Drones: Strategic Intelligence

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Published: July 22, 2025 Report Code: GDTMT-TR-S630-TH

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Uncrewed aerial vehicles-also known as UAVs or, more commonly, drones—have been around for decades, but with innovations and rising investments, their popularity has grown significantly in recent years.

Scope

This report provides an overview of the drones theme.

It identifies the key trends impacting growth of the theme over the next 12 to 24 months, split into three categories: technology trends, macroeconomic trends, and regulatory trends.

It includes global market forecasts for the drones industry across three categories: consumer, commercial, and military.

It contains a timeline highlighting milestones in the development of drones.

The detailed value chain consists of four layers: hardware, software, services, and end-user.

Key Highlights

According to GlobalData forecasts, the global drones market will reach $89.8 billion by 2030, up from $32.2 billion in 2024. Revenue from commercial drones will surpass military sales in 2025, driven by favorable regulations and an increase in beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations.

Businesses' use of drones, specifically in the construction and agriculture industries, will continue to increase over the next five years. Drones are already proving beneficial for surveying, inspection, and crop spraying. Logistics is another sector that will also grow in the coming years as more companies use drones for last-mile and middle-mile delivery.

However, growth will depend on cohesive and favorable regulation globally. Drone deliveries, for instance, will continue to be limited not just by payload and battery life but also by patchwork regulation.

Reasons to Buy

The speed of the transition of drones from war zones to retail stores has been phenomenal, especially given the negative associations and misconceptions surrounding them. The ability to collate sensor-generated data with powerful analytical tools presents a wide range of potential commercial and industrial applications, from optimizing work processes to reducing expenditure on tedious manual tasks. At the consumer level, drones are becoming capable of self-navigation and obstacle detection, and drone racing is gaining prominence worldwide. This report provides an invaluable guide to this disruptive theme. It includes comprehensive lists of the leading players across all aspects of the value chain, helping companies identify the right partners.

3W International
Aerial MOB
AeroVironment
AgEagle
Agisoft
AIG
Air Hogs
Airbus
AirData UAV
Allianz
Allstate
Aloft
Alphabet
Amazon
Ambarella
AMD
Analog Devices
Angoka
ArduPilot
Arm
Ascent Aerosystems
AT&T
Autel Robotics
Auterion
Autodesk
AVIC
Avitas Systems
BAE Systems
Baykar
Blueflite
Boeing
Bosch Sensortec
Broadcom
BWI
Cambricon
CASC
China Unicom
Cobham Aerospace
Coverdrone
Curtiss-Wright
Cyberhawk
Dedrone
Delair
DHL
DJI
Draganfly
Drone Volt
DroneDeploy
DroneInsurance.com
DroneSec
DroneShield
DroneUp
Dronotec
Dutch Drone Gods
EagleView
Ehang
Elbit Systems
Elroy Air
Elsight
Emax
Eversure
FedEx
Firmatek
FlytBase
Flytrex
FreeFly
General Atomics
General Dynamics
GoPro
HaloVue
Honeywell
Hubsan
Hughes
IAI
IBM
Infineon
Intel
Intelsat
Iridium
JOUAV
Kratos Defense
L3Harris
Leonardo
Lockheed Martin
Manna Drones
Marvell
Matternet
MediaTek
Microchip
Microsoft
Murata
Mythic
Neurala
Nocturne Drones
Northrop Grumman
Nova Sky Stories
Nvidia
NXP
Orbital UAV
Orqa
Parrot
Percepto
Pix4D
PowerVision
Propeller
Qorvo
Qualcomm
Revell
Rolls Royce
Rotax
RTX
Safran
Scylla Technologies
Sentera
SES
Sharper Shape
Shield AI
Skycatch
Skydio
Skymagic
SkySafe
SkyTrac
SkyWatch
Skyworks
Sony
STMicroelectronics
TAF Drones
TDK
TE Connectivity
Teledyne FLIR
Teledyne Lumenera
Telefónica
TerraDrone
Texas Instruments
Textron
Thales
T-Mobile
Trimble
Turkish Aerospace Industries
Uber
UPS
UVify
Velodyne
Verizon
ViaSat
Vodafone
Walkera
Wingcopter
XAG
Yamaha
Yuneec
Zeitview
Zipline
Zurich Insurance

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