Unmanned Target Systems - Market and Technology Forecast to 2032

The unmanned Target Systems market consists of ground, aerial and naval-based platforms that can be operated autonomously as well as remotely. The platforms are equipped with various payloads and avionics that enable the system to replicate real-world ground, air, and naval-based threats. They are used to imitate aircraft, missiles, UAVs, speed boats, submarines, attack convoy of ground-based vehicles, among others, to train, test and validate various weapon systems.

The market players include large as well as mid to small sized companies with expertise in manufacturing and unmanned technology.

The unmanned target systems market is a niche but growing market. Rising defence spending on defence weapon systems and the increased need for mission readiness of those systems has directly led to the demand of unmanned training systems as they are used to train, test, and validate the weapon systems. Hence, driving the demand for unmanned target systems.

Additionally, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), cloud computing, additive manufacturing, Internet of Things (IoT), and many other such Industry 4.0 technologies will drive the spending in the market as they make the platforms and systems more efficient and provide additional cost savings in the long run.

The study “Unmanned Target Systems - Market and Technology Forecast to 2032” examines, analyses, and predicts the evolution of unmanned target systems technologies, markets, and outlays (expenditures) over the next 8 years - 2025-2032 in the aerospace industry. It also examines markets geographically, focusing on the top 95% of global markets, in the North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America.

Throughout the report, we show how unmanned target systems are used today to add real value, as well as how will they can evolve in the near and distant future. To provide the most thorough and realistic forecast, this report provides a twin-scenario analysis.

Covered in this study

Overview: Snapshot of the unmanned target systems market during 2024-2032, including highlights of the demand drivers, trends, and challenges. It also provides a snapshot of the spending with respect to regions as well as segments and sheds light on the emergence of new technologies.
Market Dynamics: Insights into the technological developments in the market and a detailed analysis of the changing preferences of governments around the world. It also analyses changing industry structure trends and the challenges faced by the industry participants.
Segment Analysis: Insights into the various operation mode and platform type markets from a segmental perspective and a detailed analysis of factors influencing the market for each segment.
Regional Review: Insights into defence spending, procurement patterns and development of the technology for top countries within a region.
Regional Analysis: Insights into the segmental market from a regional perspective and a detailed analysis of factors influencing the market for each region.
Impact Analysis: Analysis on how certain events will impact the unmanned target systems market. This will give you an indication on which factors are important for the forecast.
Key Program Analysis: Details of the top programs in each segment expected to be executed during the forecast period.
Competitive landscape Analysis: Analysis of competitive landscape of this industry. It provides an overview of key companies, together with insights such as key alliances, strategic initiatives, and a brief financial analysis.

Segmentation

The publisher has segmented the Unmanned Target Systems by Region, Operation Mode, and Platform Type:

Region

North America
Europe
Asia Pacific
Middle East & Africa
Latin America

Operation Mode

Autonomous
Remote

Platform Type

Ground
Aerial
Naval Surface
Naval Underwater

Reasons to buy

Determine prospective investment areas based on a detailed trend analysis of the global unmanned target systems industry over the next eight years.
Gain in-depth understanding about the underlying factors driving demand for different application segments in the top spending countries across the world and identify the opportunities offered by each of them.
Strengthen your understanding of the market in terms of demand drivers, industry trends, and the latest technological developments, among others.
Identify the major channels that are driving the global unmanned target systems business, providing a clear picture about future opportunities that can be tapped, resulting in revenue expansion.
Channelise resources by focusing on the ongoing programmes that are being undertaken by the ministries of different countries within the market.
Make business decisions based on thorough analysis of the total competitive landscape of the sector with detailed profiles of the top platform providers around the world which include information about their products, alliances, recent contract wins and financial analysis wherever available.

1 Introduction

1.1 Scope
1.2 Definitions
1.3 Methodology
1.4 Who will benefit from this study?

2 Executive Summary

2.1 Trends and Insights
2.2 Main Findings
2.3 Key Conclusions

3 Technologies and Developments

3.1 Technology overview
3.1.1 Industry 4.0
3.2 Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL)
3.3 Avionics
3.4 Edge and Cloud Computing
3.5 Additive Manufacturing (AM)
3.6 Internet of Things (IoT)

4 Market Overview

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Market Structure
4.3 Unmanned Target Systems market volume distribution over forecast period by Region
4.4 Unmanned Target Systems Programmes
4.5 Competitive landscape

5 Market Analysis and Forecast Factors

5.1 Market Segmentation
5.2 Drivers
5.3 Trends
5.4 Opportunities
5.5 Challenges

6 Country Analysis

6.1 Australia
6.2 China
6.3 European Countries
6.4 India
6.5 Japan
6.6 US

7 Global and Regional Market Forecast to 2032

7.1 Introduction
7.2 Unmanned Target Systems market by Region overview
7.3 Unmanned Target Systems market Regions by Operation Mode
7.3.1 North America Unmanned Target Systems market by Operation Mode
7.3.2 Europe Unmanned Target Systems market by Operation Mode
7.3.3 Asia Pacific Unmanned Target Systems market by Operation Mode
7.3.4 Middle East & Africa Unmanned Target Systems market by Operation Mode
7.3.5 Latin America Unmanned Target Systems market by Operation Mode
7.4 Unmanned Target Systems market Regions by Platform Type
7.4.1 North America Unmanned Target Systems market by Platform Type
7.4.2 Europe Unmanned Target Systems market by Platform Type
7.4.3 Asia Pacific Unmanned Target Systems market by Platform Type
7.4.4 Middle East & Africa Unmanned Target Systems Analytics market by Platform Type
7.4.5 Latin America Unmanned Target Systems market by Platform Type
7.5 Opportunity Analysis

8 Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode

8.1 Introduction
8.2 Unmanned Target Systems market by Operation Mode overview
8.3 Unmanned Target Systems Operation Mode market by Region
8.3.1 Autonomous Unmanned Target Systems market by Region
8.3.2 Remote Unmanned Target Systems market by Region
8.4 Unmanned Target Systems Operation Mode market by Platform Type
8.4.1 Autonomous Unmanned Target Systems market by Platform Type
8.4.2 Remote Unmanned Target Systems market by Platform Type
8.5 Opportunity Analysis

9 Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type

9.1 Introduction
9.2 Unmanned Target Systems market by Platform Type overview
9.3 Unmanned Target Systems Platform Type market by Region
9.3.1 Ground Unmanned Target Systems market by Region
9.3.2 Aerial Unmanned Target Systems market by Region
9.3.3 Naval Surface Unmanned Target Systems market by Region
9.3.4 Naval Underwater Unmanned Target Systems market by Region
9.4 Unmanned Target Systems Platform Type market by Operation Mode
9.4.1 Ground Unmanned Target Systems market by Operation Mode
9.4.2 Aerial Unmanned Target Systems market by Operation Mode
9.4.3 Naval Surface Unmanned Target Systems market by Operation Mode
9.4.4 Naval Underwater Unmanned Target Systems market by Operation Mode
9.5 Opportunity Analysis

10 Impact Analysis

10.1 Introduction
10.2 Forecast Factors and Market Impact
10.3 Scenario 1
10.3.1 Unmanned Target Systems market by Region
10.3.2 Unmanned Target Systems market by Operation Mode
10.3.3 Unmanned Target Systems market by Platform Type
10.4 Scenario 2
10.4.1 Unmanned Target Systems market by Region
10.4.2 Unmanned Target Systems market by Operation Mode
10.4.3 Unmanned Target Systems market by Platform Type
10.5 Scenario 1 vs Scenario 2
10.5.1 Global Unmanned Target Systems market Overview
10.5.2 Unmanned Target Systems market by Region
10.5.3 Unmanned Target Systems market by Operation Mode
10.5.4 Unmanned Target Systems market by Platform Type

11 Leading Companies

11.1 Introduction
11.2 Airbus SE
11.2.1 Introduction
11.2.2 Unmanned Target Systems - Products and Services
11.2.3 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.2.4 SWOT Analysis
11.3 The Boeing Company
11.3.1 Introduction
11.3.2 Unmanned Target Systems - Products and Services
11.3.3 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.3.4 SWOT Analysis
11.4 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
11.4.1 Introduction
11.4.2 Unmanned Target Systems - Products and Services
11.4.3 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.4.4 SWOT Analysis
11.5 L3 Harris Technologies, Inc.
11.5.1 Introduction
11.5.2 Unmanned Target Systems - Products and Services
11.5.3 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.5.4 SWOT Analysis
11.6 Leonardo S.p.A.
11.6.1 Introduction
11.6.2 Unmanned Target Systems - Products and Services
11.6.3 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.6.4 SWOT Analysis
11.7 Northrop Grumman Corporation
11.7.1 Introduction
11.7.2 Unmanned Target Systems - Products and Services
11.7.3 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.7.4 SWOT Analysis
11.8 QinetiQ
11.8.1 Introduction
11.8.2 Unmanned Target Systems - Products and Services
11.8.3 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.8.4 SWOT Analysis
11.9 SAAB AB
11.9.1 Introduction
11.9.2 Unmanned Target Systems - Products and Services
11.9.3 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.9.4 SWOT Analysis
11.10 Anadrone Systems Pvt. Ltd.
11.10.1 Introduction
11.10.2 Unmanned Target Systems - Products and Services
11.10.3 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.11 Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)
11.11.1 Introduction
11.11.2 Unmanned Target Systems - Products and Services
11.11.3 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.12 Griffon Aerospace
11.12.1 Introduction
11.12.2 Unmanned Target Systems - Products and Services
11.12.3 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.13 SCR, Sistemas de Control Remoto
11.13.1 Introduction
11.13.2 Unmanned Target Systems - Products and Services
11.13.3 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.14 Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc.
11.14.1 Introduction
11.14.2 Unmanned Target Systems - Products and Services
11.14.3 Recent Developments and Contracts
11.15 Other Leading Companies
11.15.1 AeroTargets International, LLC
11.15.2 Aether Aeronautics
11.15.3 Air Target Sweden AB
11.15.4 Denel Dynamics
11.15.5 Kadet Defence Systems (P) Limited

12 Results and Conclusions13 About the Publisher

Appendix

Appendix A: Companies Mentioned
Appendix B: Abbreviations

List of Figures

Figure 1: Market volumes over the forecast period per region
Figure 2: Unmanned Target Systems market size, 2024-2032 (US$ million) by region
Figure 3: Unmanned Target Systems market CAGR, 2024-2032 by region
Figure 4: The four industrial revolutions
Figure 5: Industry 4.0
Figure 6: Machine Learning (ML) vs Deep Learning (DL)
Figure 7: Cloud Computing Modules
Figure 8: Portable Additive Manufacturing factory for the Army
Figure 9: PTERA unmanned platform built using additive manufacturing technology
Figure 10: US DoD Additive Manufacturing policy
Figure 11: Market Dynamics
Figure 12: Supply Chain
Figure 13: Market volumes over the forecast period per region
Figure 14: Market Segmentation and Sub Segmentation Unmanned Target Systems Market
Figure 15: AUV62-AT being deployed for a training and testing exercise
Figure 16: BQM-177A
Figure 17: C-TARGET 9
Figure 18: Snyper
Figure 19: Vindicator
Figure 20: QF-16
Figure 21: North American Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Figure 22: North American Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [%]
Figure 23: European Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Figure 24: European Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [%]
Figure 25: Asia Pacific Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Figure 26: Asia Pacific Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [%]
Figure 27: Middle Eastern & African Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Figure 28: Middle Eastern & African Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [%]
Figure 29: Latin American Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Figure 30: Latin American Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [%]
Figure 31: North American Market Forecast to 2032 by Platofrm Type [US$ million]
Figure 32: North American Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [%]
Figure 33: European Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Figure 34: European Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [%]
Figure 35: Asia Pacific Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Figure 36: Asia Pacific Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [%]
Figure 37: Middle Eastern & African Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Figure 38: Middle Eastern & African Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [%]
Figure 39: Latin American Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Figure 40: Latin American Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [%]
Figure 41: Unmanned Target Systems market size, 2024-2032 (US$ million) by region
Figure 42: Unmanned Target Systems market CAGR, 2024-2032 by region
Figure 43: Autonomously Operated Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Figure 44: Autonomously Operated Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [%]
Figure 45: Remotely Operated Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Figure 46: Remotely Operated Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [%]
Figure 47: Autonomously Operated Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Figure 48: Autonomously Operated Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [%]
Figure 49: Remotely Operated Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Figure 50: Remotely Operated Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [%]
Figure 51: Unmanned Target Systems market size, 2024-2032 (US$ million) by operation mode
Figure 52: Ground Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Figure 53: Ground Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [%]
Figure 54: Aerial Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Figure 55: Aerial Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [%]
Figure 56: Naval Surface Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Figure 57: Naval Surface Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [%]
Figure 58: Naval Underwater Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Figure 59: Naval Underwater Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [%]
Figure 60: Ground Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Figure 61: Ground Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [%]
Figure 62: Aerial Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Figure 63: Aerial Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [%]
Figure 64: Naval Surface Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Figure 65: Naval Surface Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [%]
Figure 66: Naval Underwater Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Figure 67: Naval Underwater Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [%]
Figure 68: Unmanned Target Systems market size, 2024-2032 (US$ million) by platform type
Figure 69: Unmanned Target Systems market CAGR, 2024-2032 by platform type
Figure 70: Scenario 1 Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Figure 71: Scenario 1 Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [%]
Figure 72: Scenario 1 Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Figure 73: Scenario 1 Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [%]
Figure 74: Scenario 1 Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Figure 75: Scenario 1 Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [%]
Figure 76: Scenario 2 Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Figure 77: Scenario 2 Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [%]
Figure 78: Scenario 2 Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Figure 79: Scenario 2 Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [%]
Figure 80: Scenario 2 Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Figure 81: Scenario 2 Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [%]
Figure 82: Scenario 1 VS Scenario 2, Global Market Forecast to 2032 [US$ million]
Figure 83: Scenario 1 VS Scenario 2, North American Market Forecast to 2032 [US$ million]
Figure 84: Scenario 1 VS Scenario 2, European Market Forecast to 2032 [US$ million]
Figure 85: Scenario 1 VS Scenario 2, Asia Pacific Market Forecast to 2032 [US$ million]
Figure 86: Scenario 1 VS Scenario 2, Middle Eastern & African Market Forecast to 2032 [US$ million]
Figure 87: Scenario 1 VS Scenario 2, Latin American Market Forecast to 2032 [US$ million]
Figure 88: Scenario 1 VS Scenario 2, Autonomously Operated Market Forecast to 2032 [US$ million]
Figure 89: Scenario 1 VS Scenario 2, Remotely Operated Market Forecast to 2032 [US$ million]
Figure 90: Scenario 1 VS Scenario 2, Ground Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 [US$ million]
Figure 91: Scenario 1 VS Scenario 2, Aerial Market Forecast to 2032 [US$ million]
Figure 92: Scenario 1 VS Scenario 2, Naval Surface Market Forecast to 2032 [US$ million]
Figure 93: Scenario 1 VS Scenario 2, Naval Underwater Market Forecast to 2032 [US$ million]

List of Tables

Table 1: US Unmanned Target System Programmes
Table 2: Unmanned Target Systems Market Summary by Region [US$ million]
Table 3: Unmanned Target System Programmes
Table 4: Market Contracts
Table 5: Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast by Region [US$ million]
Table 6: North American Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Table 7: European Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Table 8: Asia Pacific Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Table 9: Middle Eastern & African Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Table 10: Latin American Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Table 11: North American Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Table 12: European Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Table 13: Asia Pacific Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Table 14: Middle Eastern & African Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Table 15: Latin American Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Table 16: Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Table 17: Autonomously Operated Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Table 18: Remotely Operated Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Table 19: Autonomously Operated Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Table 20: Remotely Operated Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Table 21: Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast by Platform Type [US$ million]
Table 22: Ground Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Table 23: Aerial Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Table 24: Naval Surface Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Table 25: Naval Underwater Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Table 26: Ground Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Table 27: Aerial Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Table 28: Naval Surface Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Table 29: Naval Underwater Unmanned Target Systems Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Table 30: Scenario 1 Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Table 31: Scenario 1 Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Table 32: Scenario 1 Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Table 33: Scenario 2 Market Forecast to 2032 by Region [US$ million]
Table 34: Scenario 2 Market Forecast to 2032 by Operation Mode [US$ million]
Table 35: Scenario 2 Market Forecast to 2032 by Platform Type [US$ million]
Table 36: Airbus SE Company SWOT Analysis
Table 37: The Boeing Company, Company SWOT Analysis
Table 38: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Company SWOT Analysis
Table 39: L3 Harris Technologies, Inc. Company SWOT Analysis
Table 40: Leonardo S.p.A. Company SWOT Analysis
Table 41: Northrop Grumman Corporation Company SWOT Analysis
Table 42: QinetiQ Company SWOT Analysis
Table 43: Saab AB Company SWOT Analysis

Companies Mentioned

AeroTargets International, LLC
Aether Aeronautics
Air Affairs Australia
Air Target Sweden AB
Airbus SE
Anadrone Systems Pvt. Ltd.
BAE Systems
BigBear.ai
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA)
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)
Denel Dynamics
Digital Concepts Engineering Ltd (DCE)
Dowty Propellers
European Defence Agency (EDA)
ExOne
Griffon Aerospace
Hyde Aero Products
Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA)
Kadet Defence Systems (P) Limited
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Kuka Robotics
L3 Harris Technologies, Inc.
Leonardo S.p.A.
Metlase
Northrop Grumman Corporation
QinetiQ
Saab AB
Safran Landing Systems
SCR, Sistemas de Control Remoto
Spincraft
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
The Boeing Company
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
tpgroup
Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc.

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Segmentation

Region

Operation Mode

Platform Type

Reasons to buy

Table of Contents

Companies Mentioned

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