UAV Flight Training and Simulation Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

Market Overview

The UAV flight training and simulation market is anticipated to register a CAGR of over 6.5% during the forecast period (2022-2027). due to the growing applications of UAVs in military and commercial segments.

Over the short term, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most countries had imposed a stay on the import and export of goods. But as the situation gets normalized all the countries have come back to normal conditions. With defense expenditure across the world increased during the pandemic, governments have made investments in developing drone and UAV technologies. As a result, there has been a visibly increased use of UAVs and simulators in defense and law enforcement agencies across the world. This is expected to last on a similar trend during the forecast period, rendering the COVID-19 pandemic having negligible effects on the market. 

Modifications to existing regulations on the use of UAVs will increase the number of users of these unmanned systems in the coming years. For instance

• In India, the government regulated UAVs. Machines under 25 kg do not require any operating license and have a maximum flight altitude of 120 meters within a visual line of sight. Machines up to 260 kg must be registered, require an operator permit, and may have above 120 meters with permission from air traffic control.

Investments were made in technological advancements and R&D to increase computational capabilities and provide a highly-realistic training platform for advanced learning to support the growth of the market. For instance,

• In July 2022, EndureAir Systems, an unmanned aviation technology start-up, announced it has raised INR 13.5 crores in a seed funding round led by Jalaj Dani, co-promoter of Asian Paints, along with the founders of robotics and automation company Addverb Technologies.

The absence of a concrete and formal structure for the training of UAS pilots is expected to hamper the growth of the UAV training and simulator market.

Scope of the Report

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controller and a system of communications with the UAV. The flight of UAVs may operate under remote control by a human operator, as remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA), or with various degrees of autonomy, such as autopilot assistance, up to fully autonomous aircraft with no provision for human intervention.

UAV Flight Training and Simulation Market is Segmented by Application and Geography. By application, the market is segmented into Military and Law Enforcement, Civil and Commercial. By geography, the market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-pacific, and the Rest of the World.

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Key Market Trends

Military and Law Enforcement Segment Dominates Market Share

The military and law enforcement segment of the UAV flight training and simulation market had the highest share in 2021. It was mainly due to the growth of the military role of UAVs at unprecedented rates by economically developing countries. There are more than 32 countries, engaged in the development and manufacturing of more than 300 models of UAVs, of which, these nations use around 80-100 UAVs for military and defense purposes. For instance,

• In July 2022, The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO India) successfully carried out the maiden test flight of a new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), an autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator, from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga, Karnataka.

The development of new models with advanced military capabilities is expected to generate demand for advanced UAV training and simulation. However, the civil and commercial segment is expected to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period. This is majorly due to the growing applications of UAVs, like the delivery of parcels, medicines, and other commercial applications, along with the stringent rules for flying a UAV or drone in the city or states, demanding better-trained remote pilots. This need for trained pilots is fueling the growth of UAV flight training and simulation devices.

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