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Drones are growing into a $100 billion industry.

Drones will soon be a $100 billion industry.  Military drones have been used for years and delivery drones will be here soon.

This was the reply of artificial intelligence when asked: “How big is the drone industry?”

The drone industry is a rapidly growing market, with the global drone market size expected to reach $43.35 billion by 2025, up from $13.96 billion in 2020. The industry has seen significant growth in recent years due to the increasing use of drones in a variety of applications, such as agriculture, delivery, inspection, and surveying.

The drone market is highly diverse, with a wide range of drone types and applications, including consumer drones, commercial drones, and military drones. The consumer drone market, which includes drones used for recreational and personal purposes, is the largest segment of the drone industry, accounting for a significant portion of the overall market. The commercial drone market, which includes drones used for business purposes, is also growing rapidly, with applications such as delivery, inspection, and mapping expected to drive significant growth in the coming years.

The drone industry is also facing a number of challenges and opportunities, including regulatory challenges, technological limitations, and competition from other emerging technologies. Despite these challenges, the industry is expected to continue to grow in the coming years, with increasing demand for drones in a variety of applications driving market growth.

Quotes about Drones

  • “There are drones flying over the air randomly that are recording everything that’s happening on what we consider our private property. That type of technology has to stimulate us to think about what is it that we cherish in privacy, and how far we want to protect it and from whom.” ~Sonia Sotomayor
  • “Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize in positive ways to help society.” ~Bill Gates
  • “We’re opening the doors to people launching missiles and dropping bombs by taking the human out of the decision chain for deciding how we should respond to these threats. And this is something we’re seeing more and more happening in the traditional means as our methods of warfare become increasingly automated and roboticized such as through drone warfare.” ~Edward Snowden
  • “We will never get to the flying car era. We will get to the era where we get flying drones that haul people, though.” ~Thomas Frey
  • “I think the greatest threat to the privacy of Americans is the drone, and the use of the drone and the very few regulations that are on it today, and the booming industry of commercial drones.” ~Dianne Feinstein
  • “Drones are just another weapon, and they turn out to be a very effective weapon that puts no American troops at risk, and I don’t see why we shouldn’t use them against identified enemy targets.” ~Colin Powell
  • “You need to put drones under control; you need to lay out certain rules of engagement in order to prevent or minimize collateral casualties. It is extremely important.” ~Vladimir Putin

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