Unmanned Vehicles Forecast - Airborne Systems

Overview

This service provides worldwide coverage of airborne unmanned vehicles, from the globe-trotting Global Hawk to the deadly Reaper, and covers the individual markets for reconnaissance UAVs and aerial targets. It also includes a section on the use of UAVs for civilian applications, ranging from environmental cleanup and forest monitoring to agricultural activity such as crop spraying and crop monitoring. Production will increase substantially over the next 10 years, with commercial systems expected to account for the lion's share.

An annual subscription includes 70 individual reports, each with a 10-year unit production forecast. Product comes complete with two Market Segment Analyses, covering the markets for:

UAV Reconnaissance System
Aerial Targets

Also included are five appendices, including consolidated production statistics and a detailed inventory of the world's unmanned airborne systems broken out by country.

Key Findings:

• 2017-2031 unit production is forecast to be over 105 million vehicles, valued at about $120 billion.
• Major players are DJI, Parrot, and 3DR.
• DJI holds the greatest market share in terms of unit production at 61%.

Unmanned Vehicles Forecast – Airborne Systems Guides Your Decision-Making by Providing:

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• Regional highlights.

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• Program Review – A review of program milestones and significant recent developments.
• Production Forecasts – Choose either a 10-year or a 15-year unit and value of production forecast of the probable market by designation/system/program, broken out by year. Our 10-year forecasts are available in Binder, DVD, and Real-Time while our 15-year forecasts are available exclusively in our Platinum Forecast System ^®.
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• Contracts – Government/industry contracts that impact sales and production of the subject platform or system.
• Funding – For military programs, specific funding appropriated/authorized for RDT&E & production (when available).
• Worldwide Distribution – How many have been sold worldwide, and to whom.
• Inventories –  Listed by specific designation/variant. Includes quantities by operator/branch of service and count
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• Orders & Options – Reported orders, options, cancellations and deferrals, with details on customers and delivery schedule.

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Tab A Lead Sheet Airborne Targets and Decoys
	AQM-37/AQM-39
	BQM-167/177
	BTT-3 Banshee
	Chinese Aerial Targets
	Direct Target Series
	GQM-163A SSST
	Harpy/Harop
	HTD-1 Skua
	J/AQM-1 (Expendable Target Drone)
	Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD)
	Mirach 100
	MQM/BQM-74 Chukar
	MQM-178 Firejet
	Multi-Stage Supersonic Target
	Pakistani Target Drones
	Pilotless Target Aircraft
	QF-4 Phantom/QF-16
	Remotely Piloted Vehicle Target
	Russian Target Drones
	Snipe
	U.S. Helicopter Target
	UCAV
Tab B Lead Sheet Airborne Surveillance/Reconnaissance Systems
	A160 Hummingbird/K-MAX UAV
	BREVEL
	Camcopter
	Chinese UAVs
	Eagle Eye/VTOL UAVs
	Fire Scout VTUAV
	HALE UAVs
	Hermes
	Hunter
	Hypersonic Drones
	Indian UAVs
	Integrator/ScanEagle/Blackjack
	Iranian UAVs
	Israeli VTOL UAVs
	J/AQM-6
	Japanese Unmanned Helicopters
	Korean UAV Programs
	Mirach Series/HammerHead
	MQ-1C Gray Eagle/Sky Warrior
	Pioneer
	Predator/Reaper
	Ranger ADS 95/ADS 15
	Raven/Puma/WASP
	RQ-3A Darkstar/RQ-170 Sentinel
	RQ-4 Global Hawk/MQ-4C Triton
	Russian UAV Programs
	Searcher/Heron
	Shadow 200 TUAV
	Skylark/Orbiter
	South African UAVs
	SPERWER/Patroller
	Swedish UAV Programs
	Taiwanese UAVs
	Telemos/EuroMALE
	Turkish UAVs
	Watchkeeper
Tab C Lead Sheet Civilian UAV Programs
	Agricultural UAV
	Animal Control UAV
	Film Industry UAV
	Inspection UAV
	News and Sports Drones
	Oil Industry UAV
	Police and Border Patrol UAVs
	Swimmer Protection UAV
	Wildlife Observation UAV
Market Analyses
	Analysis 1 The Market for UAV Reconnaissance Systems
	Analysis 2 The Market for Aerial Targets
Appendices
	Appendix I User Inventory
	Appendix II Additional Worldwide Unmanned Airborne Vehicle Programs
	Appendix III Consolidated Production Statistics
	Appendix IV Recommended Websites
	Appendix V Unmanned Vehicles - Airborne Systems Archives

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