Tethered Drone Market Dynamics and Analysis by 2031
The Tethered Drone Market size is projected to reach US$ 2.43 billion by 2031 from US$ 0.11 billion in 2023. The market is expected to register a CAGR of 48.2% in 2023–2031. The use of tethered drones for search & rescue operations is likely to remain a key tethered drone market trend.
Tethered Drone Market Analysis
The major stakeholders in the global tethered drone market ecosystem include component providers, tethered drone manufacturers, end users, and ground power suppliers. Orbocomm, Geotab Inc., Desert Rotor, Advanced Circuitry International, and TechnoTronix are among the major providers of components such as rotor, circuit boards, chipset, GPS, gimbal, camera, sensors, and remote. Tethered drone players—both hardware manufacturers and software providers—are dependent on each other. Elistair, Acecore Technologies, ECA Group, Fotokite, Hoverfly Technologies, Novadem, Sky Sapience, Skyshot Private Limited, and Yuneec Holding Ltd. are among the leading hardware manufacturers and software providers of tethered drones. However, a large number of small players engaged in the business hold a significant portion of the tethered drone market. They have significantly invested in developing new technologies as per the growing customer needs with the help of government regulatory bodies. Further, governments of various countries have begun approving the adoption of tethered drones due to rising threat of terrorism and growing need for security worldwide.
Tethered Drone Market Overview
The major end users of tethered drones include commercial enterprises, law enforcement agencies, and military forces. In military applications, the most typical application for tethered quadcopters is to provide persistent surveillance for situational awareness. Tethered military drones are used for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), disaster response, event management and security, traffic monitoring, and several other purposes. In defense, tethered drones help in border security, general security, surveillance at checkpoints, and monitoring of entry/exit points. In commercial applications, tethered drones are used to monitor vehicle checkpoints, entry and exit points for foot traffic across large open areas, music concerts, sports events, wind turbine inspections, mining surveys, oil & gas equipment inspections, and crowd monitoring applications. Other major stakeholders in the tethered drone market ecosystem include ground power suppliers to ensure continuous operational power to the drones. They can maintain high levels of endurance for up to 24 hours, at heights up to 200m in most weather conditions.
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Tethered Drone Market: Strategic Insights
Market Size Value in US$ 78.66 Million in 2022 Market Size Value by US$ 730.17 Million by 2028 Growth rate CAGR of 45.0% from 2022 to 2028 Forecast Period 2022-2028 Base Year 2022
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Tethered Drone Market: Strategic Insights
| Market Size Value in | US$ 78.66 Million in 2022 |
| Market Size Value by | US$ 730.17 Million by 2028 |
| Growth rate | CAGR of 45.0% from 2022 to 2028 |
| Forecast Period | 2022-2028 |
| Base Year | 2022 |
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Tethered Drone Market Drivers and Opportunities
Growing Demand from Different Sectors
The buyers in the tethered drone market include commercial and military applications. The media & entertainment, energy & power, telecommunication and defense people procure tethered drones, especially to provide persistent surveillance for situational awareness. Tethered military drones are used for ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance), disaster response, event management and security, traffic monitoring, and several other purposes. The defense forces procure tethered drones to build strong communication network systems and security. There have been significant investments by military forces worldwide toward the development and procurement of tethered drones. Moreover, the military forces and commercial applications have choices to switch between tethered drone suppliers based on parameters such as price, technology, and requirement. Because the end users of the tethered drone market have the option to choose their suppliers, the bargaining power of the buyers is medium in the tethered drone market and is expected to be high in the coming years by the growing demand for tethered drones.
Adoption of Tethered Drones for Wind Turbines, Buildings Restoration, and Bridge Applications – An Opportunity in Tethered Drone Market
The wind turbines require periodic maintenance on a regular interval for efficient and constant operations, owing to which, different technologies are used to perform the quality check and inspection of the turbines. Tethered drones can provide support in detection and identification of faults in the turbines by providing real-time visual footage to the operators. The wind farms have numerous wind turbines installed across onshore and offshore platforms wherein, the challenges such as immediate identification of faults and defects are more often faced by the operators at the time of their respective operations. Moreover, majority of the wind turbine operators outsource their periodic maintenance activities for better management of their wind turbine operations. The wind turbine maintenance companies face severe challenge in manually performing checking of turbines and check for all the errors and defects that is leading to operational errors. Tethered drone helps to reduce the overall inspection time that can be utilized for applying the solution for those errors.
Tethered Drone Market Report Segmentation Analysis
Key segments that contributed to the derivation of the tethered drone market analysis are type, application, and end user.
- Based on type, the tethered drone market is divided into quadcopter and multicopter. The quadcopter segment held a larger market share in 2023.
- Based on application, the tethered drone market is segmented into inspection/surveying/mapping, law enforcement, search & rescue, and others. The law enforcement segment held a larger market share in 2023.
- Based on end user, the tethered drone market is segregated into military and commercial. The commercial segment is further sub-segmented into energy & power, media & entertainment, telecom, and others. The military segment held a larger market share in 2023.
Tethered Drone Market Share Analysis by Geography
The geographic scope of the tethered drone market report is mainly divided into five regions: North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa, and South America.
In 2023, North America accounted for a major share in the global tethered drone market followed by Europe and Asia Pacific. The growth of the market in North America region is attributed to the scaled-up manufacturing operations of tethered drones for various commercial purposes, including sports, military, media and entertainment, and power and energy. Also, a rise in technological advancements in tethered drones contributes to the market growth in this region. Well-established players in the North American market are Elistair, Fotokite, Hoverfly Technologies, and Yuneec Holding Ltd.
Tethered Drone Market Report Scope
Tethered Drone Market News and Recent Developments
The tethered drone market is evaluated by gathering qualitative and quantitative data post primary and secondary research, which includes important corporate publications, association data, and databases. The following is a list of developments in the market for innovations, business expansion, and strategies:
- In 2022, Hoverfly Technologies Inc announced the official opening of its new cutting-edge headquarters in Sanford, Florida. The move to a new standalone facility has improved R&D, flight testing, and engineering, allowing LiveSky tethered UAS to be improved for government, security, and commercial customers. (Source: Hoverfly Technologies Inc, Press Release)
- In 2022, Zenith AeroTech, a leading developer of heavy-lift tethered aerial vehicles formed a strategic partnership with VIRTEX Enterprises an Austin-based electronics manufacturing service provider, to meet increasing customer demand for more tethered aerial vehicles in shorter timeframes and for these platforms to be NDAA compliant. (Source: Zenith AeroTech, Newsletter)
Tethered Drone Market Report Coverage and Deliverables
The “Tethered Drone Market Size and Forecast (2021–2031)” report provides a detailed analysis of the market covering the following areas:
- Tethered Drone Market size and forecast at global, regional, and country levels for all the key market segments covered under the scope
- Market dynamics such as drivers, restraints, and key opportunities
- Tethered Drone Market trends
- Detailed Porter’s Five Forces
- Tethered Drone Market analysis covering key market trends, Global and regional framework, major players, regulations, and recent market developments
- Tethered Drones Industry landscape and competition analysis covering market concentration, heat map analysis, prominent players, and recent developments
- Detailed company profiles
Report Coverage
Revenue forecast, Company Analysis, Industry landscape, Growth factors, and Trends
Segment Covered
Type, Application, and End User
Regional Scope
North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, South & Central America
Country Scope
Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
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