Business Case
Qualifying the payload drone market to guide strategic positioning
For a defence industry player, SURFEO analysed the payload drone segment to identify the dynamics, players and opportunities relevant to positioning and investment.
Small drones are becoming a cornerstone of European defence capabilities
The European Defence Fund is supporting a 48-month Small UAS project, with an estimated cost of €11.585m and a maximum EU contribution of €11m [1].
A defence industry player wanted to understand the payload drone segment in order to inform its strategic positioning and investment choices.
SURFEO conducted a market study focusing explicitly on the dynamics, players and opportunities of this segment.
Decision at stake
Structure the analysis of the segment to bring out the levers for strategic positioning and investment.
Scope
Payload drones · market dynamics · players · opportunities · defence.
A market analysis focused on dynamics, players and opportunities
Analyse the dynamics
Structure the relevant developments in the payload drone segment.
Identify the players
Pinpoint the players to consider in the competitive environment.
Qualify the opportunities
Bring out the opportunities in the segment studied.
Inform choices
Link the findings to positioning and investment levers.
European programmes combine autonomy, miniaturisation and multi-domain operations
A benchmark European programme on small UAS
Source: European Commission, European Defence Fund, Small UAS [1][3].
Autonomy
The EDF Small UAS project targets AI-driven autonomous systems [1].
Multi-domain
The UAS are designed for operations in air, land and sea environments [1].
Miniaturisation
Autonomy, reduced signatures and miniaturisation are among the technical challenges targeted [1].
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