Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Type (Fixed-wing and VTOL), by Range (Visual Range of Sight (VLOS) and Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)), by Application (Military, Civil and Commercial)) Forecast Period (2023-2030) Update Available - Forecast 2024-2030
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR of 14.5% during the forecast period. The innovative UAV launches to meet the demand for end-user industries is a key factor driving the growth of the global UAV market. For instance, in September 2023, QinetiQ, a British firm, launched an affordable UAV crafted explicitly for swarming capabilities and cooperative missions involving manned and unmanned aircraft.
In the same month, ISS Aerospace, a prominent UK innovator in Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS), introduced the WASP M4-TL tactical UAS, designed for time-critical missions. WASP represents the next evolution in semi-autonomous aerial systems that offer unparalleled flexibility and cost-effective enhancements for various applications, including critical detector and effector missions in defense and security. The UAS is equipped with a high-performance gimbal mounted EO/IR camera with a range finder, along with a modular payload system of up to 1.5kg. The payload can be accurately delivered up to 24km. Robust communications facilitate critical decision-making through real-time imagery sharing and control hand-over options. The powerful onboard computing and open system architecture allow for extensive payload integration and interoperability.
Segmental Outlook
The global UAV market is segmented based on type, range, and application. Based on type, the market is segmented into Fixed-wing and VTOL. Based on range, the market is segmented into Visual Range of Sight (VLOS) and Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS). Based on application, the market is segmented into military civil, and commercial. Military is sub-segmented into combat and non-combat. Civil and commercial is further sub-segmented into agriculture, construction and mining, inspection and monitoring, delivery, and other applications.
Civil and Commercial UAVs Held Considerable Share in the UAV Market
The commercial UAV market has developed rapidly and experienced several technological advances. The easy availability of economic components for small UAVs coupled with miniaturization and COTS technology has moved interest in commercial operators towards the purchase of mini- and micro-UAVs. Manufacturers typically sell small UAVs for use in agricultural, aerial photography, and data collection purposes. Full-sized UAVs like the Chinese CH-4 are additionally employed for geological surveys, maritime monitoring, meteorological observation, and forest fire prevention missions. The high adoption of drones for different applications in this sector has made a significant contribution to the high share of this market segment.
Regional Outlooks
The global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market is further segmented based on geography, including North America (the US and Canada), Europe (Italy, Spain, Germany, France, and others), Asia-Pacific (India, China, Japan, South Korea, and others), and the Rest of the World (the Middle East & Africa and Latin America). Among these, North America held a considerable share in the global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market. In North America, the US held a major market share in the regional market. The high investment in startups and the presence of key market players is a key contributors to the high share of the regional market. For instance, in April 2023, Velos Rotors, a US-based, Greek-origin UAV company, secured $2M in a seed funding round from Greece-based Marathon Venture Capital (also backed by Hack The Box). This capital will be utilized to develop its drone tech further and scale up its manufacturing capacity.
In January 2023, Ukraine's military announced spending nearly $550 million on drones in 2023, and 16 supply deals have already been signed with Ukrainian manufacturers, Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov. This move was taken since both Ukrainian and Russian forces have used a wide array of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), for reconnaissance and assault purposes during 11 months of war. Therefore, Ukraine is increasing the procurement of UAVs for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukraine’s defense ministry is also planning to allocate about 20 billion hryvnias ($547.05 million) to this segment.
Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market Growth, by Region 2023-2030
Asia-Pacific to exhibit Highest Growth in the Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market
The regional market growth is driven by the high investments in drone manufacturing, the existence of schemes to develop UAVs and cohesive government policies regarding UAV usage and development. In February 2023, India and the US moved ahead to jointly develop air-launched unmanned aerial vehicles that will be used for surveillance missions, with the first flight of the prototype likely to take place by the end of this year. Such developments are further contributing to the regional market growth.
Market Players Outlook
The major companies serving the global UAV market include Thales Group, Elbit Systems Ltd., Northrop Grumman Corp., BAE Systems PLC, and Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. among others. The market players are considerably contributing to the market growth by the adoption of various strategies, including mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, collaborations, funding, and new product launches, to stay competitive in the market. For instance, in July 2023, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd. A Kolkata-based company that works in the field of warship building, launched an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). Further, the company plans to develop a ship-based UAV and an Unmanned Surface Vessel (ASV) for the Navy by the end of the year. Such developments are anticipated to offer lucrative growth opportunities for the market.
The Report Covers
- Market value data analysis of 2022 and forecast to 2030.
- Annualized market revenues ($ million) for each market segment.
- Country-wise analysis of major geographical regions.
- Key companies operating in the global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market. Based on the availability of data, information related to new product launches, and relevant news is also available in the report.
- Analysis of business strategies by identifying the key market segments positioned for strong growth in the future.
- Analysis of market-entry and market expansion strategies.
- Competitive strategies by identifying ‘who-stands-where’ in the market.
1. Report Summary
• Current Industry Analysis and Growth Potential Outlook
1.1. Research Methods and Tools
1.2. Market Breakdown
1.2.1. By Segments
1.2.2. By Region
2. Market Overview and Insights
2.1. Scope of the Report
2.2. Analyst Insight & Current Market Trends
2.2.1. Key Findings
2.2.2. Recommendations
2.2.3. Conclusion
3. Competitive Landscape
3.1. Key Company Analysis
3.2. BAE Systems PLC
3.2.1. Overview
3.2.2. Financial Analysis
3.2.3. SWOT Analysis
3.2.4. Recent Developments
3.3. Elbit Systems Ltd.
3.3.1. Overview
3.3.2. Financial Analysis
3.3.3. SWOT Analysis
3.3.4. Recent Developments
3.4. Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
3.4.1. Overview
3.4.2. Financial Analysis
3.4.3. SWOT Analysis
3.4.4. Recent Developments
3.5. Northrop Grumman Corp.
3.5.1. Overview
3.5.2. Financial Analysis
3.5.3. SWOT Analysis
3.5.4. Recent Developments
3.6. Thales Group
3.6.1. Overview
3.6.2. Financial Analysis
3.6.3. SWOT Analysis
3.6.4. Recent Developments
4. Market Segmentation
4.1. Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market by Type
4.1.1. Fixed Wing (MALE, HALE, TUAV)
4.1.2. VTOL (Single Rotor, Multi Rotor)
4.2. Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market by Range
4.2.1. Visual Range of Sight
4.2.2. Beyond Visual Line of Sight
4.3. Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market by Application
4.3.1. Military
4.3.1.1. Combat
4.3.1.2. Non-Combat
4.3.2. Civil & Commercial
4.3.2.1. Agriculture
4.3.2.2. Construction and Mining
4.3.2.3. Inspection and Monitoring
4.3.2.4. Delivery
4.3.2.5. Other Applications
5. Regional Analysis
5.1. North America
5.1.1. United States
5.1.2. Canada
5.2. Europe
5.2.1. UK
5.2.2. Germany
5.2.3. Italy
5.2.4. Spain
5.2.5. France
5.2.6. Rest of Europe
5.3. Asia-Pacific
5.3.1. China
5.3.2. India
5.3.3. Japan
5.3.4. South Korea
5.3.5. Rest of Asia-Pacific
5.4. Rest of the World
5.4.1. Latin America
5.4.2. Middle East and Africa
6. Company Profiles
6.1. 3DR Inc.
6.2. AeroVironment Inc.
6.3. BAYKAR
6.4. Birdseyeview Aerobotics Inc.
6.5. Delair SAS
6.6. DJI
6.7. DroneDeploy Inc.
6.8. General Atomics
6.9. Insitu Inc.
6.10. Intel Corp.
6.11. Leonardo SpA
6.12. Microdrones GmbH
6.13. Parrot SA
6.14. PrecisionHawk Inc.
6.15. Terra Drone Corp.
6.16. Textron Inc.
6.17. The Boeing Company
6.18. Yuneec International
1. GLOBAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY TYPE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
2. GLOBAL FIXED-WING (MALE, HALE, TUAV) UAV MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
3. GLOBAL VTOL (SINGLE ROTOR, MULTI ROTOR) UAV MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
4. GLOBAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY RANGE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
5. GLOBAL VISUAL RANGE OF SIGHT UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
6. GLOBAL BEYOND VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
7. GLOBAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY APPLICATION, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
8. GLOBAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) FOR MILITARY MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
9. GLOBAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) FOR CIVIL & COMMERCIAL MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
10. GLOBAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
11. NORTH AMERICAN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY COUNTRY, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
12. NORTH AMERICAN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY TYPE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
13. NORTH AMERICAN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY RANGE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
14. NORTH AMERICAN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY APPLICATION, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
15. EUROPEAN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY COUNTRY, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
16. EUROPEAN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY TYPE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
17. EUROPEAN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY RANGE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
18. EUROPEAN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY APPLICATION, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
19. ASIA-PACIFIC UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY COUNTRY, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
20. ASIA-PACIFIC UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY TYPE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
21. ASIA-PACIFIC UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY RANGE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
22. ASIA-PACIFIC UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY APPLICATION, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
23. REST OF THE WORLD UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY COUNTRY, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
24. REST OF THE WORLD UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY TYPE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
25. REST OF THE WORLD UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY RANGE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
26. REST OF THE WORLD UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY APPLICATION, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
1. GLOBAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SHARE BY TYPE, 2022 VS 2030(%)
2. GLOBAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SHARE BY RANGE, 2022 VS 2030(%)
3. GLOBAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SHARE BY APPLICATION, 2022 VS 2030(%)
4. GLOBAL FIXED-WING (MALE, HALE, TUAV) UAV MARKET SHARE BY REGION, 2022 VS 2030(%)
5. GLOBAL VTOL (SINGLE ROTOR, MULTI ROTOR) UAV MARKET SHARE BY REGION, 2022 VS 2030(%)
6. GLOBAL VISUAL RANGE OF SIGHT UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SHARE BY REGION, 2022 VS 2030(%)
7. GLOBAL BEYOND VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SHARE BY REGION, 2022 VS 2030(%)
8. GLOBAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) FOR MILITARY MARKET SHARE BY REGION, 2022 VS 2030(%)
9. GLOBAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) FOR CIVIL & COMMERCIAL MARKET SHARE BY REGION, 2022 VS 2030(%)
10. GLOBAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SHARE BY REGION, 2022 VS 2030(%)
11. US UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
12. CANADA UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
13. UK UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
14. FRANCE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
15. GERMANY UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
16. ITALY UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
17. SPAIN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
18. REST OF EUROPE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
19. INDIA UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
20. CHINA UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
21. JAPAN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
22. SOUTH KOREA UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
23. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
24. LATIN AMERICA UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
25. MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) MARKET SIZE, 2022-2030 ($ MILLION)
