Industry: Semiconductor & Electronics | Publish Date: 26-Mar-2025 | No of Pages: 176 | No. of Tables: 137 | No. of Figures: 82 | Format: PDF | Report Code : SE3107
The UK VPX SBC Market size was valued at USD 11.7 million in 2024, and is predicted to reach USD 29.6 million by 2030, at a CAGR of 15.5% from 2025 to 2030.
Drivers such as increasing investments in military modernization initiatives along with expansion of aerospace industry drives the growth of the market. Nevertheless, reliance on imported VPX (VITA 46) components raises production costs that act as a barrier to the market growth.
On the contrary, adoption of 5G and AI in single board computers offer promising growth opportunity for the UK VPX SBC market trends in the coming years. SBCs offers high flexibility, better performance under stress that makes it perfect for businesses looking for reliable, high-performance systems in challenging environment.
Moreover, few notable players such as Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Kontron AG, and others are launching products to upgrade their market presence. Such initiatives propel innovation and fuels its adoption across various sectors, ensuring strong growth of the VPX SBC industry.
UK's growing investments in military modernization projects such as the Future Combat Air System and naval improvement programs, are fueling the UK VPX SBC market demand. These SBCs are offer critical computing solutions for real-time processing of radar, surveillance, and electronic warfare systems in support of the country's strategic defense goals.
The defense industry is a major contributor to the UK economy, as per the Joint Economic Data. The report underscores an impressive 69.9% increase in UK defense exports, rising from USD 8.27 billion in 2021 to USD 14.03 billion in 2022.
The robust UK aerospace sector, spearheaded by industry leaders such as BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce, counts heavily on VPX embedded systems to enable sophisticated avionics, communication equipment, and space exploration technology. The interest of the sector in research and development fuels the uptake of such sophisticated systems.
Recently, the UK government promised a five-year USD 1.22 billion investment to build up the aerospace sector, facilitating innovation, employment, and development of zero-emission flight technology in key places such as Broughton, Filton, and Derby. The investment funds the aerospace technology institute program to fuel economic development and support the nation's aim for net zero.
The UK’s reliance on imported VITA 46 components raises production costs and exposes the market to supply chain vulnerabilities, such as delays and limited availability. This dependency particularly impacts SMEs, facing challenges in adopting cost-effective solutions, thereby hindering the UK VPX SBC market expansion.
The onset of 5G and SBCs supported by AI opens a huge growth opportunity for the UK VPX SBC market trends. With high-speed, low-latency processing provided by 5G, the AI can add yet another qualification for SBCs to be more demanding for the real-time analysis, sending back-to-back data and making the decisions.
The intersection of 5G and AI technologies is an attractive path for VPX SBCs growth seeking high-performance, cost-effective platforms for next-generation technology. For example, Particle launched Tachyon, the world's first AI-enabled 5G SBC with a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, to address the rising need for edge solutions that leverage AI. This innovation is likely to boost demand for VPX SBCs and hasten the market growth and innovation of advanced technologies in key sectors.
The promising players operating in the UK VPX SBC industry include Curtiss-Wright Defence Solutions, Kontron, Abaco Systems, Mercury Systems, Inc., ADLINK Technology Inc., General Electric Company, Logic Fruit Technologies, Elma Electronic, North Atlantic Industries, Aitech, Extreme Engineering Solutions Inc., General Micro Systems, Inc., Interface Concept, Acromag, EIZO Rugged Solutions and others.
Standard
Custom
3U
6U
Intel-based Architecture
NXP Power Architecture
ARM Architecture
Low
Medium
High
0-16 GB
16-32 GB
32-48 GB
48-64 GB
Ethernet
InfiniBand
PCI Express (PCIE)
Serial RapidlO (SRIO)
Other Switch Fabrics
Air-Cooled
Conduction-Cooled
Other Cooling Modes
Radar Processing
Electronic Warfare
Signal Processing
Mission Computing
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
Military
Land Military
Naval Military
Airforce Military
Aerospace
Industrial
Transportation Industrial
Telecommunications Industrial
Healthcare Industrial
Energy Industrial
Other End User
Curtiss-Wright Defence Solutions
Kontron
Abaco Systems
Mercury Systems, Inc.
ADLINK Technology Inc.
General Electric Company
Logic Fruit Technologies
Elma Electronic
North Atlantic Industries
Aitech
Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc
General Micro Systems, Inc.
Interface Concept
Acromag
EIZO Rugged Solutions
Parameters |
Details |
Market Size Value in 2024 |
USD 11.7 million |
Revenue Forecast in 2030 |
USD 29.6 million |
Value Growth Rate |
CAGR of 15.5% from 2025 to 2030 |
Analysis Period |
2024–2030 |
Base Year Considered |
2024 |
Forecast Period |
2025–2030 |
Market Size Estimation |
Million (USD) |
Growth Factors |
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Companies Profiled |
15 |
Market Share |
Available for 10 companies |
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