UAVsUAV flight training and simulation market to reach $451.9 million in 2012

The proliferation of UAVs, and their utility on the modern battlefield, will see demand for the services they offer continue to rise into the next decade. This demand will be accompanied by a requirement for more skilled UAV pilots and sensor operators, and as UAV operator training becomes more formalized, governments will be looking to invest heavily in the creation of suitable UAV operator simulation and training systems. As a consequence, a Visiongain study has determined that the value of the global UAV flight training and simulation market in 2012 will reach $451.9 million.

The study notes that the very nature of UAV command and control has meant that a significant proportion of UAV operator training is able to be conducted in simulators, which has led to the development of advanced simulation hardware and software for UAV operator training. The demand for UAV simulation products and services has been further increased by the lack of available airspace for training, and the urgent requirements of operations often producing a lack of available platforms to train on. This has produced a growing demand for UAV operator simulation and training products and services, a demand that is forecast to increase over the coming decade, as investment in unmanned vehicles continues.

The report contains 102 tables, charts, and graphs that add visual analysis in order to explain developing trends within the UAV flight training and simulation market. The report provides forecasts for the period 2012-22 in terms of value (US$) for the global UAV flight training and simulation market. In addition, fifteen national UAV flight training and simulation markets are analyzed for the period 2012-22 as well as rest of the world figures and projections. The report also provides profiles of twenty leading companies operating within the market.

— Read more in The UAV Flight Training & Simulation Market 2012-2022