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Trends, industrial shifts and emerging opportunities by country
Collection : European Business Insights
Last update : 15/07/2025
Price : 4 500 €
Number of pages : 206 pages
Language : French / English
Format : PDF (immediate availability)
Reference : 25WMTR22
REPORT SCOPE AND MARKET OVERVIEW
Europe entered an era of rearmament, ushering in an unprecedented investment cycle for its defence industry. Threatened by Russia and now exposed to the risk of abandonment by its American protector, Europe is stunned by the return of war as the main vector of international relations. Faced with this situation, most European countries started to substantially increase their defence budgets, and are planning major increases in arms spending up to 2030. An effort that will revolutionise the European defence industry.
Europe will account for 19% of global military spending in 2024. And according to our analysis, the combined turnover of the defence technological and industrial bases (DTIBs) of European countries reached 172 billion euros in 2023. Germany, France, the UK and Italy accounted for more than 60% of this figure. The European defence industry is currently dominated by British, French and pan-European groups. BAE Systems is by far the sector leader. Germany's Rheinmetall is likely to be its biggest rival by 2030. Its defence sales doubled in 3 years, to €7.6 billion.
Europe's defence industry faces major challenges and must undergo a radical transformation to meet the new needs of governments and adapt to the growing power of foreign competition. They have to produce much more, faster and cheaper, against a backdrop of labour shortages. This does not mean abandoning cutting-edge technologies, but designing equipment that is simpler, more robust, quicker to produce and suited to mass use in the field. This represents a profound breakthrough for a sector that has hitherto been organised around excellence, technical complexity and small production runs.
A strategic study to
Analyse market trends and outlook to 2030
This study provides a comprehensive, quantified overview of trends in the European defence industry. Amidst heightened geopolitical tensions and deteriorating public finances in some countries, what are the real prospects for growth between now and 2030 ? And how is the industry adapting to the upheavals underway (drones, AI, mass production, the rise of start-ups) ?
Identify hight potential markets
Using an exclusive scoring system, Xerfi's experts have identified the most promising European countries for defence manufacturers. Based on around ten key indicators (size of DTIBs, future trends in defence budgets, availability and training of the workforce, etc.), the study analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the various national markets.
Decode the competitive landscape and its evolution
The report draws up a detailed map of the competition: positions, locations, identity cards for the leaders, and a list of the top 200 European defence companies. Who are the most successful players? What are their development strategies?
In around thirty slides, the executive summary provides access to the study's conclusions on the market outlook market outlook to 2030, competitive dynamics and strategic challenges facing the sector
Xerfi's 2030 forecasts : global arms spending, military spending in Europe and sales growth of Europe's leading defence groups
The latest market figures for Europe : arms spending in Europe to 2024, trends in European imports and exports European imports and exports, weight of the United States in European imports, etc.
Market context and drivers : impact of the global geopolitical situation, EU funding plans and programmes EU funding plans and programmes, major armaments programmes underway, etc.
Massifying production and improving flexibility
Accelerating innovation in the European defence industry : focus on the growing role of start-ups
Developing lower-cost, more consumable equipment
Developing European industrial cooperation
An exclusive ranking of the most attractive European countries/markets for the defence industry
Comparative mapping of European countries using more than ten economic and sectoral criteria
Attractiveness ratings for the 14 main countries/markets : Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom.
The forces at work : rankings of the leading groups worldwide and in Europe, leaders by major market segment (air, land and naval)
Fact sheets on 10 key companies : Airbus, BAE Systems, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, MBDA, Naval Group, Rheinmetall, Saab, Safran, Thales
The top 200 companies in Europe : location, sales, Ebitda, net profit
THE MAIN GROUPS ANALYSED AND CITED IN THE STUDY
AIRBUS
ARONDITE
ARSENAL
ARX ROBOTICS
ASELSAN
AVIC
BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP
BAE SYSTEMS
BAYKAR
BOEING
CHINA STATE SHIPBUILDING CORP.
COLT CZ GROUP
CZECHOSLOVAK GROUP (CSG)
DASSAULT AVIATION
DELAIR
DIEHL
EDGE
ELBIT SYSTEMS
FINCANTIERI
FLY-R
GENERAL DYNAMICS
HELSING
HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES
HYUNDAI ROTEM
ICEYE
JOHN COCKERILL
KNDS
KONGSBERG
LEONARDO
LOCKHEED MARTIN
MBDA
MILREM ROBOTICS
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
NAMMO
NAVAL GROUP
NAVANTIA
NORDIC AIR DEFENCE
NORINCO
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
OSHKOSH
PATRIA
POLSKA GRUPA ZBROJENIOWA (PGZ)
QINETIQ
QUANTUM SYSTEMS
RHEINMETALL
ROLLS ROYCE
ROSTEC
RTX CORPORATION
SAAB
SAFRAN
SERCO GROUP
TAI
TEKEVER
THALES
THYSSENKRUPP
TKMS
UNITED SHIPBUILDING CORP.
WB GROUP
Tab 1 The 3 main defence industry markets
Tab 2 Military spending worldwide
Tab 3 Armaments spending in European countries
Tab 4 Europe's share of world military spending
Tab 5 Breakdown of European defence industry revenues and workforce by segment
Tab 6 Trend in arms exports by European countries
Tab 7 Armaments imports by European countries
Tab 8 Share of the United States in European arms imports
Tab 9 Main European cooperation programmes and projects in the defence industry
Tab 10 Trends and outlook for world military spending
Tab 11 Trends and outlook for European defence spending
Tab 12 Trend in sales for the Xerfi panel of leading companies in the European defence industry
Tab 13 Overview of country attractiveness scores for defence groups
Tab 14 Military spending by European country in 2024
Tab 15 European countries' defence spending as a proportion of GDP
Tab 16 Growth potential for military spending in European countries
Tab 17 Size of DTIBs in European countries
Tab 18 Share of exports in DTIB sales
Tab 19 GDP and population growth prospects to 2030
Tab 20 Corruption index of European countries in 2024
Tab 21 Added value of manufacturing industry in European countries
Tab 22 Debt and public deficit or surplus in European countries in 2024
Tab 23 Average price of electricity for businesses by European country
Tab 24 Level of education and training of the population of European countries
Tab 25 Availability of labour by European country
Tab 26 Wage-adjusted labour productivity in the European manufacturing industry
Tab 27 Attractiveness scores for the 14 European countries analysed
Tab 28 The main European leaders in the defence industry and their positioning
Tab 29 The world's leading aircraft manufacturers
Tab 30 The world's leading warship builders
Tab 31 The world's leading manufacturers of land vehicles and artillery
Tab 32 The main European manufacturers by segment and country
Tab 33 The main American defence groups present in Europe
Tab 34 Key figures for the main European defence groups (consolidated sales, sales in Europe, defence sales)
Tab 35 Industrial presence of the main European defence groups
Tab 36 Main cooperation programmes underway by European defence groups
Tab 37 Examples of highlights and news from the main European defence groups
Tab 38 Ranking of the top 200 companies in the sector
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╳THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE MARKET AND INDUSTRY OUTLOOK TO 20304 500 €
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