Global Market for Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs)

Report Code: IAS193A

Publish Date: Dec 2022

Publisher: BCC Publishing

Category: Instrumentation and Sensors

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Report Highlights

The global UGVs market should reach $4.5 billion by 2022 and $6.7 billion by 2027, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.4% during the forecast period of 2022-2027.

Report Includes

  • 127 data tables and 93 additional tables
  • An updated overview of the global market for unmanned ground vehicle (UGV)
  • Analyses of the global and regional market trends, with historic market revenue for 2021, estimates for 2022, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2027
  • Highlights of the upcoming market potential for unmanned ground vehicle, industry growth drivers, and areas of focus to forecast this market into various segments and sub-segments
  • Estimation of the actual market size and revenue forecast for the UGV market, and corresponding market share analysis based on component, locomotion, guidance, energy source, vehicle size, end-use application, and geographic region
  • Information on the key market dynamics (DROs), industry shifts and regulations, and other demographic and regional factors that will influence the market demand over the coming years (2022-2027)
  • Analysis of the company competitive landscape based on recent developments and segmental revenues
  • Patent review and new developments, R&D activities, recent industry structure, and current state of the market for unmanned ground vehicle
  • Company profiles of major players within the industry, including BAE Systems plc, General Dynamics Corp., L3Harris Technologies Inc., Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp. and Thales Group

Report Scope

In this report, the market has been segmented based on locomotion type, guidance, size, energy source, applications and region. The report provides an overview of the global UGV market and analyzes market trends. Using 2021 as the base year, the report provides estimated market data for the forecast period, 2022-2027. Revenue forecasts for this period are segmented based on locomotion type, guidance, size, energy source, applications and region. Market values have been estimated based on the total revenue of UGV providers.

The report covers the market for UGVs with regard to the user base, across different regions. It also highlights major trends and challenges that affect the market and the vendor landscape.

The scope of the study includes UGVs for the military, agriculture, construction and mining, and civilian applications. However, other commercial and logistic automated guided vehicles (AGVs) have been excluded from the study.

Report Synopsis

Report Metrics Details
Base year considered 2021
Forecast period considered 2022-2027
Base year market size $4.1 billion
Market size forecast $6.8 billion
Growth rate CAGR of 8.4% for the forecast period of 2022-2027
Units considered $ Millions
Segments covered Type of Locomotion, Guidance, Size, Energy source, Application, Region
Regions covered North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America and Rest of the World (RoW)
Countries covered U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, U.K., France, Rest of Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Rest of Asia-Pacific, South America, Rest of the World (Middle East and Africa)
Key Market Drivers
  • Rising Demand from Homeland Security
  • Increasing Demand from Smart Farms
  • Reduction in Operational Risk
  • Increasing Defense Budget
Companies studied
ARMTRAC LTD.ASELSAN A.S.
AUTONOMOUS SOLUTIONS INC.BAE SYSTEMS
CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.DOK-ING LTD.
ECA GROUPGENERAL DYNAMICS CORP.
GESAR INC.KNDS GROUP
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC.LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.
MILREM ASNORTHROP GRUMMAN
OSHKOSH CORP.QINETIQ GROUP PLC
RECONROBOTICSRHEINMETALL AG
TELEDYNE FLIR LLC.THALES
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Title/Chapter NamePagesMember Price
Full Report: Global Market for Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs)249Free
Chapter- 1: Introduction11Free
Chapter- 2: Summary and Highlights2Free
Chapter- 3: Market Overview17Free
Chapter- 4: Market Dynamics 4Free
Chapter- 5: Market Breakdown by Type of Locomotion13Free
Chapter- 6: Market Breakdown by Guidance10Free
Chapter- 7: Market Breakdown by Size13Free
Chapter- 8: Market Breakdown by Energy Source9Free
Chapter- 9: Market Breakdown by Application14Free
Chapter- 10: Market Breakdown by Region58Free
Chapter- 11: Patent Analysis 10Free
Chapter- 12: Competitive Landscape11Free
Chapter- 13: Company Profiles74Free
Chapter- 14: Appendix: List of Acronyms3Free

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Report Includes

    Total Number of Tables in this Report: 220

  • Summary Table: Global Market for UGVs, by Region, Through 2027
  • Table 1: Regulations, Standards and Schemes
  • Table 2: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis: Overview
  • Table 3: Top 10 Highest Military Spending Countries in 2020
  • Table 4: Global Market for UGVs, by Type of Locomotion, Through 2027
  • Table 5: Global Market for Wheeled UGVs, by Region, Through 2027
  • Table 6: Global Market for Wheeled UGVs, by Application, Through 2027
  • Table 7: Global Market for Tracked UGVs, by Region, Through 2027
  • Table 8: Global Market for Tracked UGVs, by Application, Through 2027
  • Table 9: Global Market for Legged UGVs, by Region, Through 2027
  • Table 10: Global Market for Legged UGVs, by Application, Through 2027
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