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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN 2024
1.2 KEY PREDICTIONS FOR 2025
2. RESEARCH SCOPE, OBJECTIVES, AND METHODOLOGY
2.1 STUDY SCOPE
2.2 STUDY OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY
3. GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS
3.1 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS OF TOP 10 COUNTRIES: REAL GDP GROWTH RATE AND GDP PER CAPITA
3.2 GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS: GLOBAL GDP AND DEFENSE EXPENDITURE AS A SHARE OF GDP
3.3 GLOBAL AND COUNTRY-LEVEL MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS: DEFENSE EXPENDITURE, 2023–2025
3.4 GLOBAL AND COUNTRY-LEVEL MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS: SHARE OF GLOBAL ARMS IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
4. GLOBAL DEFENSE INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
4.1 GLOBAL MILITARY EXPENDITURE, 2023 VS. 2024
4.2 PLATFORM-WISE BUDGET ALLOCATION, 2023 VS. 2024
4.3 LAND COMBAT VEHICLES, 2023 VS. 2024
4.4 GLOBAL COMBAT AIRCRAFT VS. HELICOPTERS VS. TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT,
2023 VS. 2024
4.5 GLOBAL COMBAT AIRCRAFT, 2023 VS. 2024
4.6 GLOBAL COMBAT HELICOPTERS, 2023 VS. 2024
4.7 GLOBAL TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT, 2023 VS. 2024
4.8 GLOBAL COMBAT VESSEL, 2023 VS. 2024
5. KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN GLOBAL DEFENSE INDUSTRY, 2024
5.1 KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN 2024
5.1.1 DIGITAL & INNOVATIVE STARTUPS THRIVING IN THE DEFENSE SECTOR
5.1.2 AI STARTUPS ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS FROM DEFENSE OEMS
5.1.3 MAJOR ACQUISITIONS IN THE DEFENSE SECTOR
5.1.4 EVOLUTION OF SPACE AS A CRITICAL WARFIGHTING DOMAIN
5.1.5 DRONES RESHAPING BATTLEFIELD
5.1.6 GROWING FOCUS ON MULTIDOMAIN OPERATIONS
5.1.7 UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES (UUVS) IN DEFENSE
5.1.8 NAVAL ASSET SUSTAINMENT
5.1.9 PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE & DIGITAL TWIN IN DEFENSE
5.1.10 GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
5.1.11 DEFENSE STOCK PRICES
6. GLOBAL DEFENSE INDUSTRY: COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 GLOBAL DEFENSE INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
7. GLOBAL DEFENSE INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE, 2024 VS. 2025
7.1 GLOBAL MILITARY EXPENDITURE, 2024 VS. 2025
7.2 PLATFORM-WISE BUDGET ALLOCATION, 2024 VS. 2025
7.3 GLOBAL LAND COMBAT VEHICLES, 2024 VS. 2025
7.4 GLOBAL COMBAT AIRCRAFT VS. HELICOPTERS VS. TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT,
2024 VS. 2025
7.5 GLOBAL COMBAT VESSEL, 2024 VS. 2025
8. KEY TRENDS IN DEFENSE INDUSTRY, 2025
8.1 KEY TRENDS IN 2025
8.1.1 GROWING ADOPTION OF AUTONOMOUS COUNTER-DRONE SYSTEMS
8.1.2 HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGIES IN DEFENSE
8.1.3 HYPERSONIC INTERCEPTORS TO BE DEVELOPED FOR MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS
8.1.4 MULTIPLE DEFENSE FORCES TO INVEST IN ENHANCED SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
8.1.5 DEPLOYMENT OF AR & VR TECHNOLOGIES IN DEFENSE
8.1.6 GROWING ADOPTION OF LASER-BASED SPACE COMMUNICATION IN DEFENSE
8.1.7 WEAPONIZATION OF ROBOTS IN DEFENSE
8.1.8 CYBERSECURITY FOR DEFENSE
8.1.9 NET ZERO INITIATIVES IN DEFENSE
8.1.10 FUTURE OF NATO UNDER TRUMP: IMPLICATIONS FOR MEMBER BUDGETS
8.1.11 ELON MUSK’S ROLE IN DOGE ON DEFENSE SPENDING
9. KEY GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
9.1 AUTONOMOUS COUNTER-DRONE SYSTEMS
9.2 HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGIES IN DEFENSE
9.3 HYPERSONIC INTERCEPTORS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE
9.4 ENHANCED SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS CAPABILITIES
9.5 DEPLOYMENT OF AR & VR TECHNOLOGIES IN DEFENSE
9.6 LASER-BASED SPACE COMMUNICATION
9.7 WEAPONIZED ROBOTS
9.8 CYBERSECURITY
9.9 NET ZERO INITIATIVES IN DEFENSE

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10. KEY TAKEAWAYS
11. APPENDIX
11.1 TOP 15 GLOBAL TRENDS, 2024
11.2 ABOUT MARKETSANDMARKETS
11.3 LEGAL DISCLAIMER



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