1. Drone Market Analysis
August 2015

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Outline
Market Size
Growth Sectors
Industry Dynamics
Market Dynamics
Why Invest?
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Market Size
Civilian
Defence
Defence CAGR 5%
Civilian Market Size
2015  $500m
2022  $3bn
Civilian CAGR 19%
Source: Business Insider
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Drone Growth Sectors
Film Production
Agriculture
Real Estate
Mining
Utilities
News Media
Construction
Energy
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5. Drone Industry Dynamics
is still very young
Major Investments have started
Large industrial conglomerates
Chip companies
Defence contractors
Technology barriers present a huge business opportunity
Many early drone manufacturers are emerging outside of the US market
Swiss
Swedish
Chinese
Korean
Canadian
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Drone Market Dynamics
Civilian Market
is evolving rapidly
has its own dynamics
Military drone manufacturers do NOT
have a natural advantage in civilian market
Package Delivery will take longer to evolve
E-commerce will not be an early focus of the drone industry
Proposed US regulation
Is expected to END the BAN on commercial drone flights
would allow low-altitude flights of small drones within view of a ground-based pilot
The rules are unlikely to be finalized before early 2017
heavily restricted commercial UAV flights will become routine sometime in 2015 
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Why Invest in Drones?
Companies
High growth sector with significant upside potential
Companies investing now will reap the benefits in medium term
Investing in creating a department creates
controllable , organic growth
Value for future
University Research
Drone Industry is high growth, research projects on drones
Will impact Research Ranking positively
Contribute significantly to University World Ranking
Drone research is essential to enable specialist applications
Research will help local industry
University Teaching
There is a call for Drone Engineers, Pilots, Technicians
Specialist drone courses will thrive
Train next generation of drone experts, technicians, pilots
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8. Proprietary & Confidential 2015-2016
Why Invest in Drones?
Companies
High growth sector with significant upside potential
Companies investing now will reap the benefits in medium term
Investing in creating a department creates
controllable , organic growth
Value for future
University Research
Drone Industry is high growth, research projects on drones
Will impact Research Ranking positively
Contribute significantly to University World Ranking
Drone research is essential to enable specialist applications
Research will help local industry
University Teaching
There is a call for Drone Engineers, Pilots, Technicians
Specialist drone courses will thrive
Train next generation of drone experts, technicians, pilots
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