Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2031

Summary

Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles is an aircraft that does not require human pilot onboard, and is mainly used for military purposes. The drone is an integral part of the UAS; it includes the drone, the ground controller and the communication system between the two. The flight of the drone can be operated with varying degrees of autonomy: remotely controlled by the operator or autonomously operated by the onboard computer.

According to APO Research, The global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles market was estimated at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2026-2031.

North American market for Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Europe market for Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

The major global companies of Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles include Northrop Grumman, General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, Textron, Boeing, Airbus, IAI, AVIC and CASC, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

The Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, gross margin by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Segment by Company

Northrop Grumman
General Atomics
Lockheed Martin
Textron
Boeing
Airbus
IAI
AVIC
CASC
Thales Group
AeroVironment

Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Segment by Type

Fixed Wing
Rotary Wing

Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Segment by Application

Search and Rescue
National Defense
Military Exercises
Others

Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of global and regional market size and CAGR for the history and forecast period (2020-2025, 2026-2031). It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 4: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 5: Detailed analysis of Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles companies' competitive landscape, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product introduction, revenue, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Concluding Insights of the report

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1 Market Overview

1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.3 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Overview by Region 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.4 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Region (2020-2031)
1.4.1 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
1.4.2 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
1.5 Key Regions Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size (2020-2031)
1.5.1 North America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.2 Europe Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.4 South America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.5 Middle East & Africa Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
2 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market by Type

2.1 Type Introduction
2.1.1 Fixed Wing
2.1.2 Rotary Wing
2.2 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Type
2.2.1 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Overview by Type (2020-2031)
2.2.2 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Historic Market Size Review by Type (2020-2025)
2.2.3 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Forecasted by Type (2026-2031)
2.3 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Regions
2.3.1 North America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Europe Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.4 South America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.5 Middle East and Africa Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
3 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market by Application

3.1 Type Introduction
3.1.1 Search and Rescue
3.1.2 National Defense
3.1.3 Military Exercises
3.1.4 Others
3.2 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Application
3.2.1 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Overview by Application (2020-2031)
3.2.2 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Historic Market Size Review by Application (2020-2025)
3.2.3 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Forecasted by Application (2026-2031)
3.3 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Regions
3.3.1 North America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.2 Europe Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.3 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.4 South America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.5 Middle East and Africa Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
4 Global Market Dynamics

4.1 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Industry Trends
4.2 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Industry Drivers
4.3 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Industry Opportunities and Challenges
4.4 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Industry Restraints
5 Competitive Insights by Company

5.1 Global Top Players by Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Revenue (2020-2025)
5.2 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Industry Company Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
5.3 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Key Company Headquarters & Area Served
5.4 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Company, Product Type & Application
5.5 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Company Commercialization Time
5.6 Market Competitive Analysis
5.6.1 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market CR5 and HHI
5.6.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
5.6.3 2024 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
6 Company Profiles

6.1 Northrop Grumman
6.1.1 Northrop Grumman Comapny Information
6.1.2 Northrop Grumman Business Overview
6.1.3 Northrop Grumman Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Northrop Grumman Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Northrop Grumman Recent Developments
6.2 General Atomics
6.2.1 General Atomics Comapny Information
6.2.2 General Atomics Business Overview
6.2.3 General Atomics Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 General Atomics Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
6.2.5 General Atomics Recent Developments
6.3 Lockheed Martin
6.3.1 Lockheed Martin Comapny Information
6.3.2 Lockheed Martin Business Overview
6.3.3 Lockheed Martin Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Lockheed Martin Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Lockheed Martin Recent Developments
6.4 Textron
6.4.1 Textron Comapny Information
6.4.2 Textron Business Overview
6.4.3 Textron Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Textron Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Textron Recent Developments
6.5 Boeing
6.5.1 Boeing Comapny Information
6.5.2 Boeing Business Overview
6.5.3 Boeing Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Boeing Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Boeing Recent Developments
6.6 Airbus
6.6.1 Airbus Comapny Information
6.6.2 Airbus Business Overview
6.6.3 Airbus Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Airbus Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Airbus Recent Developments
6.7 IAI
6.7.1 IAI Comapny Information
6.7.2 IAI Business Overview
6.7.3 IAI Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 IAI Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
6.7.5 IAI Recent Developments
6.8 AVIC
6.8.1 AVIC Comapny Information
6.8.2 AVIC Business Overview
6.8.3 AVIC Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 AVIC Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
6.8.5 AVIC Recent Developments
6.9 CASC
6.9.1 CASC Comapny Information
6.9.2 CASC Business Overview
6.9.3 CASC Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 CASC Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
6.9.5 CASC Recent Developments
6.10 Thales Group
6.10.1 Thales Group Comapny Information
6.10.2 Thales Group Business Overview
6.10.3 Thales Group Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Thales Group Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Thales Group Recent Developments
6.11 AeroVironment
6.11.1 AeroVironment Comapny Information
6.11.2 AeroVironment Business Overview
6.11.3 AeroVironment Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 AeroVironment Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
6.11.5 AeroVironment Recent Developments
7 North America

7.1 North America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2 North America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.3 North America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8 Europe

8.1 Europe Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2 Europe Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.3 Europe Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9 Asia-Pacific

9.1 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.2 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.3 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10 South America

10.1 South America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.2 South America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.3 South America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11 Middle East & Africa

11.1 Middle East & Africa Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.2 Middle East & Africa Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.3 Middle East & Africa Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12 Concluding Insights
13 Appendix

13.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
13.2 Research Methodology
13.3 Research Process
13.4 Authors List of This Report
13.5 Data Source
13.5.1 Secondary Sources
13.5.2 Primary Sources

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