Induction of Make in India Campaign Coupled With Increasing Defense Spending to

Drive Indias Emerging Drone Market in the Coming Years 6Wresearch

India first introduced its long range line of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) / drones in early
1990s for surveillance and reconnaissance activities. Indias drone market growth is buoyed by
several factors such as increasing terrorist activities, border security, rising defense budget &
FDI, favorable government policies on import, and increased domestic manufacturing campaign
for defense aircrafts & military equipment. After China and Japan, India is emerging as one of
the key market for drones in Asia-Pacific region. India is amongst one the largest importers for
defense equipment worldwide. After the introduction of Make in India campaign by the
Government of India during 2014, India is forecast to embark the manufacturing of next
generation defense equipment in the coming years on account of growing FDIs in defense
sector and growing partnerships.
According to 6Wresearch, India UAV/Drone Market is anticipated to reach $421 million by
2021. Mini/micro drones are witnessing growth with its deployment in both military and law
enforcement applications. In India, mini drones have been categorized into three types i.e.
quadcopter, hexacopter and fixed-wing drones, where quadcopter accounts for majority of
volume shipment. Fixed-wing drones are medium range drones and are primarily being used for
military application. India and U.S. would jointly manufacture AeroVironments Raven Drone (a
medium range drone) ranging from 5mi and above from 2015 onwards in Bengaluru based
production facility. On the contrary, quadcopter & hexacopter drones are short range drones,
which have been used in applications pertaining to law enforcement and events. Before
Directorate General of Civil Aviations (DGCA) ban on the use of drones for civil application in
2014 it was largely deployed for applications related to events and photography.

Indias mini/micro drone segment to witness increase in adoption after the expected DGCA
regulation in 2014. The regulation would drive the adoption retail and hospitality applications
said Prijo Samuel, Senior Research Analyst at 6Wresearch.
In Indias drone market, Israel is the largest supplier for drone systems & equipment, primarily
for military application, followed by Taiwan, Japan, China, South Korea and U.S. India has
already attained Israels Heron UAV (Long Range Drones Medium Altitude & Long
Endurance). India also owns Israels Searcher I & II, Defence Research & Development
Organisations (DRDO) Rustom-1 & Rustom-H and DRDO Nishant.
India Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)/Drone Market (20152021) provides in-depth
analysis with 74 figures and 13 tables. 6Wresearch announces the release of most
anticipated India UAV/drone Market (2015-2021) report covering UAV/drone types, range
types, applications, market trends and upcoming projects. The report estimates and forecast
market by UAV/drone types such as MiniUAVs (Low Altitude-Low Endurance), Medium Range
UAVs (Low Altitude-Medium Endurance), Long Range UAVs (Medium Altitude-Long
Endurance), and Long Range UAVs (High Altitude-Long Endurance). The report also
segregates market into different range types for Mini-UAVs (under 3mi & 4mi-10mi) and Medium
Range UAVs (5mi-10mi & 11mi-20mi).