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The Military Navigation Market by Platform breaks down according to air, land, sea, space, and unmanned systems, with each platform class imposing distinct requirements for accuracy, robustness, size, weight and power (SWaP), and certification. Airborne platforms — fighters, transports, helicopters, and UAVs — typically demand high-precision, high-reliability navigation with rigorous certification for safety-of-flight, driving demand for integrated GNSS/INS with high-end gyros and redundant timing. Land platforms, from armored vehicles to dismounted soldier systems, prioritize ruggedness, low SWaP for man-portable units, and the ability to operate in dense urban canyons; this has incentivized improvements in MEMS inertial performance and map-based aiding techniques. Naval platforms require solutions that support long-endurance navigation at sea, underwater navigation for submarines (where INS and acoustic positioning dominate), and timing synchronization across distributed ship systems. Space platforms and satellites need precise onboard timing and orbit determination for their own operation and can also participate in navigation augmentation services. Unmanned systems present one of the fastest-growing platform segments, with varying SWaP constraints but ubiquitous need for resilience — swarms of small drones or unmanned surface vessels cannot rely solely on GNSS, so compact hybrid stacks and vision-aided navigation solutions are increasingly adopted. Consequently, suppliers segment their product lines and services to meet platform-specific certification, integration, and sustainment requirements, and platform-driven procurement remains a primary determinant of market demand and technical direction.