This report provides Transforma Insights’ view on the Unmanned Aquatic and Aerial Vehicles (Drones) market. This segment comprises multiple sub-applications: Very Small UAVs, Small UAVs, Medium UAVs, Large UAVs, Unmanned Surface Vehicles, and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles.
UAVs have gained prominence not only among consumers but also across multiple industries (such as mining, oil and gas, and agriculture) and the security sector (including police departments, armed forces, and security services). Leading use cases include aerial photography and videography, terrestrial mapping, delivering parcels, light shows, and warfare. The use of these drones primarily depends on their physical features such as size, weight, length of blades, and distance they can travel. For instance, small UAVs are mostly preferred for short distances and consumer-centric activities such as amateur photography and videography. Medium and large UAVs are used primarily for commercial and military activities.
Regulations play a pivotal role in the drone industry. Each country has its own rules, based on the size, weight, type, and functions of a drone. Countries such as China and the US have specific drone laws for some of their cities. For instance, China does not allow either consumer or commercial drones in Beijing. Large international manufacturers such as DJI, Parrot, and Delair are therefore beholden to selling drones which comply with a multitude of government directed rulesets.
The report provides a detailed definition of the application, analysis of market development and profiles of the key vendors in the space. It also provides a summary of the current status of adoption and Transforma Insights’ ten-year forecasts for the market. The forecasts include analysis of the number of IoT connections by geography, the technologies used (including splits by 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, LPWA, short range, satellite and others), as well as the revenue split between module, value-added connectivity and services. A full set of forecast data, including country-level forecasts, sector break-downs and public/private network splits, is available through the IoT Forecast tool.
