

A defense drone or UAV is an airplane without a pilot on board. Human pilots on the ground control these machines through satellite-powered remote controls, or autonomously through onboard computers. These drones are an essential tool for modern defense forces because of their endurance and versatility, which makes them suitable for intelligence gathering and support roles for military operations. Drones can also be engineered to operate autonomously with onboard instruments with different functionalities, which are controlled and directed by instructors or an analyst operating out of a remote location in real time.
The global Defense Drones market size is projected to grow from US$ million in 2023 to US$ million in 2030; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of % from 2024 to 2030.
The “Defense Drones Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Defense Drones sales in 2023, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Defense Drones sales for 2024 through 2030. With Defense Drones sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Defense Drones industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Defense Drones landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Defense Drones portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Defense Drones market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Defense Drones and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Defense Drones.
The global defense industry is driven by massive investments in R&D, leading to the development of advanced technologies that enhance endurance, survivability, and functions of UAVs or drones. The rising competition between countries to possess modern and advanced weapons and technologies in the defense sector is expected to drive the growth of the defense drones market.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Defense Drones market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by type
Large
Small
Segmentation by application
Air Force
Army
Marine
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analyzing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Israel Aerospace Industries
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Boeing
Lockheed Martin
Textron
Northrop Grumman
AeroVirnonment
FLIR Systems
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Defense Drones market?
What factors are driving Defense Drones market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Defense Drones market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Defense Drones break out type, application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Defense Drones Annual Sales 2019-2030
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Defense Drones by Geographic Region, 2019, 2023 & 2030
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Defense Drones by Country/Region, 2019, 2023 & 2030
2.2 Defense Drones Segment by Type
2.2.1 Large
2.2.2 Small
2.3 Defense Drones Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Defense Drones Sales Market Share by Type (2019-2024)
2.3.2 Global Defense Drones Revenue and Market Share by Type (2019-2024)
2.3.3 Global Defense Drones Sale Price by Type (2019-2024)
2.4 Defense Drones Segment by Application
2.4.1 Air Force
2.4.2 Army
2.4.3 Marine
2.5 Defense Drones Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Defense Drones Sale Market Share by Application (2019-2024)
2.5.2 Global Defense Drones Revenue and Market Share by Application (2019-2024)
2.5.3 Global Defense Drones Sale Price by Application (2019-2024)
3 Global Defense Drones by Company
3.1 Global Defense Drones Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Defense Drones Annual Sales by Company (2019-2024)
3.1.2 Global Defense Drones Sales Market Share by Company (2019-2024)
3.2 Global Defense Drones Annual Revenue by Company (2019-2024)
3.2.1 Global Defense Drones Revenue by Company (2019-2024)
3.2.2 Global Defense Drones Revenue Market Share by Company (2019-2024)
3.3 Global Defense Drones Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Defense Drones Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Defense Drones Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Defense Drones Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2019-2024)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
4 World Historic Review for Defense Drones by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Defense Drones Market Size by Geographic Region (2019-2024)
4.1.1 Global Defense Drones Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2019-2024)
4.1.2 Global Defense Drones Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2019-2024)
4.2 World Historic Defense Drones Market Size by Country/Region (2019-2024)
4.2.1 Global Defense Drones Annual Sales by Country/Region (2019-2024)
4.2.2 Global Defense Drones Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2019-2024)
4.3 Americas Defense Drones Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Defense Drones Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Defense Drones Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Defense Drones Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Defense Drones Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Defense Drones Sales by Country (2019-2024)
5.1.2 Americas Defense Drones Revenue by Country (2019-2024)
5.2 Americas Defense Drones Sales by Type
5.3 Americas Defense Drones Sales by Application
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Defense Drones Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Defense Drones Sales by Region (2019-2024)
6.1.2 APAC Defense Drones Revenue by Region (2019-2024)
6.2 APAC Defense Drones Sales by Type
6.3 APAC Defense Drones Sales by Application
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Defense Drones by Country
7.1.1 Europe Defense Drones Sales by Country (2019-2024)
7.1.2 Europe Defense Drones Revenue by Country (2019-2024)
7.2 Europe Defense Drones Sales by Type
7.3 Europe Defense Drones Sales by Application
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Defense Drones by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Defense Drones Sales by Country (2019-2024)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Defense Drones Revenue by Country (2019-2024)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Defense Drones Sales by Type
8.3 Middle East & Africa Defense Drones Sales by Application
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Defense Drones
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Defense Drones
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Defense Drones
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Defense Drones Distributors
11.3 Defense Drones Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Defense Drones by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Defense Drones Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Defense Drones Forecast by Region (2025-2030)
12.1.2 Global Defense Drones Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2025-2030)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country
12.6 Global Defense Drones Forecast by Type
12.7 Global Defense Drones Forecast by Application
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Israel Aerospace Industries
13.1.1 Israel Aerospace Industries Company Information
13.1.2 Israel Aerospace Industries Defense Drones Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Israel Aerospace Industries Defense Drones Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.1.4 Israel Aerospace Industries Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Israel Aerospace Industries Latest Developments
13.2 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
13.2.1 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Company Information
13.2.2 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Defense Drones Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Defense Drones Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.2.4 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Main Business Overview
13.2.5 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Latest Developments
13.3 Boeing
13.3.1 Boeing Company Information
13.3.2 Boeing Defense Drones Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Boeing Defense Drones Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.3.4 Boeing Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Boeing Latest Developments
13.4 Lockheed Martin
13.4.1 Lockheed Martin Company Information
13.4.2 Lockheed Martin Defense Drones Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Lockheed Martin Defense Drones Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.4.4 Lockheed Martin Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Lockheed Martin Latest Developments
13.5 Textron
13.5.1 Textron Company Information
13.5.2 Textron Defense Drones Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Textron Defense Drones Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.5.4 Textron Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Textron Latest Developments
13.6 Northrop Grumman
13.6.1 Northrop Grumman Company Information
13.6.2 Northrop Grumman Defense Drones Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Northrop Grumman Defense Drones Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.6.4 Northrop Grumman Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Northrop Grumman Latest Developments
13.7 AeroVirnonment
13.7.1 AeroVirnonment Company Information
13.7.2 AeroVirnonment Defense Drones Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 AeroVirnonment Defense Drones Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.7.4 AeroVirnonment Main Business Overview
13.7.5 AeroVirnonment Latest Developments
13.8 FLIR Systems
13.8.1 FLIR Systems Company Information
13.8.2 FLIR Systems Defense Drones Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 FLIR Systems Defense Drones Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
13.8.4 FLIR Systems Main Business Overview
13.8.5 FLIR Systems Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.