See full analysis Learn more Drones [New] Driverless cars will be operational on Irish roads by 2030, while almost half say drones will be used to deliver packages and food - changes that will both reduce the need for combustion vehicles on Irish roads. [New] AFRL is running a separate project, dubbed R2-D2, to develop an autonomous drone using AI-driven systems that is expected to square off against a human pilot in a fighter jet by 2024. [New] Engineering company Boeing has developed a high-energy beam that locates and disables small drones from several miles away: It is said to use infrared cameras that can work in low visibility, such as fog. [New] The transition to a sixth generation architecture that will support data links to drones and F-35 aircraft - and adopt new battlefield technologies including artificial intelligence and machine learning applications-under new contracts worth £6 billion, has already begun. [New] The drone package delivery market will hit $2.1 billion in 2023 and grow to $27.4 billion by 2030. [New] More than 80,000 surveillance drones and almost 2,000 attack drones will be purchased around the world in the next 10 years. The FAA is expected to release a fine rule on remote ID before the end of the year. Starting in 2022, the FAA's Remote ID requirement will necessitate every drone sold in the U.S. that weighs more than 0.55 pounds to come with a way to broadcast its location and identification to local authorities or a digital license plate for drones. Japan's drone sensor market is expected to witness rapid growth, in terms of technology and procurement. The UK government said the new stop and search powers would apply to people suspected of using drones maliciously nears airports. Over the next five years the Counter UAV market will register a 18.7%% CAGR in terms of revenue, the global market size will reach $6327.8 million by 2025, from $3190.4 million in 2019. In 2019, the civil UAV market had a global volume of about USD 5.5 billion and the market for production and services applications is forecasted to grow at around 11% per annum over the next five to six years, largely driven by the infrastructure sector. The use of drone technology for inspecting offshore oil and gas assets is predicted to grow by a further 60% over the next five years. The Vanguard initiatives objective is to accelerate the time it takes to go froThe USAF has stated that it wants Skyborg to be a program of record and drones to be fielded and operationally capable by 2023. A recent report from Fortune Business Insights predicts the global agricultural drone market to reach $3.7 billion in value by 2027, at a compound annual growth rate of over 18%. Consumers are expecting to further embrace new technologies by 2030: 80% say they expect delivery by drone, 81% expect to engage with chatbots, and 78% expect to use an augmented, virtual, or mixed reality app to see how a product will look. Adoption of Drone / UAV is increasing in India and it is projected that the value of industry and market would be around US$ 885.7 million, while the global market size will touch US$ 21.47 billion by 2021. Led by countries such as Australia, India, and South Korea, the UAV market in Asia-Pacific is forecast to reach US$ 1.1 Billion by the year 2027, while Latin America will expand at a 13.8% CAGR through the analysis period. Security firms have found a way of using interceptor drones that can lock onto a target, release a net and disable it in mid-air. Drone activity becomes both terror-related and a deliberate act of disruption, using industrial specification drones. The global market for artificial intelligence for agriculture is expected to surpass $2 billion by 2024. The global total addressable market for counter-drone products is estimated to be worth US$ 48 billion (around A$ 66 billion) by 2030. Last updated: 24 January 2021 Hi, Would you like a quick online demo of our service from an experienced member of our team? Yes No