EU EDIP FRAMEWORKEuropean Defence Industry Programme: Collaborative capability procurement frameworks deployed across member states•
BAAINBW KOBLEZSondervermögen multi-year 155mm artillery ammunition framework call-offs progressing to scale production•
NATO NSPAAllied consortium 1,000 Patriot air defense missile production line active under multinational procurement initiative•
FRANCE DGALoi de Programmation Militaire (LPM) execution: €413bn multi-year defense budget authorizations underway•
NORDIC DEFENSEFMV & Nordic allies accelerate joint land combat capability agreements and ammunition supply chains•
UK DE&S ABBEY WOODGlobal Combat Air Programme (GCAP) trilateral treaty ratified with Japan and Italy for 6th-generation fighter development•
EU EDIP FRAMEWORKEuropean Defence Industry Programme: Collaborative capability procurement frameworks deployed across member states•
BAAINBW KOBLEZSondervermögen multi-year 155mm artillery ammunition framework call-offs progressing to scale production•
NATO NSPAAllied consortium 1,000 Patriot air defense missile production line active under multinational procurement initiative•
FRANCE DGALoi de Programmation Militaire (LPM) execution: €413bn multi-year defense budget authorizations underway•
NORDIC DEFENSEFMV & Nordic allies accelerate joint land combat capability agreements and ammunition supply chains•
UK DE&S ABBEY WOODGlobal Combat Air Programme (GCAP) trilateral treaty ratified with Japan and Italy for 6th-generation fighter development•
Directory/Markets/Shoulder-Fired Weapons Market/United States
United States Market2 Prime Contractors

Shoulder-Fired Weapons Market in United States

United States anchors a meaningful slice of the global shoulder-fired weapons market through RTX Corporation, Lockheed Martin. Shoulder-fired weapons combine air defense (MANPADS) and anti-armor (recoilless rifles, light ATGMs) into the cheapest credible defensive layer. Demand is surging from NATO east-flank states and non-aligned buyers alike.

Industrial Scaling & Supply Chain Dynamics:Production bottlenecks concentrate in rocket motors, infrared seekers and propellant chemistry. Western manufacturers are standing up parallel production lines in Europe and the US, while Piorun export success demonstrates the emerging Polish role.

United States Prime Contractors & Suppliers

RTX Corporation(United States)

Stinger MANPADS and seekers

NYSE: RTX
Profile
Lockheed Martin(United States)

Javelin shoulder-launched ATGM

NYSE: LMT
Profile

Key Programs & Weapon Systems

  • FIM-92 Stinger (RTX)
  • Piorun MANPADS (PGZ / Mesko)
  • Mistral 3 (MBDA)
  • RBS 70 NG & Bolide (Saab)
  • NLAW Next-Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (Saab)
  • Carl-Gustaf M4 Recoilless Rifle (Saab)
  • Panzerfaust 3 (Dynamit Nobel)
Full Shoulder-Fired Weapons Market

Shoulder-Fired Weapons Market in Other Countries

France (1)Sweden (1)