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Light Weapons Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Type (Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs), Grenades and Grenade Launchers, Mortars, Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS), Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS), Other Types), By Technology (Guided, Unguided) and By Region (North America, Europe, APAC, Middle East and Africa, LATAM) Forecasts, 2026-2034

Last Updated: June 03, 2026 | Author: Pavan Warade | Format:
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Market Segmentation

  1. Light Weapons Market, By Type 2022-2034 (USD MILLION/ Units)
    1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
    2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
    3. Mortars
    4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
    5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
    6. Other Types
  2. Light Weapons Market, By Technology 2022-2034 (USD MILLION/ Units)
    1. Guided
      1. Laser Guided
      2. Infrared Guided
      3. Satellite Guided
      4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
    2. Unguided
  3. Regional Light Weapons Market
    1. North America
      1. North America Light Weapons Market By Type 2022-2034 (USD MILLION/ Units)
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
      2. North America Light Weapons Market By Technology 2022-2034 (USD MILLION/ Units)
        1. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        2. Unguided
      3. U.S.
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      4. Canada
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
    2. Europe
      1. Europe Light Weapons Market By Type 2022-2034 (USD MILLION/ Units)
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
      2. Europe Light Weapons Market By Technology 2022-2034 (USD MILLION/ Units)
        1. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        2. Unguided
      3. U.K.
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      4. Germany
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      5. France
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      6. Spain
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      7. Italy
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      8. Russia
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      9. Nordic
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      10. Benelux
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      11. Rest of Europe
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
    3. APAC
      1. APAC Light Weapons Market By Type 2022-2034 (USD MILLION/ Units)
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
      2. APAC Light Weapons Market By Technology 2022-2034 (USD MILLION/ Units)
        1. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        2. Unguided
      3. China
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      4. Korea
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      5. Japan
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      6. India
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      7. Australia
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      8. Taiwan
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      9. South East Asia
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      10. Rest of Asia-Pacific
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
    4. Middle East and Africa
      1. Middle East and Africa Light Weapons Market By Type 2022-2034 (USD MILLION/ Units)
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
      2. Middle East and Africa Light Weapons Market By Technology 2022-2034 (USD MILLION/ Units)
        1. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        2. Unguided
      3. UAE
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      4. Turkey
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      5. Saudi Arabia
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      6. South Africa
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      7. Egypt
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      8. Nigeria
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      9. Rest of MEA
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
    5. LATAM
      1. LATAM Light Weapons Market By Type 2022-2034 (USD MILLION/ Units)
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
      2. LATAM Light Weapons Market By Technology 2022-2034 (USD MILLION/ Units)
        1. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        2. Unguided
      3. Brazil
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      4. Mexico
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      5. Argentina
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      6. Chile
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      7. Colombia
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
      8. Rest of LATAM
        1. Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs)
        2. Grenades and Grenade Launchers
        3. Mortars
        4. Man-portable Anti-tank Systems (MANPATS)
        5. Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
        6. Other Types
        7. Guided
          1. Laser Guided
          2. Infrared Guided
          3. Satellite Guided
          4. Semi-automatic command to line of sight
        8. Unguided
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