Global Military Drone Market 2025-2029

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The military drone market is forecasted to grow by USD 10292.8 million during 2024-2029, accelerating at a CAGR of 13.1% during the forecast period. The report on the military drone market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by recent developments in military drones, escalating security threats, and changing nature of advanced warfare.

Market Scope
Base Year	2025
End Year	2029
Series Year	2025-2029
Growth Momentum	Accelerate
YOY 2025	11.3%
CAGR	13.1%
Incremental Value	$10292.8 mn

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market size data, segment with regional analysis and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key companies. Reports have historic and forecast data.

Technavio's military drone market is segmented as below:

By Type

Rotary blade
Fixed wing
Hybrid

By Technology

Remotely operated
Semi-autonomous
Autonomous

By Deployment

Visual line of sight (VLOS)
Extended visual line of sight (EVLOS)
Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)

By Application

Intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)
Logistics and supply
Combat and strike missions

By Geographical Landscape

North America
APAC
Europe
Middle East and Africa
South America

This study identifies the development of long-range spy combat drone as one of the prime reasons driving the military drone market growth during the next few years. Also, adoption of laser-powered UCAV and use of AI for autonomous UAVs will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the military drone market covers the following areas:

Military Drone Market sizing
Military Drone Market forecast
Military Drone Market industry analysis

The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading military drone market vendors that include AeroVironment Inc., Airbus SE, Anduril Industries Inc., Animal Dynamics Ltd., Asteria Aerospace Ltd., BAE Systems PLC, EDGE Group PJSC, Elbit Systems Ltd., General Atomics, IG Drones, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Leonardo Spa, Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp., Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., Red Cat Holdings Inc., RTX Corp., Saab AB, Shield AI, Teledyne Technologies Inc., Textron Inc., Thales Group, and The Boeing Co.. Also, the military drone market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive primary and secondary research. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast accurate market growth.

Product Code: IRTNTR75098

1 Executive Summary

1.1 Market overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Global Market Characteristics
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market By Geographical Landscape
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Type
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Technology
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Deployment
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Application
- Executive Summary - Chart on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Chart on Company Market Positioning

2 Technavio Analysis

2.1 Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
2.2 Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
2.3 Factors of disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
2.4 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2024 and 2029

3 Market Landscape

3.1 Market ecosystem
- Parent Market
- Data Table on - Parent Market
3.2 Market characteristics
- Market characteristics analysis
3.3 Value chain analysis
- Value chain analysis

4 Market Sizing

4.1 Market definition
- Offerings of companies included in the market definition
4.2 Market segment analysis
- Market segments
4.3 Market size 2024
4.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2024-2029
- Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)

5 Historic Market Size

5.1 Global Military Drone Market 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Data Table on Global Military Drone Market 2019 - 2023 ($ million)
5.2 Type segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Type Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ million)
5.3 Technology segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Technology Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ million)
5.4 Deployment segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Deployment Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ million)
5.5 Application segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Application Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ million)
5.6 Geography segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Geography Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ million)
5.7 Country segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Country Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ million)

6 Qualitative Analysis

6.1 Impact of AI on Global Military Drone Market

7 Five Forces Analysis

7.1 Five forces summary
- Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2024 and 2029
7.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Bargaining power of buyers - Impact of key factors 2024 and 2029
7.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Bargaining power of suppliers - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
7.4 Threat of new entrants
- Threat of new entrants - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
7.5 Threat of substitutes
- Threat of substitutes - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
7.6 Threat of rivalry
- Threat of rivalry - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
7.7 Market condition
- Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2024 and 2029

8 Market Segmentation by Type

8.1 Market segments
- Chart on Type - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Type - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
8.2 Comparison by Type
- Chart on Comparison by Type
- Data Table on Comparison by Type
8.3 Rotary blade - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Rotary blade - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Rotary blade - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Rotary blade - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Rotary blade - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
8.4 Fixed wing - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Fixed wing - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Fixed wing - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Fixed wing - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Fixed wing - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
8.5 Hybrid - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Hybrid - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Hybrid - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Hybrid - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Hybrid - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
8.6 Market opportunity by Type
- Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Type ($ million)

9 Market Segmentation by Technology

9.1 Market segments
- Chart on Technology - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Technology - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
9.2 Comparison by Technology
- Chart on Comparison by Technology
- Data Table on Comparison by Technology
9.3 Remotely operated - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Remotely operated - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Remotely operated - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Remotely operated - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Remotely operated - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
9.4 Semi-autonomous - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Semi-autonomous - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Semi-autonomous - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Semi-autonomous - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Semi-autonomous - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
9.5 Autonomous - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Autonomous - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Autonomous - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Autonomous - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Autonomous - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
9.6 Market opportunity by Technology
- Market opportunity by Technology ($ million)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Technology ($ million)

10 Market Segmentation by Deployment

10.1 Market segments
- Chart on Deployment - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Deployment - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
10.2 Comparison by Deployment
- Chart on Comparison by Deployment
- Data Table on Comparison by Deployment
10.3 Visual line of sight (VLOS) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Visual line of sight (VLOS) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Visual line of sight (VLOS) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Visual line of sight (VLOS) - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Visual line of sight (VLOS) - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
10.4 Extended visual line of sight (EVLOS) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Extended visual line of sight (EVLOS) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Extended visual line of sight (EVLOS) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Extended visual line of sight (EVLOS) - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Extended visual line of sight (EVLOS) - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
10.5 Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
10.6 Market opportunity by Deployment
- Market opportunity by Deployment ($ million)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Deployment ($ million)

11 Market Segmentation by Application

11.1 Market segments
- Chart on Application - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Application - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
11.2 Comparison by Application
- Chart on Comparison by Application
- Data Table on Comparison by Application
11.3 Intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
11.4 Logistics and supply - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Logistics and supply - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Logistics and supply - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Logistics and supply - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Logistics and supply - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
11.5 Combat and strike missions - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Combat and strike missions - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Combat and strike missions - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Combat and strike missions - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Combat and strike missions - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
11.6 Market opportunity by Application
- Market opportunity by Application ($ million)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Application ($ million)

12 Customer Landscape

12.1 Customer landscape overview
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria

13 Geographic Landscape

13.1 Geographic segmentation
- Chart on Market share By Geographical Landscape 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Market share By Geographical Landscape 2024-2029 (%)
13.2 Geographic comparison
- Chart on Geographic comparison
- Data Table on Geographic comparison
13.3 North America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.4 APAC - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.5 Europe - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.6 Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.7 South America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.8 US - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.9 China - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.10 UK - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.11 India - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on India - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on India - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on India - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on India - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.12 France - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on France - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on France - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on France - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on France - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.13 Japan - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.14 Germany - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.15 Canada - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Canada - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Canada - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Canada - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Canada - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.16 South Korea - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on South Korea - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on South Korea - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on South Korea - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on South Korea - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.17 Italy - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Italy - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Data Table on Italy - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ million)
- Chart on Italy - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Italy - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
13.18 Market opportunity By Geographical Landscape
- Market opportunity By Geographical Landscape ($ million)
- Data Tables on Market opportunity By Geographical Landscape ($ million)

14 Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunity/Restraints

14.1 Market drivers
14.2 Market challenges
14.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2024 and 2029
14.4 Market opportunities/restraints

15 Competitive Landscape

15.1 Overview
15.2 Competitive Landscape
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
15.3 Landscape disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
15.4 Industry risks
- Impact of key risks on business

16 Competitive Analysis

16.1 Companies profiled
- Companies covered
16.2 Company ranking index
- Company ranking index
16.3 Market positioning of companies
- Matrix on companies position and classification
16.4 AeroVironment Inc.
- AeroVironment Inc. - Overview
- AeroVironment Inc. - Business segments
- AeroVironment Inc. - Key news
- AeroVironment Inc. - Key offerings
- AeroVironment Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
16.5 BAE Systems Plc
- BAE Systems Plc - Overview
- BAE Systems Plc - Business segments
- BAE Systems Plc - Key news
- BAE Systems Plc - Key offerings
- BAE Systems Plc - Segment focus
- SWOT
16.6 Elbit Systems Ltd.
- Elbit Systems Ltd. - Overview
- Elbit Systems Ltd. - Product / Service
- Elbit Systems Ltd. - Key news
- Elbit Systems Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
16.7 General Atomics
- General Atomics - Overview
- General Atomics - Product / Service
- General Atomics - Key offerings
- SWOT
16.8 Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
- Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. - Overview
- Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. - Product / Service
- Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. - Key news
- Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
16.9 Lockheed Martin Corp.
- Lockheed Martin Corp. - Overview
- Lockheed Martin Corp. - Business segments
- Lockheed Martin Corp. - Key news
- Lockheed Martin Corp. - Key offerings
- Lockheed Martin Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
16.10 Northrop Grumman Corp.
- Northrop Grumman Corp. - Overview
- Northrop Grumman Corp. - Business segments
- Northrop Grumman Corp. - Key news
- Northrop Grumman Corp. - Key offerings
- Northrop Grumman Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
16.11 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. - Overview
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. - Product / Service
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
16.12 Red Cat Holdings Inc.
- Red Cat Holdings Inc. - Overview
- Red Cat Holdings Inc. - Product / Service
- Red Cat Holdings Inc. - Key offerings
- SWOT
16.13 RTX Corp.
- RTX Corp. - Overview
- RTX Corp. - Business segments
- RTX Corp. - Key news
- RTX Corp. - Key offerings
- RTX Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
16.14 Saab AB
- Saab AB - Overview
- Saab AB - Business segments
- Saab AB - Key news
- Saab AB - Key offerings
- Saab AB - Segment focus
- SWOT
16.15 Teledyne Technologies Inc.
- Teledyne Technologies Inc. - Overview
- Teledyne Technologies Inc. - Business segments
- Teledyne Technologies Inc. - Key news
- Teledyne Technologies Inc. - Key offerings
- Teledyne Technologies Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
16.16 Textron Inc.
- Textron Inc. - Overview
- Textron Inc. - Business segments
- Textron Inc. - Key offerings
- Textron Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
16.17 Thales Group
- Thales Group - Overview
- Thales Group - Business segments
- Thales Group - Key news
- Thales Group - Key offerings
- Thales Group - Segment focus
- SWOT
16.18 The Boeing Co.
- The Boeing Co. - Overview
- The Boeing Co. - Business segments
- The Boeing Co. - Key news
- The Boeing Co. - Key offerings
- The Boeing Co. - Segment focus
- SWOT

17 Appendix

17.1 Scope of the report
17.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
- Inclusions checklist
- Exclusions checklist
17.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
- Currency conversion rates for US$
17.4 Research methodology
- Research methodology
17.5 Data procurement
- Information sources
17.6 Data validation
- Data validation
17.7 Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- Validation techniques employed for market sizing
17.8 Data synthesis
- Data synthesis
17.9 360 degree market analysis
- 360 degree market analysis
17.10 List of abbreviations
- List of abbreviations