FAA registered drones a Yuletide update

FAA registered drones a Yuletide update

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3D Robotics returns to the number 2 spot in the USA. DJI continue to dominate with 44% market share  at the beginning of the Christmas season. Both companies are beginning to pull away from other manufacturers.

As noted earlier Microsoft joins the fray but otherwise there is very little happening.

To explain the chart below a little, 15% of the platforms out there are registered to owner builders and fall outside of the traditional manufacturers remit. They might have a 3DR or DJI controller in them but they are not counted as being made by them.

 

Gary Mortimer

Founder and Editor of sUAS News | Gary Mortimer has been a commercial balloon pilot for 25 years and also flies full-size helicopters. Prior to that, he made tea and coffee in air traffic control towers across the UK as a member of the Royal Air Force.