As per Merrian-Webster, Synthetic Aperture Radar is defined as “a radar system that uses the motion of the vehicle (such as a spacecraft) carrying it to simulate a system having a much larger antenna area and that is used to obtain high-resolution images of a surface (as of a planet)”.

The Synthetic Aperture Radar vendors are placed into 4 categories based on their performance and reviews in each criterion: “visionary leaders,” “innovators,” “dynamic differentiators,” and “emerging companies".

The companies that fall under this category generally receive high scores for most of the evaluation criteria. They have a well-established product portfolio and a very strong market presence. They offer mature and reputable products and services and have strong business strategies.

Dynamic differentiators are the established vendors of radar simulators with strong business strategies. However, they have weaker product portfolios as compared to their competitors. They generally focus on a specific type of technology related to a particular product.

Innovators are the vendors that have demonstrated substantial product innovations as compared to their competitors. They have an extensive product portfolio. However, they do not have very strong growth strategies for their overall business.

Vendors with niche product offerings, who have started to gain their foothold in the radar simulator market, fall under this category. They do not have strong business strategies as compared to other established vendors. They might be new entrants in the market and require some time before gaining significant traction in the market. Applications of synthetic aperture radars in the defense sector include intelligence gathering, battlefield reconnaissance, and weapons guidance. A dramatic shift has been observed in the technological requirements of the defense sector. Information technology is being widely applied by defense forces of various countries. Market players are developing technologies to match current battlefield requirements, resulting in the rising use of synthetic aperture radars in diverse applications. For example, the development of modern radars, such as 3D synthetic aperture radars has resulted in the increased applications of synthetic aperture radars. Synthetic aperture radars with an increased range of up to hundreds of kilometers are being developed, utilizing high power transmission in defense applications. Synthetic aperture radar has become a valuable remote sensing tool in commercial applications, including topographic mapping, geology and mining, oil spill monitoring, sea ice monitoring, oceanography, agricultural classification and assessment, land use monitoring, and planetary or celestial investigations. In recent years, synthetic aperture radar missions have proven that commercial radar remote sensing has considerable potential. Commercial synthetic aperture radars are used in land applications (geology and agriculture), infrastructure management (such as surface movement monitoring), and other such applications.