Natural disasters, field search and rescue… Drones become a sharp weapon! The civilian drone market is growing strongly Leave a comment

“In Shanghai, we will focus on the research and development of intelligent applications in drones.” Liu Fangguo, vice president of United Aircraft Group, said during the Yangtze River Delta International Emergency Disaster Reduction and Rescue Expo that in the future, we will cooperate with relevant agencies to build an intelligent airspace command and control system. Man-machine route planning, how to operate after lift-off, collision prevention, flight rules, etc., may all be involved.

United Aircraft is a specialized and special new “little giant” enterprise specializing in the research and development, production and service of drones and other equipment. It has achieved industrial layout in Beijing, Guangdong, Anhui, Shaanxi, Sichuan and other places. The launch and recovery support of Shenzhou 14.

Recently in Shanghai, the United Aircraft Group has deployed the Shanghai Intelligence Research Institute, and relevant R&D personnel are being recruited.

At the United Aircraft booth at the Yangtze River Delta International Emergency Disaster Reduction and Rescue Expo, “This drone is about 2 million yuan, and the price next to it is about 3 million yuan.” A staff member of the United Aircraft Group told reporters.

The staff member said that in different emergency rescue scenarios such as forest fires, urban fires, natural disasters, and field search and rescue, drones are becoming a full-link emergency “killer” including pre-danger monitoring, emergency rescue, and post-disaster rescue. .

Take fire as an example. In 2022, there will be over 2 million police incidents for the first time in the whole year. The summer and autumn seasons are the heaviest. There are relatively more police incidents in populous provinces due to insufficient rescue manpower. Fires in rural areas account for a large proportion, and fires in high-rise buildings have increased significantly. .

In view of the pain points of traditional rescue methods such as terrain restrictions, high risk factor, weak continuous rescue capability, insufficient flexibility, and limited visual range, the United Aircraft UAV system can reduce the casualty rate by spraying guns and throwing fire extinguishing bombs, and at the same time use air superiority to achieve Scheduling, monitoring and other functions to improve rescue efficiency. The UAV system can also carry monitoring equipment, airdrop medical supplies, living supplies, etc., and provide emergency rescue for the wild, waters, mountainous areas, hazardous chemical parks and other environments.

At the Yangtze River Delta International Emergency Disaster Reduction and Rescue Expo, United Aircraft Group brought a variety of UAV models, including FDG50F, etc., and released the emergency rescue UAV system solution on the spot.

Among them, the FDG50F high-altitude high-speed UAV can carry more than 120 kilograms of disaster relief equipment and supplies, with a maximum ceiling of 6,500 meters, which can adapt to the needs of different dangerous situations.

“After the development of the past ten years, one of our strategic priorities this year is to bring drones to the civilian market.” Liu Fangguo, vice president of United Aircraft Group, said that regardless of technological development and policy environment, the civilian use of drones The market is facing a booming stage.

In March of this year, United Aircraft Group completed the D round of financing, with a total financing amount of about 2 billion yuan. The financing investors include the sub-funds of the National Manufacturing Fund, Chengdu Heavy Production Qingyue Fund, Quantum Fund of Anhui Province, Cornerstone Capital, Xingtou Holdings and other well-known investment institutions.

One of the purposes of the D round of financing is to develop the next generation of tilt-rotor drones. This drone has the characteristics of vertical take-off and landing of helicopters and hovering in the air, high-speed cruise of turboprop aircraft, and long range. It can be applied to long distances. Logistics transportation and manned flight have the advantages of safety, intelligence and economy. It is planned to complete the test flight in 2025.

Indeed, data from various agencies show that civilian drones are showing a trend of rapid growth.

According to the research report “Overview and Forecast of the Global Civilian UAV Market from 2021 to 2022” released by the Teal Group of the United States, civilian UAVs will become the most dynamic field in the global aerospace industry in the next 10 years. The drone market will be worth $121 billion. ABI Research predicts “strong growth in the drone market over the next 10 years, with the drone market expected to be worth $92 billion by 2030”.

According to an article published by Sullivan in 2022, the market size of China’s civilian drone industry will grow by 31.2% from 2016 to 2021, and it is predicted that it will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 36.5% in the next five years to 364.35 billion yuan in 2026 .

Liu Fangguo, vice president of United Aircraft Group, believes that with the launch of national air traffic control and airspace reform, the continuous expansion of low-altitude airspace reform pilots, the improvement of basic technology and resource supply, and the advancement of new infrastructure and digitalization, my country’s unmanned Machine applications will achieve rapid growth.

The “14th Five-Year” Civil Aviation Development Plan proposes to vigorously guide the innovation and development of drones, strengthen the safety management of drone operations, and proposes that the operating hours of drones during the 14th Five-Year Plan period will reach 2.5 million in 2025 Hour.

At the same time, the “14th Five-Year” General Aviation Development Special Plan also proposed to vigorously develop the widespread application of drones. By 2025, drone companies, drone flight hours, and drone pilot licenses Both of them have increased significantly, requiring adherence to inclusiveness and prudence, leading innovation, expanding the application field of drones, guiding the establishment of a market-oriented and socialized service guarantee system, and vigorously developing a new low-altitude new economy driven by new intelligent unmanned aircraft. Specifically, it includes deepening agricultural services, Expand industrial applications, support logistics and distribution, and promote cross-border integration and other fields.

“Currently millions of civilian drones may only cost hundreds of thousands of yuan in the future.” Liu Fangguo believes that with the reduction of costs and the improvement of safety and ease of use, the threshold for users to purchase and use drones will increase. significantly reduce.