Military commercial satellite communication: trends and forecasts 2024–2034

20 January 2026 | Research and Insights

Forecast report | PPTX and PDF (13 slides); Excel | Government and Military Space

"Military customers are turning to commercial players for high-capacity services, and defence ministries are insisting on multi-vendor procurements to protect from vulnerabilities."

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This report provides an analysis of the commercial satellite communications market (comsatcom) for military customers. It considers only mobility-related segments. The forecast projects demand and revenue for broadband services, by capacity type and defence segment.

The report also provides recommendations for how satellite operators, equipment manufacturers and service providers can serve the military market and cater to evolving needs.

Report overview

10-year forecast of the military comsatcom opportunity
Assessment of the main spending trends that are driving the military comsatcom market both globally and regionally
Analysis of the market opportunity for various user segments across land, sea and air
Depiction of the main challenges and opportunities facing military comsatcom providers during the forecast period
Impact of the major technological trends for capacity and devices on spending and procurement

Coverage

Metrics	Units – in-service Capacity – demand Capacity – revenue Service revenue Equipment revenue
Verticals	Military communications
Segments	Land-mobile – communications on the move (COTM) Land-mobile – communications on the pause (COTP) Maritime satellite communication (satcom) Aeronautical – manned Aeronautical – unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Capacity	Widebeam C-, Ka-, Ku-, X-band Geostationary orbit (GEO) high-throughput satellite (HTS) C-, Ka-, Ku-band Non-GEO HTS
Geographical regions	Arctic Ocean (ARC) Asia Atlantic Ocean region (AOR) Europe Indian Ocean region (IOR) Latin America (LAM) Middle East and Africa (MEA) North America (NAM) Pacific Ocean region (POR)

Questions answered in this report

What is the total revenue opportunity in the military comsatcom market between 2024 and 2034?
How will revenue and the number of connected units change in the various regions studied during the forecast period?
Which segments will drive revenue growth within the military comsatcom market?
Which capacity types will be favoured by military customers, and how will this vary by segment and region?

Who should read this report

Satellite operators that wish to size the revenue opportunity and pricing for wholesale capacity in order to lease capacity to military customers
Satellite service providers that provide managed services to military customers and need to gauge the service revenue opportunity and demand in terms of in-service units and capacity
Satellite terminal or equipment manufacturers that serve military customers or system integrators and need to understand the revenue opportunity for military user terminals
Defence ministries seeking to understand the development of the comsatcom industry and its involvement in military communications

Companies mentioned

AIRBUS, ALL.SPACE Networks, AvL Technologies, Boustead Technology, Cobham Satcom, Cubic Corporation, DataPath, Eutelsat OneWeb, Gilat Satellite Networks, Gogo, Honeywell Aerospace, Intelsat, Kymeta, L3Harris Technologies, MEASAT, Ovzon, Sat-Lite Technologies, Satcom Direct, Satixfy Communications, SES, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), Space42, ST Engineering iDirect, Telesat, ThinKom Solutions, Viasat