Post by expozer on Jan 26, 2014 23:52:32 GMT
Growing Market for Non-Lethal Weapons
Civil unrest has become commonplace in many regions of the world, from protestors in Brazil to activists in the Middle East. Governments have responded by purchasing record amounts of non-lethal weapons, designed to minimize casualties and significant injuries. According to Non-Lethal Weapons Market (2013-2018), these factors are expected to drive the market from $880.5 million this year to more than $1.15 billion by 2018.
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Figure 1 - Disperse Non-Lethal Weapon Forecast - Source: MarketsAndMarkets
The United States alone is expected to procure more than $1 billion worth of non-lethal weapons during this period, while emerging market economies like Russia and the Middle East continue to be strong markets for disperse weapons (see Figure 1 above) for crowd control usage. In addition to these markets, new non-lethal weapon technologies are also being deployed among police and security forces designed to deal with civilian conflict.
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Civil unrest has become commonplace in many regions of the world, from protestors in Brazil to activists in the Middle East. Governments have responded by purchasing record amounts of non-lethal weapons, designed to minimize casualties and significant injuries. According to Non-Lethal Weapons Market (2013-2018), these factors are expected to drive the market from $880.5 million this year to more than $1.15 billion by 2018.
Image: theotcinvestor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/LLLI-IMG1-10232013.png
Figure 1 - Disperse Non-Lethal Weapon Forecast - Source: MarketsAndMarkets
The United States alone is expected to procure more than $1 billion worth of non-lethal weapons during this period, while emerging market economies like Russia and the Middle East continue to be strong markets for disperse weapons (see Figure 1 above) for crowd control usage. In addition to these markets, new non-lethal weapon technologies are also being deployed among police and security forces designed to deal with civilian conflict.
Read more:
tinyurl.com/mfh4wph