Frost & Sullivan identifies significant growth opportunities across quantum technologies, edge integration, and the Internet of Battlefield Things
SILICON VALLEY, Calif., June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's latest analysis, C5ISR Industry, United States, 2025–2030, finds that growing geopolitical tensions, rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI), and increasing adoption of open-architecture defense systems are accelerating investment in the United States command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) market. The study finds that the US Department of Defense (DoD) has requested $42.7 billion in FY2026 funding for C5ISR-related programs, representing an 11.4% increase over FY2025.
The research highlights expanding opportunities for defense contractors, technology providers, and emerging innovators as the military prioritizes AI-enabled decision support, cyber-resilient architectures, space-based communications, multi-domain operations, and next-generation networking capabilities. Frost & Sullivan identifies quantum technologies, edge integration, and the Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT) as key growth opportunities expected to shape the future of the C5ISR ecosystem.
