Military Drone Market Size, Share, Trends, Growth, and Forecasts for 2025 - 2032

Military Drone Market by Product Type (Fixed Wing, Others), Operation Mode (Optionally Piloted, Others), Platform Class (Small, Tactical, Others), Range (Visual Line of Sight, Others), System (Airframe, Others), Application (Intelligence, Others), and Regional Analysis for 2025-2032

ID: PMRREP35518

Format: PPT*, PDF, EXCEL

Last Updated: 28 Jul 2025

Industry: Industrial Automation

Number of Pages: 193

Persistence Market Research Report, Market Growth and Regional Outlook

Table of Content

  1. Executive Summary
    1. Global Military Drone Market Snapshot, 2025 and 2032
    2. Market Opportunity Assessment, 2025 - 2032, US$ Bn
    3. Key Market Trends
    4. Future Market Projections
    5. Premium Market Insights
    6. Industry Developments and Key Market Events
    7. PMR Analysis and Recommendations
  2. Market Overview
    1. Market Scope and Definition
    2. Market Dynamics
      1. Drivers
      2. Restraints
      3. Opportunity
      4. Key Trends
    3. Macro-economic Factors
      1. Global Sectoral Outlook
      2. Global GDP Growth Outlook
    4. COVID-19 Impact Analysis
    5. Forecast Factors - Relevance and Impact
  3. Value Added Insights
    1. Tool Adoption Analysis
    2. Regulatory Landscape
    3. Value Chain Analysis
    4. PESTLE Analysis
    5. Porter’s Five Force Analysis
  4. Price Analysis, 2024A
    1. Key Highlights
    2. Key Factors Impacting Deployment Costs
    3. Pricing Analysis, By Operation Mode
  5. Global Military Drone Market Outlook
    1. Key Highlights
      1. Market Volume (Units) Projections
      2. Market Size (US$ Bn) and Y-o-Y Growth
      3. Absolute $ Opportunity
    2. Market Size (US$ Bn) and Volume (Units) Analysis and Forecast
      1. Historical Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis, 2019-2024
      2. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, 2025 - 2032
    3. Global Military Drone Market Outlook: Product Type
      1. Introduction / Key Findings
      2. Historical Market Size (US$ Bn) and Volume (Units) Analysis, By Product Type, 2019 - 2024
      3. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) and Volume (Units) Analysis and Forecast, By Product Type, 2025 - 2032
        1. Fixed Wing
        2. Rotary Wing
        3. Hybrid
        4. Loitering Munitions (UCAVs)
      4. Market Attractiveness Analysis: Product
    4. Global Military Drone Market Outlook: Operation Mode
      1. Introduction / Key Findings
      2. Historical Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis, By Operation Mode, 2019 - 2024
      3. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Operation Mode, 2025 - 2032
        1. Remotely Piloted (RPAS)
        2. Optionally Piloted
        3. Semi-autonomous
        4. Fully Autonomous
      4. Market Attractiveness Analysis: Operation Mode
    5. Global Military Drone Market Outlook: Platform Class
      1. Introduction / Key Findings
      2. Historical Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis, By Platform Class, 2019 - 2024
      3. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Platform Class, 2025 - 2032
        1. Small UAVs
        2. Tactical UAVs
        3. Strategic & Long Endurance UAVs
      4. Market Attractiveness Analysis: Platform Class
    6. Global Military Drone Market Outlook: Range
      1. Introduction / Key Findings
      2. Historical Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis, By Range, 2019 - 2024
      3. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Range, 2025 - 2032
        1. Visual Line-of-Sight (VLOS)
        2. Extended VLOS (EVLOS)
        3. Beyond VLOS (BVLOS)
      4. Market Attractiveness Analysis: Range
    7. Global Military Drone Market Outlook: System
      1. Introduction / Key Findings
      2. Historical Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis, By System, 2019 - 2024
      3. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By System, 2025 - 2032
        1. Airframe
        2. Avionics
        3. Propulsion
        4. Payload
        5. Software & Data Management
        6. Other Systems
    8. Global Military Drone Market Outlook: Application
      1. Introduction / Key Findings
      2. Historical Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis, By Application, 2019 - 2024
      3. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Application, 2025 - 2032
        1. Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, & Targeting (ISR/ISRT)
        2. Combat Operations
        3. Logistics & Transportation
        4. Battle Damage Assessment & Management
        5. Other Defense Applications
        6. 5.8.4 Market Attractiveness Analysis: Application
  6. Global Military Drone Market Outlook: Region
    1. Key Highlights
    2. Historical Market Size (US$ Bn) and Volume (Units) Analysis, By Region, 2019 - 2024
    3. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) and Volume (Units) Analysis and Forecast, By Region, 2025 - 2032
      1. North America
      2. Europe
      3. East Asia
      4. South Asia and Oceania
      5. Latin America
      6. Middle East & Africa
    4. Market Attractiveness Analysis: Region
  7. North America Military Drone Market Outlook
    1. Key Highlights
    2. Historical Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis, By Market, 2019 - 2024
      1. By Country
      2. By Product Type
      3. By Operation Mode
      4. By Platform Class
      5. By Range
      6. By System
      7. By Application
    3. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Country, 2025 - 2032
      1. U.S.
      2. Canada
    4. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) and Volume (Units) Analysis and Forecast, By Product Type, 2025 - 2032
      1. Fixed Wing
      2. Rotary Wing
      3. Hybrid
      4. Loitering Munitions (UCAVs)
    5. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Operation Mode, 2025 - 2032
      1. Remotely Piloted (RPAS)
      2. Optionally Piloted
      3. Semi-autonomous
      4. Fully Autonomous
    6. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Platform Class, 2025 - 2032
      1. Small UAVs
      2. Tactical UAVs
      3. Strategic & Long Endurance UAVs
    7. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Range, 2025 - 2032
      1. Visual Line-of-Sight (VLOS)
      2. Extended VLOS (EVLOS)
      3. Beyond VLOS (BVLOS)
    8. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By System, 2025-2032
      1. Airframe
      2. Avionics
      3. Propulsion
      4. Payload
      5. Software & Data Management
      6. Other Systems
    9. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Application, 2025-2032
      1. Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, & Targeting (ISR/ISRT)
      2. Combat Operations
      3. Logistics & Transportation
      4. Battle Damage Assessment & Management
      5. Other Defense Applications
    10. Market Attractiveness Analysis
  8. Europe Military Drone Market Outlook
    1. Key Highlights
    2. Historical Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis, By Market, 2019 - 2024
      1. By Country
      2. By Product Type
      3. By Operation Mode
      4. By Platform Class
      5. By Range
      6. By System
      7. By Application
    3. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Country, 2025 - 2032
      1. Germany
      2. France
      3. U.K.
      4. Italy
      5. Spain
      6. Russia
      7. Türkiye
      8. Rest of Europe
    4. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) and Volume (Units) Analysis and Forecast, By Product Type, 2025 - 2032
      1. Fixed Wing
      2. Rotary Wing
      3. Hybrid
      4. Loitering Munitions (UCAVs)
    5. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Operation Mode, 2025 - 2032
      1. Remotely Piloted (RPAS)
      2. Optionally Piloted
      3. Semi-autonomous
      4. Fully Autonomous
    6. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Platform Class, 2025 - 2032
      1. Small UAVs
      2. Tactical UAVs
      3. Strategic & Long Endurance UAVs
    7. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Range, 2025 - 2032
      1. Visual Line-of-Sight (VLOS)
      2. Extended VLOS (EVLOS)
      3. Beyond VLOS (BVLOS)
    8. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By System, 2025-2032
      1. Airframe
      2. Avionics
      3. Propulsion
      4. Payload
      5. Software & Data Management
      6. Other Systems
    9. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Application, 2025-2032
      1. Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, & Targeting (ISR/ISRT)
      2. Combat Operations
      3. Logistics & Transportation
      4. Battle Damage Assessment & Management
      5. Other Defense Applications
    10. Market Attractiveness Analysis
  9. East Asia Military Drone Market Outlook
    1. Key Highlights
    2. Historical Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis, By Market, 2019 - 2024
      1. By Country
      2. By Product
      3. By Operation Mode
      4. By Platform Class
      5. By Range
      6. By System
      7. By Application
    3. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Country, 2025 - 2032
      1. China
      2. Japan
      3. South Korea
    4. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) and Volume (Units) Analysis and Forecast, By Product, 2025 - 2032
      1. Fixed Wing
      2. Rotary Wing
      3. Hybrid
      4. Loitering Munitions (UCAVs)
    5. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Operation Mode, 2025 - 2032
      1. Remotely Piloted (RPAS)
      2. Optionally Piloted
      3. Semi-autonomous
      4. Fully Autonomous
    6. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Platform Class, 2025 - 2032
      1. Small UAVs
      2. Tactical UAVs
      3. Strategic & Long Endurance UAVs
    7. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Range, 2025 - 2032
      1. Visual Line-of-Sight (VLOS)
      2. Extended VLOS (EVLOS)
      3. Beyond VLOS (BVLOS)
    8. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By System, 2025-2032
      1. Airframe
      2. Avionics
      3. Propulsion
      4. Payload
      5. Software & Data Management
      6. Other Systems
    9. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Application, 2025-2032
      1. Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, & Targeting (ISR/ISRT)
      2. Combat Operations
      3. Logistics & Transportation
      4. Battle Damage Assessment & Management
      5. Other Defense Applications
    10. Market Attractiveness Analysis
  10. South Asia & Oceania Military Drone Market Outlook
    1. Key Highlights
    2. Historical Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis, By Market, 2019 - 2024
      1. By Country
      2. By Product
      3. By Operation Mode
      4. By Platform Class
      5. By Range
      6. By System
      7. By Application
    3. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Country, 2025 - 2032
      1. India
      2. Southeast Asia
      3. ANZ
      4. Rest of South Asia & Oceania
    4. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) and Volume (Units) Analysis and Forecast, By Product, 2025 - 2032
      1. Fixed Wing
      2. Rotary Wing
      3. Hybrid
      4. Loitering Munitions (UCAVs)
    5. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Operation Mode, 2025 - 2032
      1. Remotely Piloted (RPAS)
      2. Optionally Piloted
      3. Semi-autonomous
      4. Fully Autonomous
    6. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Platform Class, 2025 - 2032
      1. Small UAVs
      2. Hybrid
      3. Strategic & Long Endurance UAVs
    7. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Range, 2025 - 2032
      1. Visual Line-of-Sight (VLOS)
      2. Extended VLOS (EVLOS)
      3. Beyond VLOS (BVLOS)
    8. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By System, 2025-2032
      1. Airframe
      2. Avionics
      3. Propulsion
      4. Payload
      5. Software & Data Management
      6. Other Systems
    9. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Application, 2025-2032
      1. Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, & Targeting (ISR/ISRT)
      2. Combat Operations
      3. Logistics & Transportation
      4. Battle Damage Assessment & Management
      5. Other Defense Applications
    10. Market Attractiveness Analysis
  11. Latin America Military Drone Market Outlook
    1. Key Highlights
    2. Historical Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis, By Market, 2019 - 2024
      1. By Country
      2. By Product
      3. By Operation Mode
      4. By Platform Class
      5. By Range
      6. By System
      7. By Application
    3. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Country, 2025 - 2032
      1. Brazil
      2. Mexico
      3. Rest of Latin America
    4. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) and Volume (Units) Analysis and Forecast, By Product, 2025 - 2032
      1. Fixed Wing
      2. Rotary Wing
      3. Hybrid
      4. Loitering Munitions (UCAVs)
    5. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Operation Mode, 2025 - 2032
      1. Remotely Piloted (RPAS)
      2. Optionally Piloted
      3. Semi-autonomous
      4. Fully Autonomous
    6. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Platform Class, 2025 - 2032
      1. Small UAVs
      2. Tactical UAVs
      3. Strategic & Long Endurance UAVs
    7. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Range, 2025 - 2032
      1. Visual Line-of-Sight (VLOS)
      2. Extended VLOS (EVLOS)
      3. Beyond VLOS (BVLOS)
    8. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By System, 2025-2032
      1. Airframe
      2. Avionics
      3. Propulsion
      4. Payload
      5. Software & Data Management
      6. Other Systems
    9. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Application, 2025-2032
      1. Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, & Targeting (ISR/ISRT)
      2. Combat Operations
      3. Logistics & Transportation
      4. Battle Damage Assessment & Management
      5. Other Defense Applications
    10. Market Attractiveness Analysis
  12. Middle East & Africa Military Drone Market Outlook
    1. Key Highlights
    2. Historical Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis, By Market, 2019 - 2024
      1. By Country
      2. By Product
      3. By Operation Mode
      4. By Platform Class
      5. By Range
      6. By System
      7. By Application
    3. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Country, 2025 - 2032
      1. GCC Countries
      2. Egypt
      3. South Africa
      4. Northern Africa
      5. Rest of Middle East & Africa
    4. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) and Volume (Units) Analysis and Forecast, By Product, 2025 - 2032
      1. Fixed Wing
      2. Rotary Wing
      3. Hybrid
      4. Loitering Munitions (UCAVs)
    5. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Operation Mode, 2025 - 2032
      1. Remotely Piloted (RPAS)
      2. Optionally Piloted
      3. Semi-autonomous
      4. Fully Autonomous
    6. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Platform Class, 2025 - 2032
      1. Small UAVs
      2. Tactical UAVs
      3. Strategic & Long Endurance UAVs
    7. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Range, 2025 - 2032
      1. Visual Line-of-Sight (VLOS)
      2. Extended VLOS (EVLOS)
      3. Beyond VLOS (BVLOS)
    8. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By System, 2025-2032
      1. Airframe
      2. Avionics
      3. Propulsion
      4. Payload
      5. Software & Data Management
      6. Other Systems
    9. Current Market Size (US$ Bn) Analysis and Forecast, By Application, 2025-2032
      1. Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, & Targeting (ISR/ISRT)
      2. Combat Operations
      3. Logistics & Transportation
      4. Battle Damage Assessment & Management
      5. Other Defense Applications
    10. Market Attractiveness Analysis
  13. Competition Landscape
    1. Market Share Analysis, 2024
    2. Market Structure
      1. Competition Intensity Mapping By Market
      2. Competition Dashboard
    3. Company Profiles (Details - Overview, Financials, Strategy, Recent Developments)
      1. Northrop Grumman Corporation
        1. Overview
        2. Segments and Deployments
        3. Key Financials
        4. Market Developments
        5. Market Strategy
      2. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.
      3. Lockheed Martin Corporation
      4. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
      5. AeroVironment Inc.
      6. Elbit Systems Ltd.
      7. BAE Systems
      8. Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)
      9. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
      10. Leonardo S.p.A.
      11. Textron Systems
      12. Saab AB
      13. Thales Group
  14. Appendix
    1. Research Methodology
    2. Research Assumptions
    3. Acronyms and Abbreviations

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