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Target Drone Market - 2023-2031

Published Mar 23, 2026
Length 243 Pages
SKU # DTAM21131342

Description

Target Drone Market Overview:
The Target Drone Market was valued at US$ 4.47 billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach US$ 7.69 billion by 2031, at a CAGR of 0.0702 from 2026 to 2032.
The report delivers in-depth insights into key market dynamics, including regional growth trends, market segmentation, CAGR projections, and the revenue performance of leading industry players. It also highlights major growth drivers shaping the market landscape. Designed to provide a clear and comprehensive perspective, the report offers a detailed view of the current market size in terms of both value and volume, along with emerging opportunities and the overall development outlook of the Target Drone Market.

This report delivers a comprehensive overview of the Target Drone Market, with both quantitative and qualitative analyses, to help readers develop growth strategies, assess the competitive landscape, evaluate their position in the current market, and make informed business decisions regarding Target Drone Market. The Target Drone Market size, estimates, and forecasts are provided in terms of output/shipments (K MT) and revenue (US$ millions), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2023–2031.

Target Drone Market Scope:
By Type
• Fixed Wing
• Rotary Wing

By Propulsion
• Electric Propulsion

By Platform
• Aerial

By Payload
• Less than 10 Kg

By Operation Mode
• Remotely Controlled

By Application
• Training
• Target and Decoy
• Reconnaissance
• Others

Key Players
• Lockheed Martin Corporation
• HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
• Northrop Grumman Corporation
• The Boeing Company
• Airbus SE
• Leonardo S.p.A.
• Safran Electronics & Defense
• QinetiQ Group plc
• Griffon Aerospace
• Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

Major Highlights
This report delivers a comprehensive overview of the Target Drone Market, with both quantitative and qualitative analyses, to help readers develop growth strategies, assess the competitive landscape, evaluate their position in the current market, and make informed business decisions regarding Target Drone Market. The Target Drone Market size, estimates, and forecasts are provided in terms of output/shipments (K Sqm) and revenue (US$ millions), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2023–2031.

This report will assist keyword manufacturers, new entrants, and companies across the industry value chain with information on revenues, production, and average prices for the overall market and its sub-segments, by company, by Type, by Application, and by region.

Regional Analysis:
North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico)
Europe (U.K., Italy, Germany, Russia, France, Spain, The Netherlands and Rest of Europe)
Asia-Pacific (India, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia Rest of Asia Pacific)
South America (Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., South Africa, Rest of Middle East & Africa)

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Target Audience 2026
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Table of Contents

243 Pages
1. Methodology and Scope
1.1. Research Methodology
1.2. Research Objective and Scope of the Report
2. Definition and Overview
3. Executive Summary
3.1. Snippet by Type
3.2. Snippet by Propulsion
3.3. Snippet by Platform
3.4. Snippet by Payload
3.5. Snippet by Operational Mode
3.6. Snippet by Application
3.7. Snippet by Region
4. Dynamics
4.1. Impacting Factors
4.1.1. Drivers
4.1.1.1. Rising Application of Target Drones in Civilian Safety
4.1.1.2. Increasing Trend of Joint Military Exercises
4.1.2. Restraints
4.1.2.1. High Cost of Advanced Target Drones
4.1.3. Opportunity
4.1.4. Impact Analysis
5. Industry Analysis
5.1. Porter's Five Force Analysis
5.2. Supply Chain Analysis
5.3. Pricing Analysis
5.4. Regulatory Analysis
5.5. Russia-Ukraine War Impact Analysis
5.6. DMI Opinion
6. COVID-19 Analysis
6.1. Analysis of COVID-19
6.1.1. Scenario Before COVID
6.1.2. Scenario During COVID
6.1.3. Scenario Post COVID
6.2. Pricing Dynamics Amid COVID-19
6.3. Demand-Supply Spectrum
6.4. Government Initiatives Related to the Market During Pandemic
6.5. Manufacturers Strategic Initiatives
6.6. Conclusion
7. By Type
7.1. Introduction
7.1.1. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Type
7.1.2. Market Attractiveness Index, By Type
7.2. Fixed Wing*
7.2.1. Introduction
7.2.2. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%)
7.3. Rotary Wing
8. By Propulsion
8.1. Introduction
8.1.1. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Propulsion
8.1.2. Market Attractiveness Index, By Propulsion
8.2. Electric Propulsion
8.2.1. Introduction
8.2.2. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%)
8.2.3. Fuel Propulsion
8.2.4. Hybrid Propulsion
9. By Platform
9.1. Introduction
9.1.1. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Platform
9.1.2. Market Attractiveness Index, By Platform
9.2. Aerial
9.2.1. Introduction
9.2.2. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%)
9.2.3. Ground
9.2.4. Marine
10. By Payload
10.1. Introduction
10.1.1. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Payload
10.1.2. Market Attractiveness Index, By Payload
10.2. Less than 10 Kg
10.2.1. Introduction
10.2.2. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%)
10.2.3. 10-30 kg
10.2.4. More than 30 Kg
11. By Operation Mode
11.1. Introduction
11.1.1. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Operation Mode
11.1.2. Market Attractiveness Index, By Operation Mode
11.2. Remotely Controlled
11.2.1. Introduction
11.2.2. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%)
11.2.3. Autonomous
12. By Application
12.1. Introduction
12.1.1. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Application
12.1.2. Market Attractiveness Index, By Application
12.2. Training
12.2.1. Introduction
12.2.2. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%)
12.3. Target and Decoy
12.4. Reconnaissance
12.5. Others
13. Sustainability Analysis
13.1. Environmental Analysis
13.2. Economic Analysis
13.3. Governance Analysis
14. By Region
14.1. Introduction
14.1.1. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Region
14.1.2. Market Attractiveness Index, By Region
14.2. North America
14.2.1. Introduction
14.2.2. Key Region-Specific Dynamics
14.2.3. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Type
14.2.4. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Propulsion
14.2.5. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Platform
14.2.6. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Payload
14.2.7. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Operational Mode
14.2.8. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Application
14.2.9. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Country
14.2.9.1. US
14.2.9.2. Canada
14.2.9.3. Mexico
14.3. Europe
14.3.1. Introduction
14.3.2. Key Region-Specific Dynamics
14.3.3. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Type
14.3.4. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Propulsion
14.3.5. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Platform
14.3.6. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Payload
14.3.7. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Operational Mode
14.3.8. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Application
14.3.9. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Country
14.3.9.1. Germany
14.3.9.2. UK
14.3.9.3. France
14.3.9.4. Italy
14.3.9.5. Spain
14.3.9.6. Rest of Europe
14.3.10. South America
14.3.11. Introduction
14.3.12. Key Region-Specific Dynamics
14.3.13. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Type
14.3.14. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Propulsion
14.3.15. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Platform
14.3.16. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Payload
14.3.17. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Operational Mode
14.3.18. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Application
14.3.19. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Country
14.3.19.1. Brazil
14.3.19.2. Argentina
14.3.19.3. Rest of South America
14.4. Asia-Pacific
14.4.1. Introduction
14.4.2. Key Region-Specific Dynamics
14.4.3. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Type
14.4.4. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Propulsion
14.4.5. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Platform
14.4.6. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Payload
14.4.7. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Operational Mode
14.4.8. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Application
14.4.9. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Country
14.4.9.1. China
14.4.9.2. India
14.4.9.3. Japan
14.4.9.4. Australia
14.4.9.5. Rest of Asia-Pacific
14.5. Middle East and Africa
14.5.1. Introduction
14.5.2. Key Region-Specific Dynamics
14.5.3. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Type
14.5.4. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Propulsion
14.5.5. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Platform
14.5.6. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Payload
14.5.7. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Operational Mode
14.5.8. Market Size Analysis and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Application
15. Competitive Landscape
15.1. Competitive Scenario
15.2. Market Positioning/Share Analysis
15.3. Mergers and Acquisitions Analysis
16. Company Profiles
16.1. Lockheed Martin Corporation*
16.1.1. Company Overview
16.1.2. Type Portfolio and Description
16.1.3. Financial Overview
16.1.4. Key Developments
16.2. HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
16.3. Northrop Grumman Corporation
16.4. The Boeing Company
16.5. Airbus SE
16.6. Leonardo S.p.A.
16.7. Safran Electronics & Defense
16.8. QinetiQ Group plc
16.9. Griffon Aerospace
16.10. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (*LIST NOT EXHAUSTIVE)
17. Appendix
17.1. About Us and Services
17.2. Contact Us
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