The rapid development of unmanned aerial vehicles worldwide
2024-05-22
According to the US Army Technology website, in recent years, with the continuous development of artificial intelligence and sensor technology, more and more unmanned combat vehicles have accelerated towards the battlefield, becoming an emerging force on the land battlefield. Unmanned tanks have played an important role in multiple local conflicts. Foreign media predict that the market sales of unmanned aerial vehicles will double in the next 10 years. The report on rising market demand cites an analysis report by Global Data consulting firm, stating that the market value of unmanned aerial vehicles worldwide will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.9% by 2034. In the next 10 years, the market value of unmanned aerial vehicles will increase from the current 668 million US dollars to 1.2 billion US dollars, with a total market value approaching 10 billion US dollars. From the perspective of task types, combat unmanned aerial vehicles will occupy the main market share of unmanned aerial vehicles, accounting for approximately 33.7%; Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles account for approximately 26.7% of the unmanned aerial vehicle market share; The rest are logistics and explosive disposal unmanned tanks. From the perspective of vehicle types, tracked unmanned aerial vehicles, as the main model, account for 40% of the unmanned aerial vehicle market share, followed by wheeled unmanned aerial vehicles. It is worth noting that the foot mounted unmanned tank (robot dog) has a market share of 15%. From a regional distribution perspective, North America will surpass the currently ranked first European region with a market share of 41.6%; The Asia Pacific region rose to second place with a market share of 32.1%; The market share in the European region is 22.1%. Foreign media analysis pointed out that the rapid development of unmanned aerial vehicles in recent years is mainly due to two factors. On the one hand, it is the inspiration of war practice. As early as 2015, Russia had already used the "Platform M" tracked unmanned aerial vehicle and the "Argo" wheeled unmanned aerial vehicle on the Syrian battlefield, and achieved significant results at minimal cost. Afterwards, many countries deployed unmanned tanks on the battlefield and achieved impressive results. The advantages of unmanned aerial vehicles, such as non-contact, non linear, asymmetric, and zero casualties, have attracted attention from all sectors. On the other hand, it is the development of emerging technologies. In the early stages of the development of unmanned aerial vehicles, their role on the battlefield was limited due to factors such as communication and networks. With the continuous development of automatic control and artificial intelligence technology, many countries have abandoned traditional remote control unmanned aerial vehicles and actively developed autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles. The Israeli M-RCV unmanned tank, in addition to having autonomous driving capabilities, also relies on a comprehensive situational awareness system to autonomously scan and identify surrounding threats, carry out firepower strikes, and can be connected to manned tanks for information and intelligence sharing. In recent years, with the rapid development of the unmanned aerial vehicle market, many countries have increased their research and investment to seize the development opportunities. Firstly, increase strategic and policy tilt. Multiple countries have coordinated and planned the development of unmanned aerial vehicles from a top-level design perspective. In February of this year, the United States Army released a report on the transformation of the Army Force structure, which proposed to promote the restructuring of the force structure from the aspects of weapons, equipment, and personnel configuration, and significantly expand the scale of unmanned combat forces. Russia has established a national military robot technology research and testing center and a national robot technology development center to formulate overall plans for the development of unmanned aerial vehicles and provide technical guidance. UAE Express
Edit:Luo yu Responsible editor:Zhou shu
Source:China national defense daily
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