Press Release: Global Commercial Drone Fleet to Surpass 5.6 Million by 2050 says Valour Consultancy

June 12 2026, 15:00 British Summer Time (BST)  London. Valour Consultancy’s latest research forecasts that the global commercial fleet of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, will exceed 5.6 million aircraft by 2050. Its new report, “The Future of Commercial Drones – 2026”, covers delivery, inspection and surveillance, and agricultural applications, and complements the firm’s recently published “The Future of Advanced Air Mobility” study.  The agricultural market is already mature, particularly in China where DJI alone…

Inmatsat UAV Pop Up

Summary of Inmarsat’s Pop-Up UAV Lab

Authors: Joshua Flood and David Whelan On Thursday 30th of May 2019, we attended an Inmarsat Pop-Up UAV Lab at the firm’s Old Street headquarters. Rupert Pearce, CEO of Inmarsat, provided an introduction to the changing dynamics and use cases for aerial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and noted down several significant developments of the technology.…