Table of Content

1 Introduction 9
1.1 Industry Definition and Research Scope 9
1.1.1 Industry Definition 9
1.1.2 Research Scope 10
1.2 Research Methodology 12
1.2.1 Overview of Market Research Methodology 12
1.2.2 Market Assumption 13
1.2.3 Secondary Data 13
1.2.4 Primary Data 13
1.2.5 Data Filtration and Model Design 14
1.2.6 Market Size/Share Estimation 15
1.2.7 Research Limitations 16
1.3 Executive Summary 17

2 Market Overview and Dynamics 20
2.1 Market Size and Forecast 20
2.2 Major Growth Drivers 22
2.3 Market Restraints and Challenges 25
2.4 Emerging Opportunities and Market Trends 28
2.5 Porter’s Fiver Forces Analysis 31

3 Segmentation of Europe Market by Offering 35
3.1 Market Overview by Offering 35
3.2 Hardware 37
3.3 Software 43
3.4 Service 44

4 Segmentation of Europe Market by Frame 45
4.1 Market Overview by Frame 45
4.2 Fixed Wing Drones 48
4.3 Rotary Blade Drones 49
4.4 Nano Drones 50
4.5 Hybrid Drones 51

5 Segmentation of Europe Market by MTOW 52
5.1 Market Overview by MTOW 52
5.2 > 600 Kg 55
5.3 150-600 Kg 56
5.4 25-150 Kg 57
5.5 < 25 Kg 58

6 Segmentation of Europe Market by Technology 59
6.1 Market Overview by Technology 59
6.2 Remotely Operated 62
6.3 Semi-Autonomous 63
6.4 Fully-Autonomous 64

7 Segmentation of Europe Market by Range 65
7.1 Market Overview by Range 65
7.2 Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) 68
7.3 Extended Visual Line of Sight (EVLOS) 69
7.4 Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) 70

8 Segmentation of Europe Market by Class 71
8.1 Market Overview by Class 71
8.2 Small UAVs 74
8.3 Strategic & Tactical UAVs 75
8.4 Special-purpose UAVs 76

9 Segmentation of Europe Market by End User 77
9.1 Market Overview by End User 77
9.2 Consumer 80
9.3 Commercial 81
9.4 Military 82
9.5 Government 86

10 European Market 2019-2026 by Country 87
10.1 Overview of European Market 87
10.2 Germany 90
10.3 UK 92
10.4 France 94
10.5 Russia 96
10.6 Italy 98
10.7 Rest of European Market 100

11 Competitive Landscape 102
11.1 Overview of Key Vendors 102
11.2 New Product Launch, Partnership, Investment, and M&A 105
11.3 Company Profiles 107
3D Robotics Inc. 107
Aeronautics Ltd. 111
AeroVironment, Inc. 113
Aeryon Labs 116
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. 118
Agribotix LLC 119
Aibotix GmbH 122
Airware, Inc. 123
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 124
Amazon 126
Ascending Technologies GmbH 128
Aurora Flight Sciences 130
AutoCopter Corp. 131
Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) 133
BAE Systems plc 135
Boeing 137
Challis Heliplane UAV Inc 139
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) 140
CybAero AB 141
Cyberhawk Innovations Ltd. 142
Dajiang Innovation Technology Inc. (DJI) 143
Delair-Tech 145
Delta Drone S.A. 146
Denel Dynamics 147
Draganfly Innovations 148
Dreamhammer, Inc. 149
DroneDeploy 150
Eagle UAV Services 151
EHANG, Inc. 152
Elbit Systems Ltd. 153
Facebook, Inc. 155
Flirtey 157
FT SISTEMAS S.A. 158
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems 159
General Dynamics Corporation 161
Google Inc. 164
GoPro, Inc. 166
Guangzhou Geeklink Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (Xaircraft) 168
Hobbico, Inc. 169
HoneyComb Corporation 170
Hubsan Technology Co., Ltd. (China) 171
HUVRData, LLC 172
Israel Aerospace Industries 173
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. 175
L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. 177
Leonardo-Finmeccanica 179
Lockheed Martin 181
Marcus UAV Inc 184
MMist Inc. 185
Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation 187
Northrop Grumman Corporation 188
Precision Drone 190
PrecisionHawk 191
Prox Dynamics AS 194
Proxy Technologies Inc. 194
Safran S.A. 196
Schiebel 198
senseFly 200
Skycatch Inc 202
Sky-Futures 203
Textron Inc. 204
Thales S.A. 206
Trimble Navigation Ltd. 208
URSULA Agriculture Ltd 209
Walkera Technology Co., Ltd. 210
Yuneec International 212
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. 213

12 Investing in Europe Market: Risk Assessment and Management 215
12.1 Risk Evaluation of Europe Market 215
12.2 Critical Success Factors (CSFs) 218
Related Reports and Products 221



List of Figures


Figure 1. Research Method Flow Chart 12
Figure 2. Bottom-up Approach and Top-down Approach for Market Estimation 15
Figure 3. Europe Market Forecast in Optimistic, Conservative and Balanced Perspectives, 2019-2026 17
Figure 4. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market, 2019-2026, $ mn 20
Figure 5. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market, 2019-2026, units 21
Figure 6. Primary Drivers and Impact Factors of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market 22
Figure 7. Primary Restraints and Impact Factors of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market 25
Figure 8. Porter’s Fiver Forces Analysis of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market 31
Figure 9. Breakdown of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Offering, 2019-2026, % of Revenue 35
Figure 10. Contribution to Europe 2020-2026 Cumulative Revenue by Offering, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 36
Figure 11. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Hardware, 2019-2026, $ mn 37
Figure 12. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Software, 2019-2026, $ mn 43
Figure 13. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Service, 2019-2026, $ mn 44
Figure 14. Breakdown of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Frame, 2019-2026, % of Revenue 45
Figure 15. Breakdown of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Frame, 2019-2026, % of Shipment 46
Figure 16. Contribution to Europe 2020-2026 Cumulative Revenue by Frame, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 47
Figure 17. Contribution to Europe 2020-2026 Cumulative Revenue by Frame, Volume (thousand units) and Share (%) 47
Figure 18. Breakdown of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by MTOW, 2019-2026, % of Revenue 52
Figure 19. Breakdown of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by MTOW, 2019-2026, % of Shipment 53
Figure 20. Contribution to Europe 2020-2026 Cumulative Revenue by MTOW, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 54
Figure 21. Contribution to Europe 2020-2026 Cumulative Revenue by MTOW, Volume (thousand units) and Share (%) 54
Figure 22. Breakdown of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Technology, 2019-2026, % of Revenue 59
Figure 23. Breakdown of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Technology, 2019-2026, % of Shipment 60
Figure 24. Contribution to Europe 2020-2026 Cumulative Revenue by Technology, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 61
Figure 25. Contribution to Europe 2020-2026 Cumulative Revenue by Technology, Volume (thousand units) and Share (%) 61
Figure 26. Breakdown of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Range, 2019-2026, % of Revenue 65
Figure 27. Breakdown of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Range, 2019-2026, % of Shipment 66
Figure 28. Contribution to Europe 2020-2026 Cumulative Revenue by Range, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 67
Figure 29. Contribution to Europe 2020-2026 Cumulative Revenue by Range, Volume (thousand units) and Share (%) 67
Figure 30. Breakdown of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Class, 2019-2026, % of Revenue 71
Figure 31. Breakdown of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Class, 2019-2026, % of Shipment 72
Figure 32. Contribution to Europe 2020-2026 Cumulative Revenue by Class, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 73
Figure 33. Contribution to Europe 2020-2026 Cumulative Revenue by Class, Volume (thousand units) and Share (%) 73
Figure 34. Breakdown of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by End User, 2019-2026, % of Revenue 77
Figure 35. Breakdown of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by End User, 2019-2026, % of Shipment 78
Figure 36. Contribution to Europe 2020-2026 Cumulative Revenue by End User, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 79
Figure 37. Contribution to Europe 2020-2026 Cumulative Revenue by End User, Volume (thousand units) and Share (%) 79
Figure 38. World Military Expenditure by Region, 1988-2018, $ billion 83
Figure 39. World Military Expenditure by Country, 2018, $ billion 83
Figure 40. Breakdown of European Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Country, 2019 and 2026, % of Revenue 88
Figure 41. Contribution to Europe 2020-2026 Cumulative Revenue by Country, Value ($ mn) and Share (%) 89
Figure 42. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market in Germany, 2019-2026, $ mn 90
Figure 43. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market in UK, 2019-2026, $ mn 92
Figure 44. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market in France, 2019-2026, $ mn 94
Figure 45. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market in Russia, 2019-2026, $ mn 96
Figure 46. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market in Italy, 2019-2026, $ mn 98
Figure 47. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market in Rest of Europe, 2019-2026, $ mn 100
Figure 48. Growth Stage of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Industry over the Forecast Period 102
Figure 49. Agribotix Hornet Drone and Agribotix Image Processing Services 120
Figure 50. UAVs of Elbit Systems 154
Figure 51. PrecisionHawk Lancaster and Plug-in Sensors 192
Figure 52. senseFly eBee Ag and Autopilot System 201


List of Tables


Table 1. Snapshot of Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market, 2019-2026 18
Table 2. Main Product Trends and Market Opportunities in Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market 28
Table 3. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Offering, 2019-2026, $ mn 35
Table 4. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Hardware by System, 2019-2026, $ mn 38
Table 5. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Frame, 2019-2026, $ mn 45
Table 6. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Frame, 2019-2026, thousand units 46
Table 7. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Fixed Wing Drones, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 48
Table 8. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Rotary Blade Drones, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 49
Table 9. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Nano Drones, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 50
Table 10. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Hybrid Drones, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 51
Table 11. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by MTOW, 2019-2026, $ mn 52
Table 12. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by MTOW, 2019-2026, thousand units 53
Table 13. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: > 600 Kg, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 55
Table 14. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: 150-600 Kg, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 56
Table 15. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: 25-150 Kg, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 57
Table 16. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: < 25 Kg, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 58
Table 17. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Technology, 2019-2026, $ mn 59
Table 18. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Technology, 2019-2026, thousand units 60
Table 19. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Remotely Operated, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 62
Table 20. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Semi-Autonomous, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 63
Table 21. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Fully-Autonomous, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 64
Table 22. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Range, 2019-2026, $ mn 65
Table 23. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Range, 2019-2026, thousand units 66
Table 24. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Visual Line of Sight (VLOS), 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 68
Table 25. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Extended Visual Line of Sight (EVLOS), 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 69
Table 26. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS), 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 70
Table 27. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Class, 2019-2026, $ mn 71
Table 28. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Class, 2019-2026, thousand units 72
Table 29. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Small UAVs, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 74
Table 30. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Strategic & Tactical UAVs, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 75
Table 31. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Special-purpose UAVs, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 76
Table 32. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by End User, 2019-2026, $ mn 77
Table 33. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by End User, 2019-2026, thousand units 78
Table 34. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Consumer, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 80
Table 35. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Consumer Drones by Application, 2019-2026, $ mn 80
Table 36. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Commercial, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 81
Table 37. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Commercial Drones by Application, 2019-2026, $ mn 81
Table 38. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Military, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 82
Table 39. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Military Drones by UAV Type, 2019-2026, $ mn 82
Table 40. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Government, 2019-2026, by Value ($ mn) and Volume (thousand units) 86
Table 41. Europe Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Country, 2019-2026, $ mn 89
Table 42. Germany Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Frame, 2019-2026, $ mn 91
Table 43. Germany Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Range, 2019-2026, $ mn 91
Table 44. Germany Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by End User, 2019-2026, $ mn 91
Table 45. UK Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Frame, 2019-2026, $ mn 93
Table 46. UK Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Range, 2019-2026, $ mn 93
Table 47. UK Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by End User, 2019-2026, $ mn 93
Table 48. France Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Frame, 2019-2026, $ mn 95
Table 49. France Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Range, 2019-2026, $ mn 95
Table 50. France Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by End User, 2019-2026, $ mn 95
Table 51. Russia Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Frame, 2019-2026, $ mn 97
Table 52. Russia Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Range, 2019-2026, $ mn 97
Table 53. Russia Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by End User, 2019-2026, $ mn 97
Table 54. Italy Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Frame, 2019-2026, $ mn 99
Table 55. Italy Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by Range, 2019-2026, $ mn 99
Table 56. Italy Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market by End User, 2019-2026, $ mn 99
Table 57. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market in Rest of Europe by Country, 2019-2026, $ mn 101
Table 58. 3D Robotics Inc.: Company Snapshot 107
Table 59. 3D Robotics Inc.: Business Segmentation 107
Table 60. 3D Robotics Inc.: Product Portfolio 108
Table 61. 3D Robotics Inc.: Revenue, 2016-2018, $ mn 108
Table 62. 3D Robotics Inc.: Recent Developments 108
Table 63. Turnover, Profit, Net Profit, and EPS of BAE Systems, 1999-2015 136
Table 64. Facebook Revenue, 2004-2015, $ million 156
Table 65. Key Budget Statistics, 2007-2015, ? million 180
Table 66. Summary of Aircraft Built by Yuneec International 212
Table 67. Risk Evaluation for Investing in Europe Market, 2019-2026 216
Table 68. Critical Success Factors and Key Takeaways 219