Market Insights

Drone Simulator Market is likely to witness an impressive CAGR of 16.2% during the forecast period. The increasing demand for drones for commercial and military applications, which is also amounting to the rise in claim for trained pilots, is driving the growth of the global drone simulator market.  

Segments' Analysis

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Drone Simulator Market Share: By Platform Type

Based on the platform type, the market is segmented as military and commercial. The military segment is estimated to remain dominant, led by the easy affordability of drone simulators for training of military pilots and operators, against live training employing real drones.

Drone Simulator Market Share: By Device Type

Based on the device type, the market is segmented as augmented reality and virtual reality. The augmented reality segment is projected to register a higher growth during the forecast period. The growth of this segment is driven by the increasing adoption of augmented reality drone simulators in military applications which recommends a better training experience to pilots by using the real-world environment.

Drone Simulator Market Share: By Region

In terms of regions, the North American region was estimated to be the largest market for drone simulator in 2018. Countries in this region, such as the US and Canada, are depicting an increase in the adoption of simulators in the drone industry. The European and the Asia-Pacific regions are also expected to witness a high growth owing to the rising employment of drone simulators for gaming applications, such as drone racing.

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Market Scope & segmentation

Drone simulator is a new technique that is being used in military as well as commercial platforms. They are operational through hardware and software components together.

Drone simulator works on both the fixed system and portable system. Currently, there are different drone types available such as fixed-wing drones, quadcopters, and helicopters.

This report studies the market covering a period of 12 years of trend and forecast. The report provides detailed insights into the market dynamics to enable informed business decision making and growth strategy formulation based on the opportunities present in the market.

The drone simulator market is segmented into the following categories. 

Drone Simulator Market Size, Share, & Forecast, by Platform Type:

• Military (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Commercial (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)

Drone Simulator Market Size, Share, & Forecast, by Component Type:

• Software (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Hardware (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)

Drone Simulator Market Size, Share, & Forecast, by System Type:

• Fixed System (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Portable System (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)

Drone Simulator Market Size, Share, & Forecast, by Device Type:

• Augmented Reality
  • (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
  • (Device Type Analysis: Head-Mounted Displays, Head-Up Displays, and Handheld Devices)
• Virtual Reality
  • (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
  • (Device Type Analysis: Head-Mounted Displays and Display Walls & Projector Walls)

Drone Simulator Market Size, Share, & Forecast, by Drone Type:

• Fixed-Wing Drones (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Quadcopters (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Helicopters (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)

Drone Simulator Market Size, Share, & Forecast, by Region:

• North America (Country Analysis: the USA, Canada, and Mexico) 
• Europe (Country Analysis: Germany, France, the UK, Russia, and Rest of Europe)
• Asia-Pacific (Country Analysis: China, Japan, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific)
• Rest of the World (Sub-Region Analysis: Latin America, the Middle East, and Others)

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Key Players

Some of the major players in the drone simulator market are-

• The AEgis Technologies Group, Inc.
• CAE Inc.
• General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
• Havelsan
• Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
• Leonardo S.p.A.
• Silkan
• Simlat UAS & ISR Training Solutions
• ST Engineering Electronics
• Zen Technologies Limited.

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