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Israeli Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Growth Opportunities
An Innovative UAV Ecosystem is Boosting the Future Growth Potential of the Military UAV Market
16-Mar-2022
South Asia, Middle East & North Africa
Market Research
PCA4-01-00-00-00
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Israel’s aerospace industry is an innovative global hub for defense and commercial applications, with considerable operational experience and advanced technical skills. Israel’s defense industry is one of the largest arms sales exporters in the world and among the top five exporters of drones, with a total sales of over $2.4 billion between 2017 and 2020. The market has shown strong resilience to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The market will continue to evolve as global competition becomes increasingly aggressive and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies set new challenges for UAV defense vendors with more affordable solutions than the defense industry.
This report will explore the changing trends in Israel’s defense UAV industry as affected by the changing geopolitical landscape, economic turbulence, and developments in emerging military doctrines to confront modern battlefield challenges. It will investigate these changes and examine future directions for Israel’s defense UAV industry, taking into account global perspectives and contexts. A key component of the report is the investigation of new UAV concepts of operations (ConOps) that will have an impact on Israel’s military UAV array of platforms and services. It will also analyze the effect of these ConOps on global demands and markets. The report also examines different UAV sub-systems and services, from ISR sensors to AI services and data processing at the edge. With global tensions and the nature of warfare shifting towards hybrid models, tactical UAVs’ requirements are shifting. The goal of the study is to help firms identify the growth opportunities in this evolving market and formulate go-to-market strategies in light of dramatic geopolitical, economic, and other changes.
Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top Three Strategic Imperatives on the Israeli Defense UAV Industry—2022
Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
What You Need to Know First
Trends
Challenges
Israeli Military UAV Projection
Israeli UAV’s Evolving Concepts of Operations
Military UAV Market Sales
Growth Drivers
Growth Driver Analysis
Growth Driver Analysis (continued)
Growth Restraints
Growth Restraint Analysis
Growth Restraint Analysis (continued)
Israeli Military UAV Market Segmentation
Key Competitors
Leading Israeli Military UAV Platforms
Company Profile—Elbit Systems
Company Profile—Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
Company Profile—Aeronautics Group
Company Profile—Blue Bird Aero Systems
Israeli Defense UAV Innovative Eco-system Leading Programs
Israeli Defense UAV Innovative Eco-system Leading Programs (continued)
Israeli Defense UAV Innovative Eco-system Leading Programs (continued)
Israeli Defense UAV Innovative Eco-system Leading Programs (continued)
Growth Opportunity 1: Swarming and Tuas as the Next Major Step of Israel’s Defense UAV Market
Growth Opportunity 1: Swarming and Tuas as the Next Major Step of Israel’s Defense UAV Market (continued)
Growth Opportunity 2: Israel’s UAV Sub-systems to Catalyze Competitiveness in the Market
Growth Opportunity 2: Israel’s UAV Sub-systems to Catalyze Competitiveness in the Market (continued)
Growth Opportunity 3: Abraham Accords to Boost Israel’s Defense UAV’s Competitivnes
Growth Opportunity 3: Abraham Accords to Boost Israel’s Defense UAV’s Competitivnes (continued)
Growth Opportunity 4: M&AS to Consolidate the Israel Defense UAV Market
Growth Opportunity 4: M&AS to Consolidate the Israel Defense UAV Market (continued)
Growth Opportunity 5: APAC and United States to Continue as Main Target Markets for Israel’s Defense UAV Industry
Growth Opportunity 5: APAC and United States to Continue as Main Target Markets for Israel’s Defense UAV Industry (continued)
NATO Military UAV Classification
List of Abbreviations
List of Abbreviations (continued)
List of Exhibits
Legal Disclaimer
List of Figures
- Military UAV Market: Market Sales, Israel, 2017–2020
- Military UAV Market: Growth Drivers, Israel, 2022–2025
- Military UAV Market: Growth Restraints, Israel, 2022–2025
- Military UAV Market: UAV Supplier—Elbit Systems, Israel, 2018–2021
- Military UAV Market: UAV IAI, Israel, 2018–2021
- Military UAV Market: UAV Supplier—Aeronautics Group, Israel, 2022–2025
- Military UAV Market: UAV Supplier—Blue Bird Aero Systems, Israel, 2019–2022
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