Global Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market, By Mobility (Wheeled, Tracked, Hybrid, and Legged), Size (Small, Medium, Large, Very Large, and Extremely Large), Application (Commercial, Military, Law Enforcement, Federal Law Enforcement, and Civil), Mode of Operation (Autonomous, Teleoperated, and Tethered), System (Payloads, Navigation System, Controller System, Power System, and Others) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2031.
Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market Analysis and Size
In the unmanned ground vehicle market, robotic vehicles navigate land surfaces autonomously or via remote control, equipped with sensors and navigation systems. A recent launch supporting autonomous delivery capabilities is poised to revolutionize logistics, strengthening supply chain efficiency and safety while catalyzing the integration of unmanned technologies into routine operations.
Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the global unmanned ground vehicle market, which was USD 5,774.99 million in 2023, is expected to reach USD 16,358.41 million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 13.9% during the forecast period of 2024 to 2031. In addition to the insights on market scenarios such as market value, growth rate, segmentation, geographical coverage, and major players, the market reports curated by the Data Bridge Market Research also include in-depth expert analysis, geographically represented company-wise production and capacity, network layouts of distributors and partners, detailed and updated price trend analysis and deficit analysis of supply chain and demand.
Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market Scope and Segmentation
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Report Metric
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Details
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Forecast Period
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2024 to 2031
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Base Year
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2023
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Historic Years
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2022 (Customizable to 2016-2021)
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Quantitative Units
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Revenue in USD Million, Volumes in Units, Pricing in USD
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Segments Covered
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Mobility (Wheeled, Tracked, Hybrid, and Legged), Size (Small, Medium, Large, Very Large, and Extremely Large), Application (Commercial, Military, Law Enforcement, Federal Law Enforcement, and Civil), Mode of Operation (Autonomous, Teleoperated, and Tethered), System (Payloads, Navigation System, Controller System, Power System, and Others)
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Countries Covered
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U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America
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Market Players Covered
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BAE Systems (U.K.), Northrop Grumman Corporation (U.S.), Lockheed Martin Corporation (U.S.), Rheinmetall AG (Germany), ICOR Technology (Canada, Autonomous Solutions Inc. (U.S.), ECA GROUP (France), Oshkosh Defense, LLC (U.S.), ASELSAN A.Ş. (Turkey), L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (U.S.), Roboteam (Israel), DOK-ING d.o.o. (Croatia), SuperDroid Robots (U.K.), Clearpath Robotics Inc. (U.S.), KNDS N.V. (Netherland), General Dynamics Corporation (U.S.), QinetiQ (Netherland), Leonardo S.p.A (Italy)
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Market Opportunities
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Market Definition
Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) are robotic vehicles that operate without human intervention on land surfaces. They are equipped with sensors, cameras, and navigation systems to navigate autonomously or remotely controlled by operators. UGVs serve various purposes, including reconnaissance, surveillance, transportation, and exploration in both civilian and military domains.
Global Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market Dynamics
Drivers
- Increasing Military Applications for Battlefield Efficacy
The military increasingly relies on unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for reconnaissance, surveillance, and combat support, driven by the imperative to reduce human casualties and improve battlefield efficacy. UGVs offer remote-operated or autonomous capabilities, enhancing situational awareness and mission success while mitigating risks to personnel in challenging and hostile environments.
- Automation in Commercial and Industrial Sector for Operational Efficiency
The surging demand for automation across industries such as agriculture, construction, and logistics fuels the uptake of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). Offering avenues to boost operational efficiency, cut labor expenses, and enhance safety, UGVs play a pivotal role in revolutionizing commercial and industrial automation, meeting the evolving needs of modern businesses for streamlined operations and productivity gains.
Opportunities
- Search and Rescue Operations from Disaster Creates Demand
UGVs play a vital role in search and rescue missions, especially in disaster-stricken or collapsed environments. Their capability to manoeuvre through intricate terrain and gather essential data enhances the efficiency and safety of rescue operations. By accessing hard-to-reach areas and providing real-time information, UGVs contribute significantly to saving lives and minimizing risks for rescue personnel.
- Reducing Carbon Emissions and Environmental Impact
UGVs play a pivotal role in reducing carbon emissions and environmental impact relative to manned vehicles, in accordance with sustainability objectives and regulations. Their use promotes cleaner transportation solutions, minimizing pollution and ecological damage while addressing the imperative for more eco-friendly modes of mobility across various sectors and applications.
Restraints/Challenges
- High Investment and Maintenance Cost for Smaller Businesses
The high initial investment and ongoing maintenance expenses associated with advanced unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) create a significant barrier to market entry, particularly for smaller businesses and emerging markets. The substantial upfront investment and ongoing maintenance expenses deter potential stakeholders, limiting their ability to adopt and benefit from UGV technology, stalling overall market expansion.
- Regulatory Hurdles Harm Investment
The presence of intricate regulations and legal frameworks surrounding autonomous vehicles presents a significant challenge for market expansion and deployment. These complexities create uncertainty for manufacturers and users, hindering investment, innovation, and the pace of adoption, thereby delaying the widespread integration of unmanned ground vehicles into various industries and applications.
This global unmanned ground vehicle market, report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on global unmanned ground vehicle market, contact data bridge market research for an analyst brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.
Impact and Current Market Scenario of Raw Material Shortage and Shipping Delays
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Expected Impact of Economic Slowdown on the Pricing and Availability of Products
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Recent Developments
- In April 2023, Russia deployed four Marker unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in Ukraine, equipped with modular systems to mount various weapons. Developed by Androidnaya Tekhnika, the Marker UGV aids in reconnaissance and enemy target destruction, enhancing Russia's war efforts
- In March 2023, The U.K. tested three heavy uncrewed ground vehicles (H-UGV), including the ROBUST UGV by Elbit Systems. Featuring a 30mm autonomous turret and Iron Fist Active Protection System, it demonstrated speed, terrain navigation, and communication capabilities
- In May 2022, BAE Systems displayed the M113 armored fighting vehicle Robotic Technology Demonstrator (RTD), designed to meet US Army RCV-M criteria. This lower hull-based platform aims to advance autonomous combat vehicle technology
- In January 2020, ECA GROUP launched an outdoor/indoor autonomous AGV for Industry 4.0, streamlining logistics and production while reducing costs. Enhancing the brand image of unmanned ground vehicles, this innovation attracts more customers to the market, driving its growth
Global Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market Scope
The global unmanned ground vehicle market, is segmented on the basis of application, size, system, mobility and mode of operation. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.
Mobility
- Wheeled
- Tracked
- Hybrid
- Legged
Size
- Small
- (10 - 200 Lbs)
- Medium
- (200 - 500 Lbs)
- Large
- (500 – 1,000 Lbs)
- Very Large
- (1,000 – 2,000 Lbs)
- Extremely Large
- (>2,000 Lbs)
Application
- Commercial
- Agriculture
- Manufacturing
- Mining
- Supply Chain
- Others
- Military
- Explosive Ordinance Disposal
- Equipment Carrying
- Forward Reconnaissance
- Mobile Weapon Platform
- Combat
- Surveillance and Reconnaissance
- Others
- Law Enforcement
- Urban Search and Rescue
- Fire Fighting
- Nuclear Response
- Crowd Control
- Others
- Federal Law Enforcement
- Civil
Mode of Operation
- Autonomous
- Teleoperated
- Tethered
System
- Payloads
- Navigation System
- Controller System
- Power System
- Others
Global Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market Regional Analysis/Insights
The global unmanned ground vehicle market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by application, size, system, mobility and mode of operation as referenced above.
The countries covered in the global unmanned ground vehicle market report are U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America
North America is expected to dominate the unmanned ground vehicle market, driven by the U.S.'s leading role as a creator, operator, and exporter of military unmanned systems worldwide. Factors such as increased utilization in CBRN-affected areas, defense needs, and growing acceptance across industries contribute to the region's rapid growth.
The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impacts the current and future trends of the market. Data points such as down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.
Competitive Landscape and Global Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market Share Analysis
The global unmanned ground vehicle market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to global unmanned ground vehicle market.
Some of the major players operating in the global unmanned ground vehicle market are:
- BAE Systems (U.K.)
- Northrop Grumman Corporation (U.S.)
- Lockheed Martin Corporation (U.S.)
- Rheinmetall AG (Germany)
- ICOR Technology (Canada)
- Autonomous Solutions Inc. (U.S.)
- ECA GROUP (France)
- Oshkosh Defense, LLC (U.S.)
- ASELSAN A.Ş. (Turkey)
- L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (U.S.)
- Roboteam (Israel)
- DOK-ING d.o.o. (Croatia)
- SuperDroid Robots (U.K.)
- Clearpath Robotics Inc. (U.S.)
- KNDS N.V. (Netherlands)
- General Dynamics Corporation (U.S.)
- QinetiQ (Netherlands)
- Leonardo S.p.A (Italy)
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