
Table 46 Snapshot – Lockheed Martin Corporation
Table 47 Snapshot – Collins Aerospace
Table 48 Snapshot – BAE Systems
Table 49 Snapshot – Banner Engineering Corp.
Table 50 Snapshot – Honeywell International Inc.
Table 51 Snapshot – Reutech Radar Systems
Table 52 Snapshot – Thales
Table 53 Snapshot – Northrop Grumman Corporation

List of Figures

Figure 1 Market Coverage
Figure 2 Research Phases
Figure 3 Secondary Sources for Different Parameters
Figure 4 Methodology
Figure 5 Data Mining & Exploration
Figure 6 Data Triangulation
Figure 7 Assumptions for Market Estimation and Forecast
Figure 8 Market Synopsis
Figure 9 Global Continuous Wave Radar Market - Growth Drivers and Restraints
Figure 10 Competitive Benchmark
Figure 11 Global Continuous Wave Radar Market Highlight
Figure 12 Global Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Figure 13 Global Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Figure 14 Global Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Figure 15 Global Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2018-2021 (USD Billion)
Figure 16 North America Continuous Wave Radar Market Highlight
Figure 17 North America Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 18 North America Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 19 North America Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 20 North America Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 21 Europe Continuous Wave Radar Market Highlight
Figure 22 Europe Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 23 Europe Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 24 Europe Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 25 Europe Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 26 Asia-Pacific Continuous Wave Radar Market Highlight
Figure 27 Asia-Pacific Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 28 Asia-Pacific Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 29 Asia-Pacific Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 30 Asia-Pacific Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 31 RoW Continuous Wave Radar Market Highlight
Figure 32 RoW Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 33 RoW Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Component, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 34 RoW Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, By Application, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Figure 35 RoW Continuous Wave Radar Market Size, by Region, 2018 - 2030 (USD Billion)