The global smart textiles market for the military reported a revenue of $100.3 million in 2015, and it is expected to post a CAGR of 9.59% during the forecasted period. With rapid advancements in the fields of wearable technology,nanotechnology, and miniaturization of electronics, this market will likely witness an upsurge in the coming years.With growing tensions between neighboring countries and potential threats being posed by various militant groups, countries across the globe are focusing on strengthening their combat readiness. In addition to procuring new and advanced military equipment, the defense ministries are concentrating on soundly equipping their armed forces. Also, countries are trying to be equally powered in terms of soldier modernization, which leaves a scope for the textiles industries to upgrade their suits.Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the Americas and Europe led the smart textiles market for the military in 2015, but, recently, the market has gradually inclined toward the developing nations in Asia-Pacific (APAC) where the cost of labors and raw material is inexpensive.

PART 01: Executive summary ............................................ 6

Highlights 6

PART 02: Scope of the report ............................................. 7

Market overview 7

Top-vendor offerings 8

PART 03: Market research methodology ......................... 10

Research methodology 10

Economic indicators 10

PART 04: Introduction ....................................................... 11

Key market highlights 11

PART 05: Market landscape .............................................. 14

Market overview 14

Market size and forecast 15

Five forces analysis 17

PART 06: Market segmentation by types ......................... 18

Global active smart textiles market for the military 21

Global passive smart textiles market for the military 22

Global ultra smart textiles market for the military 23

PART 07: Geographical segmentation............................. 24

Smart textiles market for the military in Americas 25

Smart textiles market for the military in EMEA 27

Smart textiles market for the military in APAC 29

PART 08: Market drivers ................................................... 31

PART 09: Impact of drivers ............................................... 35

PART 10: Market challenges ............................................. 36

PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges .................... 39

PART 12: Market trends .................................................... 40

PART 13: Vendor landscape ............................................. 42

Competitive scenario 42

BAE Systems 44

Midé Technology 46

Ohmatex 47

TenCate 49

W. L. Gore & Associates 50

Other prominent vendors 51

PART 14: Appendix ........................................................... 53

List of abbreviations 53

PART 15: Explore Technavio ............................................ 54