Unmanned aerial vehicle, referred to as "unmanned aerial vehicle", and the English abbreviation "UAV", is an unmanned aircraft controlled by radio remote control equipment and its own program control device, or is completely controlled by an on-board computer. or operate autonomously intermittently.

A drone is an integral part of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes a drone, a ground-based controller, and a communication system between the two.

The flight of a drone can operate with varying degrees of autonomy: remotely controlled by an operator or autonomously by an onboard computer.

Development Trends

The domestic UAV market has developed for nearly 30 years, gradually expanding from the initial military field to the consumer field. The domestic consumer drone market is booming, and ordinary people’s recognition and demand for drones are gradually increasing.

In the past two years, the number of drone companies, the number of financings, the number of pilots and product uses have increased significantly, and even exponential growth has occurred, and the regulatory system has also been further improved. The civil drone industry will continue to maintain a rapid development trend in the next five years, and the sales market size of China's civil drone products will reach 26.5 billion yuan in 2020 (data source: Yuchen.com).

The US military will promote the research mission of drone swarms. According to the British "Daily Mail" report on April 4, the US military approved four companies to develop a drone plan that works in a group collaboration manner. It replaces humans in carrying out dangerous missions and hopes to greatly reduce the cost of using multi-functional fighters. Drones will become a key direction of Changzhou's "intelligent manufacturing".