Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Industry Research Report 2025

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 valued at US$ million in 2024 and is anticipated to reach US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2025-2031.

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 2025 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 2025 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 2025 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, price, and sales 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 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
Spain
Russia
Netherlands
Nordic Countries
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
Israel
United Arab Emirates
Turkey
Iran
Egypt

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 volume and 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: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. 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 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments product types, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments 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 5: Introduces executive summary of global market size, regional market size, this section also introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by companies in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 6: Detailed analysis of Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles companies’ competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa segment by country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 12: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including revenue, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 13: The main points and conclusions of the report.

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1 Preface
1.1 Scope of Report
1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
1.3 Research Methodology
1.4 Research Process
1.5 Data Source
1.5.1 Secondary Sources
1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
2.1 Product Definition
2.2 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Type
2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.2.2 Fixed Wing
2.2.3 Rotary Wing
2.3 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Application
2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.3.2 Search and Rescue
2.3.3 National Defense
2.3.4 Military Exercises
2.3.5 Others
2.4 Assumptions and Limitations
3 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Breakdown Data by Type
3.1 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Historic Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
4 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Breakdown Data by Application
4.1 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Historic Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
4.2 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5 Global Growth Trends
5.1 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Perspective (2020-2031)
5.2 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Growth Trends by Region
5.2.1 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.2.2 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Historic Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Forecasted Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
5.3 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Dynamics
5.3.1 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Industry Trends
5.3.2 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Drivers
5.3.3 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Challenges
5.3.4 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Restraints
6 Market Competitive Landscape by Players
6.1 Global Top Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Players by Revenue
6.1.1 Global Top Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Players by Revenue (2020-2025)
6.1.2 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Revenue Market Share by Players (2020-2025)
6.2 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Industry Players Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
6.3 Global Key Players of Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Head Office and Area Served
6.4 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Players, Product Type & Application
6.5 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Manufacturers Established Date
6.6 Global Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market CR5 and HHI
6.7 Global Players Mergers & Acquisition
7 North America
7.1 North America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size (2020-2031)
7.2 North America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.3 North America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.4 North America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
7.5 United States
7.5 United States
7.6 Canada
7.7 Mexico
8 Europe
8.1 Europe Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size (2020-2031)
8.2 Europe Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.3 Europe Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.4 Europe Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
8.5 Germany
8.6 France
8.7 U.K.
8.8 Italy
8.9 Spain
8.10 Russia
8.11 Netherlands
8.12 Nordic Countries
9 Asia-Pacific
9.1 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size (2020-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.3 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.4 Asia-Pacific Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
9.5 China
9.6 Japan
9.7 South Korea
9.8 India
9.9 Australia
9.10 China Taiwan
9.11 Southeast Asia
10 South America
10.1 South America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size (2020-2031)
10.2 South America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.3 South America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.4 South America Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
10.5 Brazil
10.6 Argentina
10.7 Chile
10.8 Colombia
10.9 Peru
11 Middle East & Africa
11.1 Middle East & Africa Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size (2020-2031)
11.2 Middle East & Africa Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.3 Middle East & Africa Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.4 Middle East & Africa Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
11.5 Saudi Arabia
11.6 Israel
11.7 United Arab Emirates
11.8 Turkey
11.9 Iran
11.10 Egypt
12 Players Profiled
12.1 Northrop Grumman
12.1.1 Northrop Grumman Company Information
12.1.2 Northrop Grumman Business Overview
12.1.3 Northrop Grumman Revenue in Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Business (2020-2025)
12.1.4 Northrop Grumman Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
12.1.5 Northrop Grumman Recent Developments
12.2 General Atomics
12.2.1 General Atomics Company Information
12.2.2 General Atomics Business Overview
12.2.3 General Atomics Revenue in Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Business (2020-2025)
12.2.4 General Atomics Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
12.2.5 General Atomics Recent Developments
12.3 Lockheed Martin
12.3.1 Lockheed Martin Company Information
12.3.2 Lockheed Martin Business Overview
12.3.3 Lockheed Martin Revenue in Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Business (2020-2025)
12.3.4 Lockheed Martin Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
12.3.5 Lockheed Martin Recent Developments
12.4 Textron
12.4.1 Textron Company Information
12.4.2 Textron Business Overview
12.4.3 Textron Revenue in Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Business (2020-2025)
12.4.4 Textron Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
12.4.5 Textron Recent Developments
12.5 Boeing
12.5.1 Boeing Company Information
12.5.2 Boeing Business Overview
12.5.3 Boeing Revenue in Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Business (2020-2025)
12.5.4 Boeing Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
12.5.5 Boeing Recent Developments
12.6 Airbus
12.6.1 Airbus Company Information
12.6.2 Airbus Business Overview
12.6.3 Airbus Revenue in Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Business (2020-2025)
12.6.4 Airbus Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
12.6.5 Airbus Recent Developments
12.7 IAI
12.7.1 IAI Company Information
12.7.2 IAI Business Overview
12.7.3 IAI Revenue in Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Business (2020-2025)
12.7.4 IAI Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
12.7.5 IAI Recent Developments
12.8 AVIC
12.8.1 AVIC Company Information
12.8.2 AVIC Business Overview
12.8.3 AVIC Revenue in Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Business (2020-2025)
12.8.4 AVIC Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
12.8.5 AVIC Recent Developments
12.9 CASC
12.9.1 CASC Company Information
12.9.2 CASC Business Overview
12.9.3 CASC Revenue in Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Business (2020-2025)
12.9.4 CASC Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
12.9.5 CASC Recent Developments
12.10 Thales Group
12.10.1 Thales Group Company Information
12.10.2 Thales Group Business Overview
12.10.3 Thales Group Revenue in Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Business (2020-2025)
12.10.4 Thales Group Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
12.10.5 Thales Group Recent Developments
12.11 AeroVironment
12.11.1 AeroVironment Company Information
12.11.2 AeroVironment Business Overview
12.11.3 AeroVironment Revenue in Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Business (2020-2025)
12.11.4 AeroVironment Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Product Portfolio
12.11.5 AeroVironment Recent Developments
13 Report Conclusion
14 Disclaimer

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