The Booming Drone Industry and its prospect by 2025. What are the sectors in which Drones can be used in India, the regulatory frameworks comparing World Vs India, What are the Top 3 companies we can do business with, who are the other players in the industry? I have also done a small survey on what Indians think about the drone industry overall, and finally a conclusion on where we are vs the world

1. Drone Insights
My Analysis, on the Booming Drone Industry and What can we
expect in the coming days, the impact of the same on other
industries
By Kaushik Biswas- Senior Market Research Analyst

2. Key Topics
World Market Sizing
01
Sector Usage Possibility in India
02
03 Company Profiles- Drones
04 Key Trends of the Industry- World Wide
05 My Survey Report- VOC
Some of the Latest Drones
Conclusion, What India is doing?
06
07

3. Market Sizing- Sector Wise Usage
13.5
129.23
2020 2025
Drone
Expected
Market
Size
(US$
billion)
Key Points
•The global commercial drone market size was valued at USD 13.5 billion, with an estimated 274.6 thousand units sold, in 2020. The market is anticipated to register a CAGR of 56.5% during
the forecasted period.
•Drones are rapidly growing in popularity. They are still in the infancy stage in terms of mass adoption and usage, but drones have already broken through rigid traditional barriers in industries
which otherwise seemed impenetrable by similar technological innovations.
•Over the past few years, drones have become central to the functions of various businesses and governmental organizations and have managed to pierce through areas where certain
industries were either stagnant or lagging behind. From quick deliveries at rush hour to scanning an unreachable military base, drones are proving to be extremely beneficial in places where
man cannot reach or is unable to perform in a timely and efficient manner.
•Increasing work efficiency and productivity, decreasing workload and production costs, improving accuracy, refining service and customer relations, and resolving security issues on a vast
scale are a few of the top uses drones offer industries globally.
•Adoption of drone technology across industries leapt from the fad stage to the mega-trend stage fairly quickly as more and more businesses started to realize its potential, scope, and scale of
global reach.
•Whether drones are controlled by a remote or accessed via a Smartphone app, they possess the capability of reaching the most remote areas with little to no manpower needed and require the
least amount of effort, time, and energy. This is one of the biggest reasons why they are being adopted worldwide, especially by these four sectors: Military, Commercial, Personal, and Future
Technology.
Sectors
in
Which
Drones
are
used
Worldwide

4. Sectors Drone can be Used- India
Agriculture Energy and Utilities Infrastructure Mining
Media and
Entertainment Insurance
Drones can be used for
scanning, monitoring, and
assisting our farners
in better scheduling of,
fertilizers, yield data and
provides valuable data of
the weather, which help
in:
•Compilation of Plant
Count
•Calculation of fair crop
loss percentage
•Crop Supervision
•Crop Maintenance
Drones can be utilized in
Energy and Utilities sector
also, the technology is
positioned to become a
standard in the high
voltage industry,
It can be used for:
•Remediation and Site
Monitoring
•Inspection of underwater
intake pipe
•Survey grades map for
finding transmission lines
Drones are equipped with
downward-facing sensors,
thus they can capture a
great deal of aerial data in
a short time, some of the
ways in can be used are:
•Industrial Inspection
•3D Video Mapping
•Land Audit
•Site Management
•Analyse Ariel imagery
and survey
In the mining industry,
drones can demonstrate
exceptional results by
enabling much greater
data collection, enhancing
safety and improving
productivity by:
•Thermal Imagery
•Terrain Mapping and
Change Detection
•Infrastructure and
equipment inspection
Drones can open up a
myriad of possibilities for
photographers,
videographers, and
casual hobbyists, by
helping them in
capturing:
•Ariel Documentary
•Ariel Photography
•Improved
Cinematography
•For Covering News in
locations where reports
can go
Drones can provide a
safer, faster, and cost-
effective way to conduct a
site inspection, particularly
in challenging working
conditions, it can be done
by:
•Collect crop yield data
and assess damage for
insurance purpose
•Catch discrepancies and
fraudulent claims
•Risk- Adjusted Product
Pricing
Possible Traction Ranking by 2025
6 1 3 2 4 5

5. Regulatory Framework
Worldwide
•Regulatory impact is currently one of the most important factors affecting the pace of adoption of drone-powered solutions by business and government entities.
•Drone regulations have changed in recent years from being treated as a niche hobby to becoming part of regular aviation operations, to a point where national authorities have started
developing special regulatory frameworks to address the most urgent issues.
•The first country to implement all necessary sets of regulations was Poland in 2013. Thanks to the combined efforts of the civilian aviation authorities, the UAV community and
insurance companies, Poland allows both visual-line-of-sight (VLOS) and beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations of commercial drones in a secure and user-friendly way. At
the global level, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialised agency of the United Nations, prepares the standards and recommended practices for national and
international air navigation to ensure safe and orderly growth.
•Of the 191 ICAO members, 63 have some regulations for drones already in place; 9 states have pending regulations and 5 have temporarily banned the use of drones.
Characteristics
of
the
regulatory
framework
Key Points

6. Top Three
Companies
Is one of the top consumer drone manufacturers, known mainly for
their Mavic series. they launched the revolutionary Mavic Mini,
packing high-quality drone features into a tiny drone that weighs only
a half-pound.
DJI
Skydio was founded in 2014, and in 2018 launched R1, which was widely regarded
as a breakthrough in autonomous drones for consumers and as a platform for
commercial development. Skydio 2 is built around the Skydio Autonomy Engine –
the most advanced flying artificial intelligence system in the world.
Skydio
Started innovating in the aircraft industry before creating the first
commercially successful, ready-to-fly fixed wing RC airplaneIn 2018,
adding to their list of first, they launched the first ever voice-controlled
drone, Mantis Q.
Yuneec

7. Other Players in the Industry
Company Name Description Of What They Exactly Do Company Website
Parrot designs, develops, and markets consumer products for smartphones and tablets other than consumer UAVs and
drones. They are working with the U.S. Department of Defence to build short-range military reconnaissance aircraft https://www.parrot.com/us
Drones made by Kespry are specifically used for capturing, viewing, and analyzing aerial imagery and survey data. Their
customers include aggregates, mining, construction and surveying companies
https://kespry.com/
Autel Robotics has been delivering solutions for new aerial exploration through their market-leading quad copter and camera
drone technology. They emphasize transforming complex technology into simple solutions, and creating easy-to-use aerial
devices for photography/filming and imaging
https://auteldrones.com/
Insitu runs the gamut of drone services, providing hardware in the form of commercial-focused drones; software for extracting
intelligence from raw data gathered by drones; and drone-related services for commercial applications, such as surveying and
reconnaissance
https://www.insitu.com/
Delair is a leading provider of drone-based solutions for enterprise. The company’s offerings combine high performance, long
range fixed-wing UAV hardware with sophisticated analytics technology and operational services. They’re well known for their
fixed-wing drones, such as the UX11, but Delair doesn’t only make drones
https://delair.aero/
EHANG designs and manufactures drones that can be controlled entirely via a Smartphone app. Their GhostDrone 2.0 has
some great features such as self-protection, which makes it automatically return in case of low battery or lost communication;
dual sensors, so that a backup kicks in if the first sensor fails; and app control, designed so that “smart algorithms” kick in to
reduce human error during flight
https://www.ehang.com/

8. Key Trends
Drones in Insurance
Enterprise drones can get to hard-to-reach
locations immediately after a disaster hits. From
there, they can capture precise images and videos
of damage that can be transmitted back to mobile
devices for assessment in real time. Ultimately,
drones can help claims adjusters process property
significantly faster than doing so manually.
Drone Industry Outlook
Drones have become an integral part of
operations such as mapping, surveying,
equipment inspection, analyze difficult-to-monitor
areas, project monitoring and precision agriculture
activities. The deployment of drones for such
operations reduces crew costs by minimizing time-
consuming ground observations
Drones in construction and
mining
Drone use in construction and mining could
eventually become a $28.3 billion global market,
according to PwC. Businesses within these
industries are leveraging drones to more easily
adhere to the extensive laws and regulations
surrounding worker safety.
Drones in Defense
Drones or UAVs can identify security and
terrorism-related challenges and pinpoint
vulnerable areas that are prone to various risks.
Drones are the modern-day force multiplier that
can enhance the capabilities of security forces to
contain terror and to counter the emerging
challenges in defence and homeland security
Although this technology is not a magic solution, “the promise of drones is really tremendous,” said Christopher Fabian, principal advisor on
innovation at the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in an interview with UN News.
Drones in agriculture
The UN Projects that the world's population will
reach a massive 9.7 billion by 2050, causing
agricultural consumption to rise 69% between
2010 and 2050. And considering most of the
farmers and agriculture companies using drones
are big-ag-owned farms that manage thousands of
acres of land, the potential for drone growth in
agriculture is extensive.
Drones in Law Enforcement
Drones are currently used by police forces for a
variety of situations including surveilling expansive
open areas, negotiating hostage situations,
pursuing armed suspects, and investigating bomb
threats. innovative, affordable alternative to
helicopters, which can be very costly and aren't
always readily available. Most importantly, they
allow police to navigate potentially dangerous
situations while ensuring the safety of their officers

9. According to my Survey
77% 41% 26%
82%
India's commercial drone market witnessed
substantial growth in the past few years on
account of increasing awareness,
technological advancement, and growing
adoption across several verticals such as
mining, filming & photography, and
agriculture in the country. The outbreak of
COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of
drones in India. Additionally, government
initiatives such as the Make in India, which
promotes the domestic manufacturing of
drones, will further fuel the growth of the
commercial drone market in India during the
forecast period.
Respondents don’t know
about the latest Drones in
the Market
Considers Buying a Drone
in Next Five Years
Wants to work for a
company that’s into Drone
Technology
Respondents thinks
Drones are the Next Big
thing in India
Well this is a big thing, as people here in
India are considering buying drones for
various reasons already, though there has
been no strict regulations yet, but for the
companies who are trying to consider selling
drones in India, they are going to have a
very positive experience. It will generate
business for them in the coming days, and
we must not miss out.
We can explore our reach in various
categories, both commercial and industrially
Such people can be considers as the
Category advocates as they are willing to
work and demonstrate their excellence
basing the success of this industry.
We would need to identify such people
who can just not help the drones get better
technically, but someone who is well
equipped to understand the Consumers
He/she should be someone who is capable
of driving the project right from, Idea
Creation, to Deployment of the products in
their respective sectors, he/she needs to
analysis throughout the process on what
the consumers are thinking and what
should they do to go beyond their
expectation.
Well I believe this is something, we should
take positively as, only 26% might know
about the latest Drones but 77% considers
buying a drone even if they don’t know the
latest one. It shows the power of this
industry that consumers are willing to buy a
product without even knowing the latest one.
What we need to do is, deploy effective
market communication both static and
dynamic.
Which will demonstrate the real time usage
of drones in various sectors.
For Ex in Agriculture: We would need to visit
the villages and demonstrate to our farmer
brother, how drones can help in their
cultivation of better crops.

10. Some of the Latest Drones
DJI Mavic Air 2
SPECIFICATIONS:
Weight: 570g
Controller: Yes
Camera resolution: 12MP
Battery size: 3,950 mAh
Range: 10kms
REASONS TO BUY
1. Very easy to fly
2. Shoots great 4K/60p video
3. Strong 34-minute battery
life
₹1,49,990
DJI Mavic 2 Pro
SPECIFICATIONS:
Weight: 907g
Controller: Yes
Camera resolution: 20MP
Battery size: 3,950 mAh
Range: 8kms
REASONS TO BUY
1. Excellent foldable design
2. Advanced yet easy to fly
3. One-inch 20MP sensor
~₹1,40,780
DJI Mini 2
SPECIFICATIONS:
Weight: 249g
Controller: Yes
Camera resolution: 12MP
Battery size: 2,250 mAh
Range: 5.8 GHz: 10kms
(FCC); 6km (SRRC)
REASONS TO BUY
1. Incredibly compact size
2. Impressive battery life
3. Simple controls and app
₹1,08,000
DJI Mavic 2 Zoom
SPECIFICATIONS:
Weight: 905g
Controller: Yes
Camera resolution: 12MP
Battery size: 3,950 mAh
Range: 8kms
REASONS TO BUY
1. Very easy to fly and
intuitive to control
2. 24-48mm optical zoom
lens
₹1,06,999
PowerVision PowerEgg
X
SPECIFICATIONS:
Weight: 522g
Controller: Yes
Camera resolution: 12MP
Battery size: 3,800 mAh
Range: 8Kms
REASONS TO BUY
1. Can fly in rain and land on
water
2. Shoots great 4K/60p video
3. Converts into a handheld
camera
₹1,09,170

11. Conclusion, and
what we are
doing?
If we look a decade back, drones were a simple ‘flying device’ – a motor and a
propeller powered with an image recognition software, being flown around the
campus by young engineering students, is today a technology that has
unprecedented potential for Growth in Various Sector Globally-
But the Main Question is, is the Indian ecosystem ready for drones? Do we have drone-friendly Legal Environment
in the Country? Where are we comparing other countries in terms of Drone Utilization? What are the various
applications of drones in various sectors in India? Are we helping the Start ups in the same fields, how are
investors prospective on this technology?
Well according to me, answering such questions, which will help us understand how fast and how well India stands
in adoption of drone technology in the next Five years
•In India, drones-based solutions are being explored across Sector as mentioned in the report. It can also be useful
in in healthcare, drones are being utilised to carry diagnostic samples. In fact, few weeks ago, in a first of its kind
development, a drone successfully transported a single unit of blood from a remote primary health centre in
Uttarakhand’s Tehri district to a hospital’s blood bank 32 km away.
•And the interesting part was, it could the journey in 18 minutes compared to 50-60 minutes via road. Isn’t it
incredible? DRDO has also developed its own domestic UAV program. The project aims to develop a domestic
arsenal to replace and augment the existing fleet of vehicles.
•Currently, commercial drones are taking flight in India through enterprise. Zomato, currently its on news
everywhere, is one of India’s biggest foodtech firms has committed to setting up a drone-based delivery network in
the country.
•Tata Steel is working with Skylark Drones, a Bangalore-based data analytics start-up, to deploy drones at their
Noamundi iron ore mines in Jharkhand, for compliance reporting and monitoring volumetric production.
•From a global perspective, drone solutions have the high potential to replace $127 billion in current business
services and labour costs across multiple industries.
•Drones are being effectively used in agriculture sector in Netherlands helping them become second largest
exporter of agriculture produce, infrastructure development, warehousing and inventory tracking, forestry,
insurance claim inspection for buildings or larger facilities, defence space and so on.
•Companies like Amazon, Facebook, Google etc are investing over $200 Million in the use of drones for delivery
and expanding internet access, but for the most part these applications are in the testing phase.
Are drone start-ups in India flourishing? According to a research, there are 100 drone-based startups in
India (compared to 681 in the US and 129 in China), of which Only 20 percent or less are funded yet 70
percent are generating revenues and I could estimate 62% percent will break even in next 3 years.

12. Some Drone Shots….

13. THANK YOU
Drone Industry Insight and What can we expect in the coming days, the impact of the same on other Sectors in India
by Kaushik Biswas- Senior Market Research Analyst