The North America unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market reached USD 12.68 Billion in 2025. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.70% between 2026 and 2035, reaching USD 32.00 Billion by 2035.
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As per the Department of Defense (DOD), USD 2.02 trillion in budgetary resources is available in 2024 to the DOD.
As per the World Bank, the military expenditure of Canada in 2022 was over USD 26.9 billion.
The value of manufacturers’ shipments in defence search and navigation equipment in March 2024 was over USD 3.4 billion.
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The North America Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market growth is led by rising defence budgets in the domestic region coupled with many end uses of UAVs.
UAVs in the military and in defence agencies play a huge role, their uses span intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, target acquisition, strike missions, and more. They are also commonly used for monitoring the borders, conflict zone surveillance, and offensive actions. They are fitted with up-to-date technologies like high-resolution cameras and sensors. Moreover, the rising defence budget is a major factor driving demand, with concerns regarding geopolitical tensions.
UAVs have massive use cases in several industries and owing to rising budgets in the military and defence to counter rising international threats and attacks, the industry is likely to show growth. As of October 2023, Amazon announced the use of ‘Prime Air’ drones in 3 US locations to facilitate logistics.
Civil and commercial end uses consist of use in agriculture to monitor crops or detect pests, infrastructure inspection for bridges or power lines, topographic mapping and surveying, aerial cinematography in media and entertainment, public safety in search and rescue missions, delivery and logistics in transportation of goods through airways, and environmental monitoring, including wildlife tracking.
North America Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market Report and Forecast 2026-2035 offers a detailed analysis of the market based on the following segments:
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Characterised by their small size, small and medium UAVs - also referred to as drones, lead growth in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market in the domestic region. They have a wide range of applications ranging from aerial photography and surveillance to agriculture and infrastructure inspection among other civil, commercial and military uses.
Major market players are expanding their outreach through investments in rising technological advancements through AI Integration, integration of advanced sensors and data analytics tools.
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The market was valued at USD 12.68 Billion in 2025.
The market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 9.70% between 2026 and 2035.
The revenue generated from the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market is expected to reach USD 32.00 Billion in 2035.
Based on class, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market is split into small and medium UAV and large UAV.
The key players are Northrop Grumman Corp., BAE Systems Plc, Lockheed Martin Corp., RTX Corp., Boeing Co., AeroVironment, Inc., Elbit Systems Ltd., Airbus SE, Thales S.A., and Safran S.A., among others.
Based on systems, the market is split into platform, payload, datalink, ground control station and UAV launch and recovery system.
Based on function, the market is split into Inspection and monitoring, remote sensing, product delivery, search and rescue, surveying and mapping, border management, photography and film production and others.
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| Base Year | 2025 |
| Historical Period | 2019-2025 |
| Forecast Period | 2026-2035 |
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