Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Market Definition
2 Market Overview
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Market Dynamics
Figure 1 Market Dynamics of the UAV Market
2.2.1 Drivers
2.2.1.1 Increasing Use of UAVs in Civil & Commercial Applications
Figure 2 Roadmap of UAVs Used in Commercial Applications, 2013-2020
2.2.1.2 Growing Use of UAVs in Military Applications
Table 1 Countries Using Loitering Munition
2.2.1.3 Increasing Use of UAVs in Advanced Patrolling of Marine Borders
2.2.1.4 Exemptions Made By the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to Permit the Use of UAVs in Several Industries
Table 2 Commercial Industries Exempted By FAA in 2015
Figure 3 UAV Platforms Approved By the Federal Aviation Administration for Use in Various Industries in 2015
2.2.1.5 Growing Use of UAVs to Counter Terrorism
2.2.2 Opportunities
2.2.2.1 Increased Deployment of UAVs to Carry Out Aerial Remote Sensing
2.2.2.2 Growing Defense Budgets of Major Economies
Table 3 Defense Spending of Major Economies
2.2.2.3 Technological Developments in the Field of Drone Payloads
2.2.2.4 Use of UAVs for Cargo Delivery in Military Operations
2.2.3 Challenges
2.2.3.1 Lack of Proper Air Traffic Management for UAVs
2.2.3.2 Restrictions Imposed on the Commercial Use of UAVs in Various Countries
Table 4 Restrictions Imposed on the Use of UAVs in Various Countries
2.2.3.3 Possible Threats to Safety and Violation of Privacy
2.2.3.4 Issues With Political and Social Acceptability of UAVs
2.2.3.5 Lack of Skilled & Trained Personnel to Operate UAVs
2.2.3.6 Issues With Safety and Security of UAVs
3 Industry Trends
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Product Innovations
3.2.1 Drone Taxies Or Passenger Drones
Table 5 Major Developments in the Field of Drone Taxies
3.2.2 Refueling Drones
3.2.3 Swarm Drones
3.2.4 Spy Drones
3.2.5 Combat Drones
3.2.6 Inflatable Drones
3.2.7 IoT Drones
Figure 4 Emerging Technological Trends in IoT Drones
Figure 5 IoT Drones Market Dynamics
3.2.8 VTOL UAVs
Table 6 Trends in VTOL UAVs
3.2.9 Thinking Drones
3.2.10 Anti-UAV Defense Systems
3.2.11 Tethered Drones
3.2.12 Fishing Drones
4 Company Evaluation Quadrant (OEM)
4.1 Visionary Leaders
4.2 Innovators
4.3 Dynamic Differentiators
4.4 Emerging Companies
Figure 6 UAV Market Company Evaluation Quadrant, 2019
5 Company Evaluation Quadrant (Startup)
5.1 Progressive Companies
5.2 Responsive Companies
5.3 Dynamic Companies
5.4 Starting Blocks
Figure 7 UAV Market Company Evaluation Quadrant, 2019
6 Competitive Landscape
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Competitive Analysis
Figure 8 Companies Adopted Contracts as the Key Growth Strategy Between March 2015 and August 2019
6.3 Major Players in the UAV Market
Figure 9 Major Players of the UAV Market in Military Vertical in 2018
Figure 10 Major Players in the UAV Market in Consumer and Commercial Vertical in 2018
6.4 Brand Analysis
Table 7 Brand Analysis: UAV Market
6.5 Competitive Scenario
6.6 Investment Analysis
Table 8 Analysis of Investments Made By Venture Capitalists
6.7 Leading/Emerging Drone Manufacturing Companies, By Area of Expertise
6.7.1 Next-Generation Drone Chip Manufacturers
Table 9 Next-Generation Drone Chip Manufacturers
6.7.2 Manufacturers of Drones That Capture Aerial Videos, Data, and Imagery
Table 10 Manufacturers of Drones That Capture Aerial Videos, Data, and Imagery
6.7.3 Manufacturers of Delivery Drones
Table 11 Manufacturers of Delivery Drones
6.7.4 Drone and Pilot Rental Service Providers
Table 12 Drone and Pilot Rental Service Providers
6.7.5 Manufacturers of UAV Hardware
Table 13 Manufacturers of UAV Hardware
6.7.6 Manufacturers of Commercial Drones
Table 14 Manufacturers of Commercial Drones
6.7.7 Manufacturers of Drones and UAV Software
Table 15 Manufacturers of Drones and UAV Software
6.7.8 UAV Training & Support Service Providers
Table 16 UAV Training & Support Service Providers
6.7.9 New Product Launches
Table 17 New Product Launches, March 2015 - June 2019
6.7.10 Contracts
Table 18 Contracts: January 2016 – August 2019
6.7.11 Agreements, Acquisitions, Collaborations, and Joint Ventures
Table 19 Agreements, Acquisitions, Collaborations, and Joint Ventures: April 2015-July 2019
7 Company Profiles
7.1 Introduction
7.2 General Atomics
7.2.1 Business Overview*
7.2.2 Products & Services Offered*
7.2.3 Recent Developments*
7.2.4 MnM View*
(*Above sections are present for all of below companies)
7.3 Northrop Grumman Corporation
Figure 11 Northrop Grumman Corporation: Company Snapshot
7.4 Elbit Systems
Figure 12 Elbit Systems: Company Snapshot
7.5 Israel Aerospace Industries
7.6 Aerovironment
Figure 13 Aerovironment: Company Snapshot
7.7 Lockheed Martin
Figure 14 Lockheed Martin: Company Snapshot
7.8 Boeing
Figure 15 Boeing: Company Snapshot
7.9 Aeronautics
7.10 Saab
Figure 16 Saab: Company Snapshot
7.11 Thales
Figure 17 Thales: Company Snapshot
7.12 DJI
7.13 Parrot
Figure 18 Parrot: Company Snapshot
7.14 3D Robotics
7.15 Textron
Figure 19 Textron: Company Snapshot
7.16 BAE Systems
Figure 20 BAE Systems: Company Snapshot
7.17 Raytheon
7.18 Ehang
7.19 ECA Group
7.20 Turkish Aerospace Industry
7.21 Yuneec
7.22 Microdrones
7.23 Precisionhawk
7.24 Flir Systems Inc.
7.25 Airbus
8 Appendix
8.1 Research Methodology
8.2 List of Abbreviations
Best UAV companies in military UAV market are General Atomics (US), Northrop Grumman (US), Textron Inc. (US), and Boeing (US) while SZ DJI (China), Parrot (France), 3D Robotics (US), Aeryon Labs (Canada) are major players of commercial UAVs.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles quadrant report evaluates best UAV companies on the basis of business strategy excellence and strength of product portfolio within the UAV ecosystem, combining inputs from various industry experts, buyers, and UAV Manufacturers, and extensive secondary research including annual reports, company press releases, investor presentations, free and paid company databases. They are rated and positioned on 2x2 matrix, called as ‘Company Evaluation Quadrant’, and identified as Visionary Leaders ( best UAV companies ), Dynamic Differentiators, Innovators, or Emerging companies.
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