Connected Commercial Drones - 1st Edition

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Executive Summary

1. The Commercial Drone Market

• 1.1. Introduction to commercial drones
  • 1.1.1. The evolution of drones
  • 1.1.2. Classifications of drones
  • 1.1.3. Wing types
  • 1.1.4. Level of autonomy
  • 1.1.5. Flight operations

2. Connected Commercial Drones

• 2.1. Connected drone infrastructure
  • 2.1.1. Drone segment
  • 2.1.2. Navigation segment
  • 2.1.3. Network segment
  • 2.1.4. Backoffice segment
• 2.2. Commercial drone applications
  • 2.2.1. Agriculture
  • 2.2.2. Logistics and delivery
  • 2.2.3. Military and defence
  • 2.2.4. Public safety and first response
  • 2.2.5. Surveying and inspection
  • 2.2.6. Other application areas
• 2.3. Laws and regulations
• 2.4. Business models and strategies

3. Market Forecasts and Trends

• 3.1. Market analysis
  • 3.1.1. Unit shipments and installed base
  • 3.1.2. Regional markets
  • 3.1.3. Wireless technologies
  • 3.1.4. Market value
• 3.2. Value chain analysis
  • 3.2.1. Drone industry players
  • 3.2.2. Camera and sensor industry players
  • 3.2.3. Telecom industry players
  • 3.2.4. IT industry players
• 3.3. Market drivers and trends
  • 3.3.1. Drones flying BVLOS are progressing with reliable connectivity
  • 3.3.2. Increasing adoption of drone-in-a-box solutions for continuous operations
  • 3.3.3. Ambiguous growth in drone sales as geopolitical tensions develop
  • 3.3.4. The drone industry continues its consolidation journey
  • 3.3.5. Swarm technology has the potential to reshape commercial drone operations

4. Drone Manufacturers

• 4.1. AgEagle
• 4.2. Autel Robotics
• 4.3. C-ASTRAL Aerospace
• 4.4. Delair
• 4.5. DJI
• 4.6. Draganfly
• 4.7. Drone Volt
• 4.8. Honeycomb Aerospace
• 4.9. ideaForge
• 4.10. JOUAV
• 4.11. MMC
• 4.12. Parrot
• 4.13. Skydio
• 4.14. TTA
• 4.15. Yuneec International (ATL)

5. Specialised Drone Vendors

• 5.1. Agriculture
  • 5.1.1. Aonic
  • 5.1.2. Hylio
  • 5.1.3. Jiyi
  • 5.1.4. Sentera
  • 5.1.5. XAG
• 5.2. Military and defence
  • 5.2.1. AeroVironment
  • 5.2.2. Alpha Unmanned Systems
  • 5.2.3. BlueBird Aero Systems
  • 5.2.4. Edge Autonomy
  • 5.2.5. Red Cat
  • 5.2.6. TEKEVER
  • 5.2.7. Teledyne FLIR
  • 5.2.8. UAVision
  • 5.2.9. Vayu Aerospace
• 5.3. Public safety and first response
  • 5.3.1. AEE
  • 5.3.2. Avy
  • 5.3.3. BRINC Drones
  • 5.3.4. Fotokite
  • 5.3.5. Walkera
• 5.4. Surveying and inspection
  • 5.4.1. AIR6 Systems
  • 5.4.2. Flyability
  • 5.4.3. Prodrone
  • 5.4.4. Voliro
  • 5.4.5. Wingtra
  • 5.4.6. Xer Technologies
• 5.5. Other specialised vendors
  • 5.5.1. A2Z Drone Delivery
  • 5.5.2. EHang
  • 5.5.3. Freefly Systems
  • 5.5.4. RigiTech
  • 5.5.5. SafeSight Exploration
• List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

List of Figures

• Figure 1.1: A remotely piloted drone in the early 1980s
• Figure 1.2: Types of drones according to size
• Figure 1.3: Types of drones according to range
• Figure 1.4: Examples of drones with different wing types
• Figure 1.5: Levels of drone autonomy
• Figure 1.6: Examples of drone controllers in different forms
• Figure 1.7: Difference between drones flying within VLOS, EVLOS and BVLOS
• Figure 2.1: Connected commercial drones infrastructure overview
• Figure 2.2: General structure of UAS and UAV
• Figure 2.3: Overview of drone LiDAR sensing functionality
• Figure 2.4: Real-time kinematic (RTK) correction service
• Figure 2.5: Post-processed kinematic (PPK) correction service
• Figure 2.6: Common wireless technologies used in drone operations
• Figure 2.7: Example of a multi-rotor crop spraying drone
• Figure 2.8: Example of a multi-rotor drone delivering goods
• Figure 2.9: Example of a multi-rotor drone for ISTAR missions
• Figure 2.10: Example of an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) carrying missiles
• Figure 2.11: Example of a multi-rotor drone for fire assessment
• Figure 2.12: Example of a fixed-wing VTOL drone at a mine site
• Figure 2.13: Example of a fixed-wing drone delivering medical supplies
• Figure 2.14: Overview of the Remote ID mandate in the EU
• Figure 3.1: Unit shipment and installed base by application area (World 2024-2029)
• Figure 3.2: Unit shipment and installed base by region (World 2024-2029)
• Figure 3.3: Unit shipment and installed base by wireless technology (World 2024-2029)
• Figure 3.4: Market value by application area (World 2024-2029)
• Figure 3.5: Financial data for drone manufacturers and specialised vendors
• Figure 3.6: Teledyne FLIR's Boson range of radiometric thermal cameras
• Figure 3.7: Top 10 mobile operators by IoT connections (World Q4-2023)
• Figure 3.8: Satellite network operators by IoT subscriber base (Q4-2023)
• Figure 3.9: User interface of Pix4Dmapper
• Figure 3.10: The DJI Dock 3 drone-in-a-box solution
• Figure 3.11: M&A activity among commercial drone providers (2012-2025)
• Figure 3.12: Example of a drone swarm
• Figure 4.1: AgEagle's eBee X and TAC drones
• Figure 4.2: The Autel Alpha multi-rotor drone
• Figure 4.3: C-ASTRAL Aerospace's range of fixed-wing drones
• Figure 4.4: The Bramor C4EYE drone
• Figure 4.5: Delair's DT46 drone in VTOL and fixed-wing versions
• Figure 4.6: Range of AGRAS drones for crop spraying and spreading
• Figure 4.7: DJI's FlyCart 30 delivery drone
• Figure 4.8: Draganfly's Heavy Lift drone
• Figure 4.9: Drone Volt's range of drones for spraying applications
• Figure 4.10: The Hercules 20 Spray drone cleaning a wind turbine blade
• Figure 4.11: Honeycomb Aerospace's range of multi-rotor and hybrid VTOL drones
• Figure 4.12: ideaForge's NETRA 5 drone
• Figure 4.13: The CW series of fixed-wing hybrid VTOL drones
• Figure 4.14: JOUAV's CW-25E electric fixed-wing VTOL drone
• Figure 4.15: Parrot's ANAFI USA and ANAFI Ai drones
• Figure 4.16: The Skydio X10 drone for public safety
• Figure 4.17: TTA's M6E-G300 agricultural drone for crop spraying
• Figure 4.18: Yuneec's H520E drone
• Figure 5.1: Aonic's Oryctes drone for spot spraying
• Figure 5.2: Hylio's crop spraying drones
• Figure 5.3: Sentera's PHX fixed-wing drone for crop monitoring
• Figure 5.4: XAG's P series crop spraying drones
• Figure 5.5: AeroVironment's family of small uncrewed aircraft systems
• Figure 5.6: The new P550 all-electric VTOL drone
• Figure 5.7: The Alpha 900 single-rotor drone
• Figure 5.8: BlueBird's range of fixed-wing VTOL drones
• Figure 5.9: Edge Autonomy's range of fixed-wing drones for advanced missions
• Figure 5.10: The ARACHNID family of systems
• Figure 5.11: Form factors of the new Rogue 1 drone
• Figure 5.12: The Mitigator tactical drone
• Figure 5.13: Avy's Aera fixed-wing VTOL drone
• Figure 5.14: BRINC's Drone as First Responder (DFR) solution
• Figure 5.15: The Fotokite Sigma system
• Figure 5.16: Walkera's WK-1800 firefighting drone
• Figure 5.17: Flyability's Elios 3 drone for confined space inspection
• Figure 5.18: The Voliro T omnidirectional drone
• Figure 5.19: The WingtraOne Gen II VTOL drone
• Figure 5.20: The X8 drone performing powerline inspection
• Figure 5.21: The RDSX Pelican 2.0 and RDST Longtail delivery drones
• Figure 5.22: The Astro professional drone and Pilot Pro controller
• Figure 5.23: The Eiger long-distance delivery drone
• Figure 5.24: The SafeScout emergency response drone