Non-Lethal Weapons - United States Remains Largest Market for the $5.2 Billion Industry

Toronto, Canada, March 23, 2015 (Newswire.com) - The U.S. remains the largest market for non-lethal weapons and is undertaking numerous R&D programs to strengthen its capability in this sector. However, there is a global demand for such systems. Apart from the existing non-lethal weapons technology, a number of new capabilities are being developed mainly in the U.S and Canada by companies such as LRAD Corporations (U.S.) and MDB Enterprises (Canada). Few of the developmental projects are non-tethered munitions, sensor fused non-lethal munitions, distributed sound and light array, vehicle & vessel stopping devices, and multi-frequency radio-frequency vehicle stopper.

Since there seems to be a rapid interest in non-lethal weapons across the globe, many countries lack clarity in terms of requirement and training, and the doctrine needed for the armed services to induct such non-lethal capability, which is expected to act as a restraint to the market.

MDB Enterprises believes Brazil and South Africa are going to be the emerging markets. In years past, most local police departments had a simple “kill or be killed” philosophy when it came to fighting crime. Although lethal force was always considered a “last resort,” it was usually the only resort when words, batons and/or water cannons failed to pacify a suspect or disperse an unruly crowd.

No more. Thanks to rapidly advancing technology, today’s law enforcement agencies often have a broad range of “non-lethal” weapons they can use to achieve desired results. Be they kinetic, chemical or electronic, these tools give police the flexibility they need to respond with a level of force most appropriate to the situation at hand and avoid unintended casualties.