How big is the drone market?

The competition pattern of UAV market: the United States is in the first echelon

Since the late 1980s, especially after the Gulf War, many countries have given priority to the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and competed to develop and equip UAV systems. Especially in recent years, the number of countries involved in the development and equipment of drones has shown a significant growth trend. The number of countries and regions equipped with drones in the world has increased from more than 30 to 80.

At present, the most advanced UAV technology in the world is the United States, Israel and Europe, which are in the first echelon; China and Russia are in the second echelon. In the past 10 years, China has developed various types of cutting-edge UAVs, and now it has all types of cutting-edge UAVs in the United States, with a strong catch-up momentum. Technical level determines market share. Judging from the market share of global drone manufacturers, the main manufacturers of global drones are concentrated in the United States, Israel and Europe.

According to Thiel Group's forecast, by 2022, in the global UAV R&D and procurement budget, the United States will reach about $3 billion, and R&D will exceed $654.38+0 billion.

Global pattern of civil drones: American enterprises account for 60%

According to the insight data of UAV industry, among the top civil UAV 10 enterprises in the world, there are 6 American enterprises, namely Intel, 3DR, Autel Robotics, Skydio, Kespry and AeroVironment.

Global military drone pattern: the United States has a leading edge.

According to the global market share of 20 19 military drones published by Markets Research Report, the world leaders in the field of military drones today are the United States and Israel, accounting for 45% and 24% respectively.

UAV service providers are mainly distributed in the United States.

DRONEII in Hamburg, Germany lists the top 20 UAV service providers in the world in 2020 with company size, market share and public attention as parameters. In DRONEII ranking, 65,438+05 different countries occupy the top 20, including 6 enterprises in the United States and 65,438+0 enterprises in the United Kingdom.

To sum up, the United States has a leading edge in terms of UAV technology, the competition pattern between civilian UAVs and military UAVs, and the distribution of UAV service providers.

The above data refer to the "China UAV Industry Market Foresight and Investment Strategic Planning Analysis Report" by Forward-looking Industry Research Institute.