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Military drones (UAS/UAV): estimated U.S. and global R&D budget 2014-2023

Estimated global and U.S. research and development budget for unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) from 2014 to 2023 (Figures expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data displays a forecast for the global and U.S. research and development budget for unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones, from 2014 to 2023. In 2015, the U.S. R&D UAV budget will amount to about 1.6 billion USD.

2014 1161 725
2015 1585 770
2016 1471 805
2017 1722 850
2018 1992 910
2019 2162 1100
2020 2620 1300
2021 2470 1400
2022 2303 1475
2023 2416 1550