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How the Supersonic And Hypersonic Weapons Market is Set to Soar by 2035

From 2025 to 2035, the global market for supersonic and hypersonic weapons is expected to expand at an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.2%, propelled by rising defense spending and geopolitical tensions.
Published 18 September 2025

Supersonic And Hypersonic Weapons Market Overview:

In 2024, the Supersonic And Hypersonic Weapons Market was estimated to be worth 9.35 billion USD. By 2035, the market for supersonic and hypersonic weapons is projected to have grown from 10.4 billion USD in 2025 to 30 billion USD. During the 2025–2035 forecast period, the Supersonic and Hypersonic Weapons Market is anticipated to develop at a CAGR of around 11.2%.

What’s Driving Growth

Several key forces are fueling the demand:

Geopolitical Tensions & Defense Modernization

Major powers and regional actors are stepping up modernization of their arsenals — supersonic and especially hypersonic weapons are viewed as strategic assets for deterrence.

Technological Advances

Breakthroughs in propulsion systems (air-breathing hypersonic engines, boost-glide technology), materials capable of withstanding extreme thermal stress, and improved maneuverability are enabling weapons that travel faster, strike harder, and evade defenses more effectively.

Expanded Applications

While offensive operations currently dominate demand, defensive operations (countermeasures, interception) and strategic deterrence are increasingly shaping investment decisions.

Deployment Diversity

Weapons are being developed for land-, sea-, and air-based platforms. Among these, the air-based segment is forecasted to see particularly strong growth.

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Regional Insights

North America leads the market, with heavy investments by the U.S. in R&D, procurement, and defense infrastructure. It held a substantial share in 2024 and is projected to grow robustly through 2035.

Asia-Pacific is another growth hotspot, driven by nations increasing defense budgets and pursuing indigenous hypersonic programs.

Europe shows steady growth, with collaborative defense programs, heightened concern over regional security, and rising interest in strategic deterrence mechanisms.

Segmentation

Technology Types: Supersonic missiles remain foundational, but hypersonic missiles, glide vehicles, and boost-glide vehicles are increasingly in focus. Each of these offers different advantages in speed, trajectory, and evasiveness.

Applications: Offensive operations retain the largest share (precision strike, rapid response).

Defensive operations gain importance (counter-hypersonic detection/ interception).

Strategic deterrence continues to be central to policy discussions.

Challenges & Opportunities

While the outlook is bullish, there are hurdles to overcome:

High development cost: Research, prototyping, testing at hypersonic speeds is expensive, with stringent safety, material, and engineering demands.

Technical complexity: Thermal management, guidance & control at Mach 5+, and survivability against countermeasures remain ongoing technical challenges.

Regulatory & strategic risk: Arms control considerations, export restrictions, and geopolitical instability may create uncertainties.

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Key Companies in the Global Supersonic and Hypersonic Weapons Market include:  Denel, Raytheon Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Leonardo, Aerojet Rocketdyne, General Dynamics, Airbus, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Boeing, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Northrop Grumman, AlmazAntey, Kongsberg Gruppen, Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, BAE SystemsWhat to Watch Between Now & 2035

Acceleration of air-breathing hypersonic weapons development for quicker time-to-target and lower cost compared to traditional boost-glide systems.

Expansion of deployment modes: increasing modularity to adapt weapons to land, sea, air platforms.

Growth in Asia-Pacific, both in procurement and indigenous development—India, China, Japan, South Korea likely to be major contributors.

Defensive systems (anti-hypersonic) will start catching up, creating dual-use technology markets.

Table of Contents

SECTION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND KEY HIGHLIGHTS

SECTION II: SCOPING, METHODOLOGY AND MARKET STRUCTURE

SECTION III: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

SECTION IV: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

SECTION V: COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS ........

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