Welcome to the Drone Industry Update, Your New Resource for the UAV/UAS Marketplace The creative, technical, business, and regulatory issues related to drone video production are explored in this twice-monthly newsletter from the editors of Digital Video, TV Technology and Government Video.
Drone Sales Grow to Nearly $200 Million The sale of drones grew 224% in the course of just one year—from April 2015 to April 2016—to $200 million according to the NPD Group.
"The drone category is continuing to take shape as new products and features such as 4K cameras, Bluetooth and built-in GPS, reveal an expanding range of use cases," says Ben Arnold, executive director, industry analyst for The NPD Group. "The continued interest around unmanned aerial systems and an expanding retail footprint point to a strong 2016 and 2017 as a result."