Global Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Systems Market Growth (Status and Outlook) 2025-2031

According to this study, the global Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Systems market size will reach US$ 73641 million by 2031.

Counter-drone technology, also known as counter-UAS, C-UAV, or counter-UAV technology, refers to systems that are used to detect and/or intercept unmanned aircraft. As concerns grow around the potential security threats drones may pose to both civilian and military entities, a new market for counter-drone technology is rapidly emerging. To date, we have found at least 235 counter-drone products either on the market or under active development. This report provides background on the growing demand for C-UAV technology, describes how the technology works, presents our database of known C-UAV systems from around the globe, and explains some of the challenges surrounding counter-drone technology use.

Market growth

Military demand (such as 6.42 billion US dollars in orders from the US military) and civilian security (airports, nuclear power plants, etc.) are the main driving forces, and low-altitude economic policies have driven a sharp increase in demand.

Intelligence and multi-modal integration

AI deeply empowers target recognition and decision-making. For instance, the AI system of Hanwha Group in South Korea enables automatic tracking of unmanned aerial vehicles.

The collaborative detection of multiple sensors such as radar, electro-optical, and radio frequency enhances the recognition accuracy in complex environments (case of the US military's "Anti-Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Integrated System").

The popularization of directed energy weapons

Laser/microwave weapons have become mainstream due to their low cost and high precision. Israel and the United States are accelerating the deployment of on-board laser systems.

Bee colony countermeasures technology

In response to the threat posed by drone swarms, JCO in the United States has developed an AI trajectory prediction algorithm and combined it with a dense array close defense system for interception.

In the military field, the construction of an all-round defense system, such as the drone swarm tactic in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, has given rise to the demand for layered interception.

Civilian field

Airport clear airspace protection (such as the 16-kilometer detection of the Chengdu 8341 system).

Security for large-scale events (interception of 17 illegal drones at the 2024 Chengdu Universiade).

Energy facility protection (increasing demand for explosion-proof equipment).

Industry Challenges and Countermeasures

Technology dispersion: Domestic enterprises rely on imports for core components (such as high-power microwaves), and it is necessary to enhance cooperation among industry, academia and research.

Lack of standards: Cases of radio countermeasure equipment interfering with civil aviation occur frequently, and there is an urgent need for a unified regulatory framework.

Economic balance: To deal with the attrition war of low-cost drones, it is necessary to optimize the cost-effectiveness of the countermeasures system.

LPI (LP Information)' newest research report, the “Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Systems Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Systems sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Systems sales for 2025 through 2031. With Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Systems sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Systems industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Systems landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyses the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Systems portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Systems market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Systems and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Systems.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Counter-UAV (C-UAV) Systems market by product type, application, key players and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:
Ground-based
Hand-held
UAV-based

Segmentation by Application:
Civil
Military

This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analyzing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Avnon HLS(SKYLOCK)
SRC
Raytheon
DroneShield
Blighter Surveillance
HP Marketing & Consulting(Dedrone)
Israel Aerospace Industries
Mctech Technology
Stratign
Digital RF
MC2 Technologies
Phanotm Technologies
Bejing Hewei Yongtai

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