How are Growing Terrorist and Illegal Activities Driving Asia-Pacific Anti-Drone Market?

According to a report by P&S Intelligence, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) anti-drone market is predicted to generate $2,105.0 million by 2025, and is projected to advance at a 47.8% CAGR during the forecast period (2018–2025). The market is being driven by the rising number of illegal and terrorist activities, surging incidence of security contravention by unauthorized drones, close encounters with commercial aircraft, and drone detection cases. On the basis of platform type, the market is divided into ground-based, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based, and hand-held. 

Out of these, the ground-based division accounted for the major share of the APAC anti-drone market in 2017. The UAV-based division is predicted to progress at the fastest pace during the forecast period, which can be owing to the rising shift in the preference of end users from traditional to innovative means of countering and detecting security threats posed by UAVs. In terms of technology, the market is categorized into traditional kinetic, electronic, and laser, among which the counter-drones making use of electronic technology are predicted to hold the largest share of the market during the forecast period. 

This is because of the significant budget for the defense industry in APAC countries. Within, the region, China is projected to dominate the APAC anti-drone market during the forecast period. In 2017, the country accounted for 35%, which is owing to the fact that the government of the country has invested considerably in technology and armed forces for strengthening defense capabilities. When it comes to defense budget, China is on the 2nd rank in the world, and 7 of the world’s major defense companies are located in China.  

A major factor leading to the rising requirement for anti-drone technology is the surging incidence of security contravention by drones that are unsanctioned and growing number of illegal and terrorist activities. For example, in 2015, in Japan, a man objecting the country’s nuclear policy let a drone, which was carrying radioactive sand, fall onto the Prime Minister’s office in Tokyo. Such kinds of threats are creating the need for advanced technologies to prevent them from causing any harm. 

Hence, the growing number of illegal activities and rising adoption of counter-drones in developing countries are driving the market.