Commercial UAV Market Outlook and Forecasts 2021 – 2028

Commercial UAV Market Outlook and Forecasts 2021 – 2028

An aerial drone (unmanned aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicle or UAV) is any aircraft that operates without direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft. The global drone market consists of commercial and military applications. Commercial drone technology includes energy and propulsion systems, automation system, collision avoidance system, cyber security and jamming, on-board data processing, and communication data links and radio frequency spectrum capacity.

This report evaluates the commercial drone market outlook and provides detailed forecasts for revenue and deployment globally, regionally, and within major countries through 2028. The report also provides global analysis of drone applications by use case in industry verticals including agriculture, real estate, energy operations, and more.

Select Report Findings:

• North America will lead in deployment of commercial drones through 2028

• Smart city applications will drive up to 35% of drone fleet deployments globally by 2028

• UAVs will be used by nearly every major manufacturing company to control process and logistics

• UAVs will be used nearly every automobile manufacturer in metropolitan areas and along major highways to provide ubiquitous wireless coverage based on a combination of LTE, 5G, and satellite communications

• The hardware segment the largest segment with 57% of the total market

• The rotary blade drone segment is the largest segment by UAV type with 64% of the total market

• Industrial inspection, agriculture, real estate, insurance inspection, and energy sector are the largest application areas in the commercial UAV market

Companies in Report:

• 1Martian Way Corporation

• 3D Robotics

• Aarav Unmanned Systems

• ABJ Drones

• Aerial Photo India

• Aerialair

• Aero360

• Aerodyne Group

• Aeronautics

• AeroVironment Inc.

• Agribotix LLC

• Airinov

• AirPix

• Airsight Australia

• Airwood

• Amazon

• Asteria Aerospace

• Aurora Integrated Systems

• Australian UAV

• Azur Drones

• Balfour Beatty

• BBC

• Bubblefly

• Cyberhawk Innovations Limited

• Dassault Aviation

• Delair (France)

• Delta Drone

• DeTect Technologies

• Deveron UAS

• DJI (China)

• Draganfly Innovations Inc.

• Drona Aviation

• Drone Aerospace Systems

• Drone Nation

• Drone Volt

• DroneCloud / CLUE Corporation

• DroneDeploy (US)

• DroneView Technologies

• Dronifi

• EasyJet

• Edall Systems

• Envent Digital

• FEDS (UAE)

• Flirtey

• Flytrex

• Gravodrone

• Hemav

• HUVR Data

• IBM

• IdeaForge

• Identified Technologies (US)

• INDrone Aero Systems

• Indrones

• Industrial SkyWorks

• Insitu

• Intel (Ascending Technologies)

• Johnnette

• Kadet Defence Systems

• Kespry

• Martek Aviation (UK)

• Matternet

• Measure (US)

• Measure Australia

• Microdrones

• Mirs Innovate Private Limited (Singapore)

• MMC (China)

• Omnipresent Robot Tech

• Parrot SA

• Phoenix Drone Services (US)

• Pigeon Innovative Solutions

• Pix4D

• Precision Hawk

• Quidich Innovation Labs

• Samhams Technologies

• SenseFly (Switzerland)

• Sentera, LLC

• Sharper Shape (US)

• Skeye

• Sky Futures (UK)

• Sky Vision Aerial Photography Services (UAE)

• Skycatch, Inc.

• Skylark Drones

• SkySkopes

• Skyspecs

• Sree Sai Aerotech Innovations

• Storm AG Pro

• SurveyCopter

• Takvaviya Technologies

• Talon Aerolytics

• Terra Drone Corporation

• Texo Drone Services

• The Sky Guys

• Trumbull Unmanned

• Unmanned Experts Inc. (US)

• V Drone Agro

• Verity Studios AG

• Vermeer (US)

• Viper Drones

• WeDoSky

• Xaircraft UAV

• Yamaha Motor Company

• Yuneec

• Zipline