Top Smart Textiles for Military Companies

Smart Textiles for Military Market size was valued at USD 761.93 Million in 2024 and is poised to grow from USD 877.75 Million in 2025 to USD 2722.63 Million by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 15.2% during the forecast period (2026–2033).

The key players of smart textiles for the military mainly emphasize on the research and development area, to bring innovation to the product and thus, to expand their product portfolio. Apart from this, the market players have also adopted some of the strategic activities like mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and collaborations, product launches, high investments, etc. All these activities are being performed to gain a competitive edge in the market of smart textiles for the military. The manufacturers of smart textiles also made use of one key business technique that is they reduced the operational cost. This further provides benefits to the clients and thus enhances the growth of the market. 'DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (United States) ', 'BAE Systems plc (United Kingdom) ', 'Texas Instruments Incorporated (United States) ', 'Koninklijke Ten Cate B.V. (Netherlands) ', 'Schoeller Textil AG (Switzerland) ', 'Adidas AG (Germany) ', 'Gentherm Incorporated (United States) ', 'Alphabet Inc. (United States) ', 'Jabil Inc. (United States) ', 'Nike, Inc. (United States) ', 'Hexoskin (Carre Technologies Inc.) (Canada) ', 'Sensoria Inc. (United States) ', 'Outlast Technologies LLC (United States) ', 'Milliken & Company (United States) ', 'W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (United States) ', 'Ohmatex A/S (Denmark) ', 'BeBop Sensors (United States) ', 'Noble Biomaterials, Inc. (United States) ', 'Directa Plus S.p.A. (Italy) ', 'Interactive Wear AG (Germany)'

Advanced technologies like AI, IoT, etc, can be incorporated into the smart textiles, and further advancement in these textiles can be brought. As, the incorporation of these technologies to the textiles helps in attaining the health information of the wearer like heart rate, blood pressure, etc. Further, AI has the potential to access as well as collect real-time information, this can further improve the efficiency of the wearer. So, in this way comfy as well as the health-oriented experience can be delivered to the user.

Rising focus on sustainability and eco-friendly materials: The growing concerns of the people towards the environment thus propels the increased demand for textiles that are biodegradable, eco-friendly, and recyclable. Therefore, the manufacturers are focusing on bio-based polymers and recycled materials for manufacturing the textiles, to align with the growing trend of sustainability. This trend majorly contributed to minimizing the carbon footprint and further fostering the promotion of sourcing practices. So, incorporating sustainable materials into the military textiles, not only minimizes the harm to the environment but thus, improves the overall resilience of the armed forces.

The North American region dominates the global smart textiles for the military market. This is fuelled by the rise in the demand for smart textiles in US among the military members, health professionals, and sportspersons. Apart from this, several key players dealing in smart textiles are operating in the North American region.