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MILITARY DRONE - MARKET DYNAMICS & COMPANY INSIGHTS, 2024

January 2025 | 180 pages | ID: M47374EDD805EN
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The military drone market is witnessing unprecedented growth driven by advancements in technology and strategic military needs. The rise of non-traditional adversaries has necessitated the adoption of drones for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) roles. This report delves into the market dynamics, identifying key drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges that define the military drone landscape. It further analyzes the competitive landscape, providing insights into the strategies adopted by leading companies to maintain their market dominance.

Market Description

The military drone market encompasses a wide range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) designed for various military applications. These drones are equipped with cutting-edge technology that allows for strategic reconnaissance, target acquisition, and engagement without endangering personnel. With innovations in avionics and surveillance technology, UAVs have become a critical component of modern military strategies across the globe.

Drivers, Restraints, and Challenges

Key Driver: Emergence of Non-Traditional Adversaries and Asymmetric Warfare

The shift in global conflict dynamics, characterized by asymmetric warfare and non-traditional adversaries, has bolstered demand for military drones. Drones provide strategic advantages through precision strikes and real-time data collection, crucial for countering these modern threats.

Key Restraint: Endurance and Range Limitations

Despite advances, drones face endurance and range constraints which limit their prolonged operational capability over vast distances.

Key Challenge: Defining Secure Identification for Safety

Ensuring secure identification for UAVs remains a significant challenge. The potential for drone hijacking or misuse poses a substantial risk, necessitating advancements in secure communication and identification technologies.

Opportunity: Use of UAVs for Cargo Delivery in Military Operations

Expanding the application of UAVs beyond surveillance to include cargo delivery offers a significant opportunity. This capability can enhance logistical efficiency in supplying remote and frontline operative units, presenting a substantial growth area for military drone applications.

Competitive Landscape

The competitive landscape is defined by several prominent players who are adopting extensive strategies to harness drone technology for military applications. Key players such as Northrop Grumman Corporation, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, and Israel Aerospace Industries have been central in driving innovation and market expansion.

Companies and Startups

Leading companies in the military drone market include Northrop Grumman Corporation, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. These companies focus on strategic contracts and technology innovations to maintain a competitive edge. Startups and SMEs. Such as Dynetics, Shield AI, and Volansi Inc., are also emerging as significant contributors, introducing disruptive innovations and leveraging venture funding to gain market share.

Company Profiles

The report profiles major companies offering detailed insights into their business strategies, recent developments, and technological advancements. Northrop Grumman Corporation, for instance, provides systems and products related to unmanned systems and C4ISR, showcasing its broad investment in drone technology.

Evaluation Matrix for Key Players and Startups/SMEs

The evaluation matrix ranks companies based on parameters such as product excellence, business strategy, and innovation. Key players like Leonardo S.p.A. and Textron Inc. have secured a strong position through strategic innovations and global expansions. Similarly, startups like Robotican Corporation and InstantEye Robotics, categorized as Starting Blocks, are gaining traction by innovating within niche technology segments.

Conclusion

The military drone market is poised for significant growth, driven by technological advancements and evolving defense needs. Companies that harness innovative technologies and strategic partnerships will likely dominate the market. This report provides a comprehensive analysis, equipping industry stakeholders with the insights necessary to navigate this dynamic market landscape effectively.
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 MARKET DYNAMICS
  2.2.1 DRIVERS
    2.2.1.1 Emergence of non-traditional adversaries and asymmetric warfare
    2.2.1.2 Rise of advanced avionics technologies
    2.2.1.3 Increased government funding for military drones
    2.2.1.4 Growing prominence of intensified military training
    2.2.1.5 Increasing use of UAVs for marine border patrolling
    2.2.1.6 Decreasing price of drone components
    2.2.1.7 Growing focus on advanced C4ISR capabilities
  2.2.2 RESTRAINTS
    2.2.2.1 Endurance and range limitations
    2.2.2.2 Lack of skilled and trained operators
    2.2.2.3 Concern and call to ban fully autonomous drones
  2.2.3 OPPORTUNITIES
    2.2.3.1 State policies aimed at boosting domestic manufacturers
    2.2.3.2 Use of UAVs for cargo delivery in military operations
    2.2.3.3 Technological advancements in drone payloads
    2.2.3.4 Full-scale conversion of drones for simulation of war scenario
  2.2.4 CHALLENGES
    2.2.4.1 Defining secure identification for safety
    2.2.4.2 Issues with hijacking and security of UAVs
    2.2.4.3 Lack of sustainable power sources to improve drone endurance
2.3 MARKET ECOSYSTEM
  2.3.1 PROMINENT COMPANIES
  2.3.2 PRIVATE AND SMALL ENTERPRISES
  2.3.3 START-UPS
  2.3.4 END USERS
2.4 TRENDS AND DISRUPTIONS IMPACTING CUSTOMER BUSINESS
  2.4.1 REVENUE SHIFT AND NEW REVENUE POCKETS FOR MILITARY DRONE MARKET
2.5 TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS
  2.5.1 AI IN MILITARY DRONES
  2.5.2 MID-AIR REFUELING OF DRONES
  2.5.3 SPY DRONES
  2.5.4 UNMANNED COMBAT AERIAL VEHICLES
  2.5.5 ANTI-UAV DEFENSE SYSTEMS
2.6 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
2.7 TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP
2.8 KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND BUYING CRITERIA
  2.8.1 KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN BUYING PROCESS
  2.8.2 BUYING CRITERIA
  2.8.3 KEY BUYING CRITERIA FOR TOP 3 APPLICATIONS
2.9 OPERATIONAL DATA
2.10 VOLUME ANALYSIS
  2.10.1 VOLUME OF KEY PLAYERS, BY PLATFORM (UNITS)
2.11 PRICING ANALYSIS
  2.11.1 AVERAGE SELLING PRICE OF KEY PLAYERS, BY TOP MODEL
  2.11.2 AVERAGE SELLING PRICE OF KEY PLAYERS, BY APPLICATION
  2.11.3 AVERAGE SELLING PRICE OF KEY PLAYERS, BY TYPE
  2.11.4 AVERAGE SELLING PRICE OF KEY PLAYERS, BY REGION
  2.11.5 AVERAGE SELLING PRICE OF KEY PLAYERS, BY PLATFORM (USD MILLION)
2.12 TARIFF AND REGULATORY LANDSCAPE
  2.12.1 REGULATORY BODIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,
AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
  2.12.2 NORTH AMERICA
    2.12.2.1 US
    2.12.2.2 Canada
  2.12.3 EUROPE
    2.12.3.1 UK
    2.12.3.2 Germany
    2.12.3.3 France
2.13 TRADE DATA ANALYSIS
  2.13.1 IMPORT DATA ANALYSIS
    2.13.1.1 Unmanned aircraft, with maximum take-off weight
>150 kg (HS Code: 880699)
  2.13.2 EXPORT DATA STATISTICS
    2.13.2.1 Unmanned aircraft, with maximum take-off weight
>150 kg (HS Code: 880699)
2.14 KEY CONFERENCES AND EVENTS IN 2024–2025

3 INDUSTRY TRENDS

3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
  3.2.1 SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR
  3.2.2 SIGINT BY DRONES
  3.2.3 ELECTRONIC WARFARE USING MILITARY DRONES
  3.2.4 MANNED UNMANNED TEAMING (MUM-T)
  3.2.5 EO/IR SYSTEMS
  3.2.6 TARGET DRONES
  3.2.7 ENDURANCE
  3.2.8 HYPERSONIC ARMED DRONES
3.3 IMPACT OF MEGATRENDS
3.4 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS
3.5 USE CASE ANALYSIS
  3.5.1 MARITIME INITIATIVE BY AEROVIRONMENT
  3.5.2 TURKISH-MADE DRONES HELP SINK MOSKVA, FLAGSHIP OF
RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET
  3.5.3 NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
  3.5.4 TEAR GAS BY DRONES
3.6 MATURITY MAPPING OF DRONE TECHNOLOGIES
3.7 PATENT ANALYSIS

4 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 COMPANY OVERVIEW
4.3 RANKING ANALYSIS, 2022
4.4 REVENUE ANALYSIS, 2022
4.5 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS, 2022
4.6 COMPANY EVALUATION MATRIX
  4.6.1 STARS
  4.6.2 EMERGING LEADERS
  4.6.3 PERVASIVE PLAYERS
  4.6.4 PARTICIPANTS
  4.6.5 COMPANY FOOTPRINT
4.7 START-UP/SME EVALUATION MATRIX
  4.7.1 PROGRESSIVE COMPANIES
  4.7.2 RESPONSIVE COMPANIES
  4.7.3 DYNAMIC COMPANIES
  4.7.4 STARTING BLOCKS
    4.7.4.1 COMPETITIVE BENCHMARKING
4.8 COMPETITIVE SCENARIO
  4.8.1 MARKET EVALUATION FRAMEWORK
  4.8.2 PRODUCT LAUNCHES/DEVELOPMENTS
  4.8.3 DEALS
  4.8.4 OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

5 COMPANY PROFILES

5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 KEY PLAYERS
  5.2.1 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
    5.2.1.1 Business overview
    5.2.1.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.1.3 Recent developments
    5.2.1.4 MnM view
      5.2.1.4.1 Key strengths
      5.2.1.4.2 Strategic choices
      5.2.1.4.3 Weaknesses and competitive threats
  5.2.2 RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    5.2.2.1 Business overview
    5.2.2.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.2.3 Recent developments
    5.2.2.4 MnM view
      5.2.2.4.1 Key strengths
      5.2.2.4.2 Strategic choices
      5.2.2.4.3 Weaknesses and competitive threats
  5.2.3 ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.
    5.2.3.1 Business overview
    5.2.3.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.3.3 Recent developments
    5.2.3.4 MnM view
      5.2.3.4.1 Key strengths
      5.2.3.4.2 Strategic choices
      5.2.3.4.3 Weaknesses and competitive threats
  5.2.4 GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS
    5.2.4.1 Business overview
    5.2.4.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.4.3 Recent developments
    5.2.4.4 MnM view
      5.2.4.4.1 Key strengths
      5.2.4.4.2 Strategic choices
      5.2.4.4.3 Weaknesses and competitive threats
  5.2.5 TELEDYNE FLIR LLC
    5.2.5.1 Business overview
    5.2.5.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.5.3 Recent developments
    5.2.5.4 MnM view
      5.2.5.4.1 Key strengths
      5.2.5.4.2 Strategic choices
      5.2.5.4.3 Weaknesses and competitive threats
  5.2.6 AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    5.2.6.1 Business overview
    5.2.6.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.6.3 Recent developments
  5.2.7 THE BOEING COMPANY
    5.2.7.1 Business overview
    5.2.7.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.7.3 Recent developments
  5.2.8 AIRBUS
    5.2.8.1 Business overview
    5.2.8.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.8.3 Recent developments
  5.2.9 TEXTRON INC.
    5.2.9.1 Business overview
    5.2.9.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.9.3 Recent developments
  5.2.10 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    5.2.10.1 Business overview
    5.2.10.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.10.3 Recent developments
  5.2.11 ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
    5.2.11.1 Business overview
    5.2.11.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.11.3 Recent developments
  5.2.12 DASSAULT AVIATION
    5.2.12.1 Business overview
    5.2.12.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.12.3 Recent developments
  5.2.13 BAE SYSTEMS
    5.2.13.1 Business overview
    5.2.13.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.13.3 Recent developments
  5.2.14 THALES GROUP
    5.2.14.1 Business overview
    5.2.14.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.14.3 Recent developments
  5.2.15 LEONARDO S.P.A.
    5.2.15.1 Business overview
    5.2.15.2 Products/Solutions/Services offered
    5.2.15.3 Recent developments
5.3 OTHER PLAYERS
  5.3.1 DYNETICS, INC.
  5.3.2 ROBOTICAN CORPORATION
  5.3.3 VOLANSI, INC.
  5.3.4 GRIFFON AEROSPACE
  5.3.5 PLATFORM AEROSPACE
  5.3.6 SHIELD AI
  5.3.7 INSTANTEYE ROBOTICS
  5.3.8 ATHLON AVIA
  5.3.9 SILVERTONE UAV
  5.3.10 BLUEBIRD AERO SYSTEMS LTD.

6 APPENDIX

6.1 INTRODUCTION
  6.1.1 MARKET DEFINITION
  6.1.2 INCLUSIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
  6.1.3 STAKEHOLDERS
6.2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  6.2.1 RESEARCH DATA
    6.2.1.1 Secondary data
      6.2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources
    6.2.1.2 Primary data
      6.2.1.2.1 Key insights from primary sources
      6.2.1.2.2 Key data from primary sources
  6.2.2 FACTOR ANALYSIS
    6.2.2.1 Demand-side indicators
    6.2.2.2 Supply-side indicators
  6.2.3 DATA TRIANGULATION
  6.2.4 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS
  6.2.5 RISK ANALYSIS
6.3 AUTHOR DETAILS


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