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Hybrid composites have unique features that can be used to meet specified design requirements in a more cost-effective way than nonhybrid composites. They offer many advantages over conventional composites including balanced strength and stiffness, enhanced bending and membrane mechanical properties, balanced thermal distortion stability, improved fatigue/impact resistance, improved fracture toughness and/or crack arresting properties, reduced weight and/or cost, and reduced notch sensitivity. “Synergistic” effect of hybrid composites (defined as the difference between the performance of a fiber in a hybrid composite and in a single fiber composite) has attracted the interest of researchers worldwide. This chapter reviews recent structural applications of hybrid composites for various sectors such as aerospace, automobile, civil engineering, energy, marine, sport, and telecommunication. The development …