Analysis of the current situation and forecast of the development prospects of China's security radar industry in 2025.

Security radar is a new technical means that has emerged in the security market. As an important branch of modern security monitoring technology, its development history is closely related to social security needs and technological progress. Early radar technology was mainly used in military, meteorology, and aerospace fields. With the breakthroughs in microelectronics technology, signal processing algorithms, and materials science, low-cost, miniaturized radars have gradually penetrated into the civilian security market. Security radar can detect the location, speed, and behavioral characteristics of targets through electromagnetic waves, and has the advantages of working all-weather, strong anti-interference, and long detection distance, which can complement traditional means such as video monitoring and infrared sensing.
In recent years, driven by the needs of smart cities, the Internet of Things, and public safety, the application scenarios of security radar have expanded from infrastructure such as airports and ports to fields such as digital cities, emergency management, and smart homes.

Security radar provides an early warning function by detecting and identifying targets within the scope of illegal intrusion, and can provide all-day, all-weather security guarantee for the surrounding environment of important facilities and places. This series of radar can set the detection range of microwave according to actual conditions, overcome the influence of small animals, birds, and ground undulations, etc., and improve the intelligence of the radar, so as to meet more applications. Due to its working characteristics, it can form a closed prevention for the entrances and exits of large fences (such as airports, prisons, venues, etc.) or buildings, and provide highly humanized security protection for modern buildings and key areas and anti-theft solutions.

Security precautions can be broadly divided into two categories. First, perimeter security precautions, which mainly use infrared, electronic fences, millimeter wave radar, and other technologies to establish a visible or invisible "protective wall" in the boundary of the protected area. When there is an illegal intrusion, the detector detects and identifies it, and then sends an alarm signal. While deterring the intruder, it also notifies the security personnel to deal with it in time.
The second category of security applications is regional security, which refers to the safety protection of key items or buildings in large areas such as factory zones. Once someone or a vehicle approaches the protected target, the sensor can detect the abnormality, and the control system will send an alarm signal and notify the security personnel to deal with it.

Analysis of the current situation of the security radar industry.

1. Industrial chain structure and competitive landscape.

The upstream of China's security radar industry chain is mainly composed of electronic component suppliers, including RF chips, antennas, power modules, etc. Among them, high-frequency chips still rely on imports, but domestic enterprises have achieved breakthroughs in packaging technology and module integration. The midstream manufacturing process is characterized by "mainly small and medium-sized enterprises, with leading enterprises beginning to emerge". Enterprises such as StarNet and Senstec have entered the high-end market through phased array radar and millimeter wave radar technology, and have become suppliers of security giants such as Hikvision and Dahua.
The downstream application areas cover perimeter protection (such as border monitoring), regional security (such as industrial parks), and special scenarios (such as anti-drone systems). The market demand shows a trend of diversification and customization.

2. Technological development and market segmentation.

Currently, millimeter wave radar dominates the market due to its low cost and strong penetrability. Although the unit price of laser radar is relatively high, its high-resolution characteristics have great potential in the fields of autonomous driving and precision monitoring, and it is expected to accelerate its penetration in the next five years. In terms of technology integration, the combination of radar with AI vision and 5G communication has spawned new functions such as intelligent tracking and target classification, for example, by guiding the camera to lock suspicious targets through radar, improving the response efficiency of the security system.

3. Market Drives and Challenges

Policy support is the core driving force for the development of the industry. The State Council's "Plan for the Development of Metrology" and local smart city construction plans promote the standardized application of security radar in fields such as traffic management and public safety. At the same time, energy transformation (such as the demand for radar in new energy vehicles) and "Belt and Road" infrastructure projects provide opportunities for the industry to expand overseas markets. However, the industry still faces challenges such as technological homogeneity, reliance on imported high-end chips, and shortage of funds for small and medium-sized enterprises, which urgently need to be improved through industry-university-research cooperation and capital integration to enhance competitiveness.

According to the "2025-2030 China Security Radar Industry Market Supply and Demand Situation Analysis and Development Prospect Forecast Research Report" by China Industry Research Institute:

Currently, the security radar industry is undergoing a transition from "single detection" to "intelligent decision-making". The popularity of 5G networks makes it possible to transmit radar data in real time. Combined with edge computing and cloud computing, it can realize the linkage early warning of cross-regional security systems. In addition, consumers' concern for privacy protection promotes the development of radar technology towards non-visualization. Millimeter wave radar is more easily accepted by the civilian market because it does not collect biometric features. This technological iteration not only reshapes the product form, but also gives rise to emerging application scenarios such as smart homes and elderly care.

Forecast of the development prospects of the security radar industry.

1. Technological innovation and product upgrade.

In the next five years, radar technology will evolve in the direction of "miniaturization, low power consumption, and multi-band integration". The popularity of phased array radar will reduce production costs and promote the penetration of security radar in small and micro places (such as communities and shops). At the same time, laboratory breakthroughs in frontier technologies such as terahertz radar and quantum radar may bring about disruptive changes in the security field.

2. Business model and ecological construction.

The industry will shift from "hardware sales" to "value-added services". Enterprises enter high-value-added fields such as insurance risk control and urban governance by providing solutions of radar + data analysis.

China's security radar industry has gone through three stages: technology introduction, localization innovation, and market application. It has formed a complete industrial chain and diversified application scenarios. At present, the industry is in the overlapping period of technology upgrade and market expansion. The large-scale application of millimeter wave radar, the cost reduction of laser radar, and the functional innovation brought about by AI integration jointly constitute the core driving force for growth. However, problems such as the "stranglehold" on high-end chips, the difficulty of financing for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the intensification of international brand competition still need to be solved through the coordination of policies and markets.

Looking ahead, with the continuous investment in smart security under the "14th Five-Year Plan", the increasing demand for geopolitical security, and the explosion of the civilian market, China's security radar industry is expected to double its market size by 2030 and become a benchmark for global technological innovation and industrial application. Enterprises need to seize the window period of technological iteration, build ecological barriers through capital integration and cross-border cooperation, and take the lead in the wave of intelligence and globalization.