U.S. commercial drones will triple by 2023

In 2018, in the U.S., registrations for the use of commercial drones exploded. The Federal Aviation Administration’s FAA revised its predictions so far and announced that the number of registered drones would triple by 2023.

According to a report released by the FAA, the number of drone pilots registered in 2018 exceeded 175,000. The FAA is also quite surprised. He also described how popular drones were so far too lightly estimates. However, the FAA predicts that this rate of growth will gradually decline over time.

Not only last year, commercial drone pilots registered 175,000 drones with the FAA. According to the FAA’s annual aerospace forecast, this is a 170% increase in the number of commercial drones available in the United States. This rapid increase in drones, which has now expanded the commercial drone market to 277,000 units, greatly exceeded the growth rate predicted by the FAA at the beginning of the year by 44%.

The FAA predicted that by 2022, commercial drones will reach 452,000 units by 2022 last year, but if it is now, it is expected to reach this scale early next year. Based on the latest data, it is predicted that the commercial drone market will expand to 835,000 units by 2023, and three times over the next five years.

An important factor behind this explosive increase is consumer drones under $10,000. In other words, thanks to the relatively inexpensive aircraft, it has become much easier to commercially apply drones to professional activities, such as research, pilot training, video shooting and building surveys.

For recreational or hobby drones, the estimate is 1.25 million, far exceeding the number of commercial drones. However, according to FAA estimates, the number of units reached by 2023 is 1.4 million.

The FAA also predicted that drones will be more commercially available in the future, saying that it will become more efficient and safer in terms of operations, extend battery life and continue to develop new business models as integration with other sectors continues. The report says it is impossible to predict with certainty how much demand for such activities, such as drone delivery services, will come out.

Numerous companies are trying to profit from the drone market. According to Amazon, various attempts are also made, such as flying warehouses, courier machines, and drones that self-destruct before falling to the floor to reduce the risk to humans. However, there are still no movements expected to be implemented on a large scale in the market. What the FAA report indicates is that whether or not these brilliant ideas will succeed, the market expansion using more realistic drones will continue. Related information can be found here .