Frost Radar™: Drone in a Box, 2023

This research pertains to the global drone in a box (DiaB) market. A DiaB system includes a self-contained charging and control station for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is protected from the elements by a retractable door apparatus. DiaB systems contain sensors and subsystems that enable autonomous precision takeoff and landing, data transfer, and communications. Some DiaB systems recharge the UAV while others contain mechanisms for conducting battery swaps.

This Frost Radar™ evaluates only DiaB competitors whose systems include a proprietary drone that is never sold as a stand-alone solution. Therefore, companies such as H3Dynamics and Skycharge are not included because their DiaB solutions can be used with several off-the-shelf (OTS) drones. In addition, companies such as Avy, Easy Aerial, and Gadfin are not included because they sell their drones platforms as stand-alone units with the box as an upgrade option.

Frost & Sullivan analyzes numerous companies in an industry. Those selected for further analysis based on their leadership or other distinctions are benchmarked across 10 Growth and Innovation criteria to reveal their position on the Frost Radar™. The publication presents competitive profiles of each company on the Frost Radar™ considering their strengths and the opportunities that best fit those strengths.