Explosive Trace Detection Market Size & Forecast Report, 2014 - 2025

The global explosive trace detection market size is expected to value at USD 2.36 billion by 2025, during the forecast period. The market is subject to witness substantial growth due to the increase in terrorist activities around the world, the rise in the use of trace detectors for illegal arms and drug trafficking, and the growing adoption by domestic law enforcement agencies. The use of explosive trace detectors offers enhanced capabilities such as an integrated global positioning system that allows consumers to locate the position of objects, and a larger storage capacity to share critical information over a communication channel. In addition, explosive trace detectors allow operators to view images of objects placed inside of the closed box on the touchscreen-enabled LCDs. Globally, the explosive trace detection market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 10.5% in the forecast period, providing numerous opportunities for market players to invest in research and development in the explosive trace detection market.

However, critical factors such as rising costs related to the deployment and repairs of explosive trace detectors, the decline in the defense expenditure, and saturation of such devices mainly in developed economies are significantly hampering the growth of the market. Moreover, strict norms and guidelines for use of the security screening equipment are limiting market expansion in recent years. Yet, the deployment of advanced methodologies similar to the real-time three-dimensional color images fueling the progress of the explosive trace detection market in upcoming years.

Explosive trace detectors consist of various features similar to LED indicators, high-intensity alarms, real-time data monitoring, and a longer life cycle of the battery. Such functionalities create an impression of safety for individuals during travel or various activities. The application of explosive trace detectors involves military and defense, domestic market stores, transportation services, and numerous other sectors. Explosive trace detectors offer important firmware updates regularly via the internet to install excess features and necessary upgradation to the software for better performance. Explosive trace detectors consist of touchscreen-based LCDs to showcase necessary information about the placed object. Explosive trace detectors constitute a storage facility for storing and sharing real-time data via web services on a parodic basis.

Explosive trace detectors are mainly utilized in various transportation services such as airlines, maritime commercial facilities, cargo facilities, and access control stations for airlines and ports. The critical aim of the explosive trace detection devices is to interject and avoid illegal access of individuals carrying explosives. The rising use of explosive trace detectors is further extended to commercial sectors such as public concerts, malls, and political rallies. These devices aim to seize and detain individuals carrying such explosives to harm innocents.

Growing terrorist activities is leading to the adoption of explosive trace detectors mainly in custom facilities. The critical requirement of improving domestic security and limiting trafficking of explosives is allowing law agencies to integrate explosive trace detectors as a primary defense mechanism. An explosive trace detection system is also used to identify the type of explosive by analyzing a trace of an explosive from the surface part of the examined object. Various methodologies are implemented to carry out effective detection of explosives such as separation, selection, measurement, and display analysis and to formulate the type of explosive. With recent technological advancements, the detection of high-power plastic explosives is also performed in a short duration of time.

The market is divided into regional market segments such as North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Africa. North America has shown major growth in recent years owing to the rise adoption of the latest technologies and the presence of leading industry players. Asia-Pacific region is predicted to hold a major market share in the explosive trace detection market with massive growth in the forecast period. Countries such as India, China, and Japan are leading the Asia-Pacific market with a growing preference towards public safety and law administration.

The key players in the explosive trace detection industry are Autoclear Technologies, Smiths Detection Incorporations, American Science and Engineering Incorporations, FLIR Systems Incorporations, OSI Incorporations, Leidos Holdings Incorporations, and Analogic Co.

Market Segment:

Explosive Trace Detection Product Type (Revenue, USD Million, 2014 - 2025)
    • Handheld
    • Vehicle-Mounted
    • Other Detectors

Explosive Trace Detection Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2014 - 2025)
    • Military & Defense
    • Transportation & Logistics
    • Public Safety & Law Enforcement
    • Commercial
    • Others

Explosive Trace Detection Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2014 - 2025)
    • North America
        • the U.S.
        • Canada
    • Europe
        • the U.K.
        • Germany
    • the Asia Pacific
        • China
        • Japan
        • India
    • South America
    • MEA