drone industry
New FAA Data Offers Insight on US Drone Industry Growth
Last month, the FAA released its updated Aerospace Forecast (2020-2040), an annual report that updates key metrics behind all aspects of the US aerospace – including U.S Airlines, General Aviation, Commercial Space and UAS. Last year’s forecast brought widespread attention to the acceleration of the UAS industry, but this year’s forecast mostly went unnoticed as the COVID-19 pandemic has … Read more
DroneAnalyst Welcomes David Benowitz
DroneAnalyst today welcomes David Benowitz as Head of Research, responsible for expanding its research product offerings with the mission of providing increased transparency to the state of the maturing commercial drone industry.
3 Trends Driving the Drone Industry Through 2020
2020 is turning out to be an interesting year for the drone industry with increased hardware competition, rising global tensions and shifting regulations.
FAA May Be Off Target With Forecast For Threefold Growth In Commercial Drones
There’s some good information in the FAA’s new five-year Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) forecast, but there are reasons to doubt the accuracy of the agency’s projections in two areas that have captured attention: the claims that there will be roughly threefold growth in the numbers of commercial drones and UAS-certified pilots. Here’s the good, the … Read more
New Report Benchmarks Drone Industry and Refutes Hyperbole
We just released the results of our third annual drone industry benchmark survey and it’s a kicker. The 2018 Drone Market Sector Report examines worldwide drone sales, service providers, business and public agency users, and software services. This independent research, which is sponsored by DJI, DroneDeploy, DroneInsurance.com, and Trimble, finds a growing demand for businesses to … Read more
New 2018 Drone Industry Benchmark Survey
We just announced the launch of our third annual Drone Market Sector Research survey, which promises to be our most comprehensive study of drone market trends and usage to date. The online portion of this research seeks to get information about who is buying and using small unmanned aircraft systems—otherwise known as drones. It improves upon … Read more
New Survey: Who’s Buying Drones, Using Drone Software, and Why?
We just announced the start of our 2017 Drone Market Sector Research, which promises to be the most comprehensive study of drone market trends and usage to date. The online portion of this research seeks to get your opinions about buying and using small unmanned aircraft systems—otherwise known as drones This independent research is being underwritten … Read more
New Commercial Drones Report: Current State of the U.S. Industry
UPDATE: September, 2016. This report has been updated to include the latest market trend and FAA Part 107 rules I just released a new research report. It details the state of the commercial drone industry in the U.S. as of the end of September 2015. It looks at recent innovations, business applications, key ecosystem companies, and market forecasts. It … Read more