Firefighting Drones Market Report 2026

The firefighting drones market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $1.46 billion in 2025 to $1.59 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of disaster management programs, increased frequency of wildfires, rising adoption of aerial monitoring tools, growth in emergency response modernization, availability of advanced UAV platforms.

The firefighting drones market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.22 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing investments in smart emergency services, rising demand for autonomous firefighting solutions, expansion of urban fire monitoring systems, growing use of AI-powered image analysis, increasing government funding for drone-based safety tools. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing use of thermal imaging drones, rising adoption of UAV-based fire surveillance, growing integration of real-time data transmission, expansion of payload delivery capabilities, enhanced focus on rapid emergency response.

The increasing frequency of fire-related incidents is expected to drive the expansion of the firefighting drones market in the coming years. Fire-related incidents typically refer to events or situations caused directly by fire or closely associated with it. The rise in such incidents is influenced by factors including climate change, inadequate forest management, invasive species, infrastructure challenges, and arson. Firefighting drones support fire-related incidents by offering real-time aerial surveillance, providing timely information to firefighters, deploying fire retardants, and accessing hard-to-reach areas, thereby improving overall firefighting effectiveness and safety. For example, in December 2024, the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, a UK-based government agency, reported that Fire and Rescue Services in England responded to 600,185 incidents (up 1.2% from 593,285 the previous year), with 254 fire-related fatalities in 233 fatal fires, compared with 271 fatalities in 251 fatal fires the year before. Consequently, the rising number of fire-related incidents is fueling the growth of the firefighting drones market.

Key players in the firefighting drone market are actively pursuing innovation, with a focus on high-payload firefighting models to enhance capabilities in challenging scenarios. These high-payload models contribute to firefighting efforts by providing aerial surveillance, delivering water or fire retardants, and accessing difficult-to-reach areas, thereby improving overall effectiveness and safety. In November 2023, eVTOL, a US-based electric aircraft manufacturing company, unveiled a high-payload firefighting program, introducing a fully functional prototype capable of lifting a 400-kilogram payload over a distance of up to 200 kilometers, with speeds exceeding 200 km/h. The model features four high-performance fire-extinguishing canisters, each weighing 100 kg, capable of extinguishing fires individually covering up to 200 square meters. This breakthrough in high-payload firefighting technology significantly expands capabilities for combating fires.

In July 2023, Delta Drone, a France-based drone manufacturing company, made a strategic move by acquiring Tonner Drones for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition marks Delta Drone's entry into the military drone market, covering the development and sale of drones along with associated software and services. Tonner Drones, also based in France, specializes in firefighting and surveillance drones, aligning with Delta Drone's expansion plans beyond its existing business model. The acquisition positions Delta Drone to offer a broader range of drone solutions in response to evolving market demands.

Major companies operating in the firefighting drones market are Seneca, Skydio Inc., Vision Aerial, Fly4Future, Hongfei Aviation Technology Co., Ltd., Drone Amplified, SZ DJI Technology Co. Ltd., Rosenbauer, AeroVironment Inc., Parrot SA, Quantum Systems, Guangzhou Walkera Technology Co. Ltd., Yuneec International Company Limited, Lockheed Martin Corporation, L3Harris Technologies Inc., Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, Vimal Fire Controls Pvt. Ltd., Cavok UAS, Gryphon Dynamics, SpiderUAV.

North America was the largest region in the firefighting drones market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the firefighting drones market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the firefighting drones market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The firefighting drones consist of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as aerial surveillance, incident monitoring, payload delivery, and post-fire assessment. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The firefighting drones market also includes sales of autonomous firefighting drones, communication and coordination drones, and electric motor drones. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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