Surveillance and Security Drones Market by Industry (Défense and Security, Energy & power, Agriculture, Wildlife & Forestry, Construction & Mining, Media & Entertainment, Wildlife & Forestry), Application (Border & Perimeter Security, Maritime & Coastal Security, Road and Traffic surveillance, Disaster Management, Infrastructure surveillance, Event Surveillance, Anti-poaching Operations, Remote Area Surveillance), Type (Fixed-Wing, VTOL), Range (VLOS, EVLOS, BLOS), MTOW, Endurance (<2 hours, 2-5 hours, >5 hours), Connection (Tethered, Untethered), Mode of Operation (Remotely operated, Optionally Piloted, Fully Autonomous), Propulsion (Electric, Gasoline, Hybrid), MTOW (<25kg, 25-50kg, >50 kg), and Region - Global forecast to 2025
Growth in the surveillance and security drones’ market is attributed to factors such as increasing use of the drones for in military applications such as border, maritime/coastal surveillance and security applications. Advancement in drone payloads and battery technology leading to improved range, higher level of intelligence gathering, and improved efficiency attributes to the growth of the surveillance and security drones’ market. Surveillance and security drones are also increasing being used for infrastructure surveillance, disaster surveillance, traffic surveillance and event surveillance among other. Recent COVID-19 crises have led to increased use surveillance drones for crowd surveillance activities by government & law enforcement authorities.
Secondary Research
In the secondary research process, various secondary sources, such as Hoovers, Bloomberg, BusinessWeek, and Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) were referred to, to identify and collect information for this study. Secondary sources included annual reports, press releases & investor presentations of companies, white papers, certified publications, articles by recognized authors, regulatory bodies, trade directories, and databases.
Primary Research
The surveillance and security drones’ market comprises several stakeholders, such as raw material suppliers, processors, and regulatory organizations in the supply chain. Various primary sources from both, the supply and demand sides of the market were interviewed to obtain qualitative and quantitative information. Following is the breakdown of primary respondents.
Market Size Estimation
Both, top-down and bottom-up approaches were used to estimate and validate the size of the surveillance and security drones’ market.
The research methodology that was used to estimate the size of the surveillance and security drones’ market included the following details:
- Key players in the surveillance and security drones’ market were identified through secondary research, and their market shares were determined through primary and secondary research.
- All percentage shares, splits, and breakdowns were determined using secondary sources and were verified through primary sources.
- All possible parameters that affect the markets covered in this research study were accounted for, viewed in extensive detail, verified through primary research, and analyzed to obtain the final quantitative and qualitative data on the surveillance and security drones’ market.
Data Triangulation
After arriving at the overall size of the surveillance and security drones’ market through the market size estimation process explained above, the total market was split into several segments and subsegments. The data triangulation and market breakdown procedures were implemented, wherever applicable to complete the overall market engineering process and to arrive at the exact statistics for various market segments and subsegments. The data was triangulated by studying various factors and trends from both, demand and supply sides. Along with this, the market size was validated using both, top-down and bottom-up approaches.
Objectives of the Report
- To define, describe, and forecast the size of the surveillance and security drones’ market based on application, industry, type, range, endurance, MTOW, connection type, propulsion, mode of operation and region
- To forecast the size of the market and its segments with respect to 5 major regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Rest of the World, along with their respective key countries
- To identify and analyze key drivers, opportunities, and challenges influencing the growth of surveillance and security drones’ market
- To identify industry trends, market trends, and technology trends currently prevailing in the surveillance and security drones’ market
- To strategically analyze micromarkets with respect to individual technological trends and their contribution to the total surveillance and security drones’ market
- To strategically profile key market players and comprehensively analyze their market share and core competencies
- To track and analyze competitive developments such as contracts and new product launches in the surveillance and security drones’ market
- To analyze the degree of competition in the market by mapping the contracts received and products and services offered by key market players
- To identify detailed financial positions, key products, and unique selling points of leading companies in the market
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Report Metric |
Details |
Market size available for years |
2018–2025 |
Base year considered |
2019 |
Forecast period |
2020–2025 |
Forecast units |
Value (USD) |
Segments covered |
By Application, Industry, Type, Range, Endurance, MTOW, Connection type, Propulsion, Mode of operation |
Geographies covered |
North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Rest of the world |
Companies covered |
AeroVironment, Inc. (US), General Atomics (US), and DJI (China), Yuneec (China), Parrot (France), Delair (France), Elistair (France), Airborne Drones (South Africa), ideaForge (India), Skyfront (US), UAVOS, Inc.(US), Robot Aviation (Sweden), Schiebel Group (Austria), Ukrspecsystems, UAV Factory (Latvia), Threod Systems (Estonia), and Acecore Technologies (Netherland) among others. |
This research report categorizes the Surveillance and security drones’ market into the following segments and subsegments:
By Type
- Fixed-wing drone
- VTOL (Vertical takeoff and landing) drone
- Single rotor
- Multi-rotor
- Fixed-wing VTOL
By Industry
- Défense and Security
- Military
- Government and Law Enforcement
- Energy and Power
- Oil & Gas
- Power Generation
- Construction & Mining
- Media & Entertainment
- Agriculture
- Wildlife & Forestry
- Research & Education
- Others
By Application
- Maritime & Coastal Security
- Border & Perimeter Security
- Remote area surveillance
- Disaster Management
- Road and Traffic surveillance
- Livestock surveillance
- Infrastructure surveillance
- Event Surveillance
- Concerts
- Festivals/Public gatherings
- Sports
- Anti-poaching operations
- Others
By Range
- Visual Line of Sight (VLOS)
- Extended Visual Line of Sight (EVLOS)
- Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS)
By MTOW
- <25 Kilograms
- 25-50 Kilograms
- >50 Kilograms
By Endurance
- <2 hours
- 2-5 hours
- >5 hours
By Connection
- Tethered drones
- Untethered drones
By Propulsion
- Electric
- Gasoline
- Hybrid
By Mode of operation
- Remotely piloted
- Optionally piloted
- Fully autonomous
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