Drone Market Overview
Drone Applications – Why Now?
- The proliferation of low-power, high-bandwidth communication technologies has been a major catalyst for rapid growth in drone product development, supporting a wide range of applications across industrial, commercial, defense, agricultural, and consumer markets.
Drone Market Growth
- Overall market projections show growth at >10% CAGR.
- Global drone market size expected to grow from $73B (2024) to $164B (2030) *
- The drone mitigation market, also known as the counter-UAS or anti-drone market, is expanding rapidly at a CAGR of more than 20%.
- Drone mitigation market size $2.45B (2024) expected to grow to $10.6B (2030) *
*Source: Grand View Research
Drone Module – RF front-end
Mini-Circuits offers a wide portfolio of RF components for use between a drone antenna and its back-end transceiver.
Featured Products
| PA: | GNA-252-5W+ |
| Balun: | NCS2-771+, NCS2-282+ |
| LNA: | TSS-23ULN+ |
| RF Switch: | HSWA2-30DR+ |
Also Available
| LTCC Filters: | Low-Pass, High-Pass, Band-Pass & more |
| Balun Filters: | BBFCG Series（BPF+Balun） MTX2-133+（Wideband MMIC Balun） TCM1/2 Series（Balun） |
| Attenuators: | XAT Series（1x1mm ultra-small size, high power） |
Counter-Drone Solutions
Mini-Circuits connectorized PA amplifiers have been used in both handheld and fixed counter-drone solutions. Customers have also turned to Mini-Circuits splitters/combiners, filters, VCOs, attenuators, and other RF components as building blocks for a wide range of counter-UAS system designs.
Featured Products
| PA: | ZVE-2W-272X+, ZVE-3W-83X+, GNA-63-5W+, GP2S1A+ |
| Splitters: | ZACS242-100WX+, SCW-2-722+ |
| Filters: | LFCG-1000+, LFCN-2500+, HFCN-1910+, HFCG-4400+ |
Also Available
Drone Detection Solutions
For drone detection and tracking, Mini-Circuits surface-mount devices have been designed into receiver-side circuits for both fixed and mobile applications.
Featured Products
| Amplifiers: | PMA3-83LN+, TSY-83LN+, GALI-3+, GALI-51F+, PSA-8A+ |
| Splitters: | ZN2PD-63-S+, SCN-2-35+, WP4L+ |
| LTCC Filters: | LFCG-900+, LFCG-2600+, HFCG-1600+, BFCN-1860+, BFCG-5600+ |
| Lumped LC: | RLP-900+, RHP-250+, RHPF-500+, SCLF-700+ |
Also Available
| Switches: | ZFSWA2R-63DR+ |
| Baluns: | TC1-1-13M+, TC4-1TG2+, ADT1-1WT+, ADT8-4800+ |
Parts Adopted for Drone Applications
Customer Adoption Examples
- With a portfolio of more than 30,000 RF and microwave components, Mini-Circuits provides building blocks for a wide range of system applications. The table below shows a selection of products that have been adopted by our customers for drone applications.
- This list is provided as a reference for customer adoption records. For new designs, we recommend using this list together with our Yoni Search Tool to find the optimal part for your requirements.
| Type | Model | Customer Application |
|---|---|---|
| Balun | TTC2-63W+ | Jammer & Detector |
| HPF | HFCG-1760+ | Drone Module |
| Splitter | GP2S1A+ | Detection Radar |
| Amplifier | GALI-3+ | Detection Radar |
| LPF | LFCN-80+ | Jammer & Drone Module |
| HPF | HFCG-1760+ | Drone Module |
| Amplifier | PMA3-83MP+ | Detection Radar |
| Splitter | EP2K+ | Detection Radar |
| Amplifier | GVA-93+ | Jammer |
| HPF | HFCG-4400+ | Jammer |
| HPF | HFCN-1910+ | Jammer |
| HPF | HFCW-7000+ | Detection Radar |
| LPF | LFCG-1000+ | Jammer |
| HPF | RHP-395+ | Detection Radar |
| Splitter | SCW-2-722+ | Jammer |
| Balun | TCM2-63WX+ | Drone Module |
| Attenuator | YAT-2A+ | Detection Radar |
| BPF | BPGE-542R+ | Drone & Jammer |
High-Power Amplifiers – New!
- 30W (Psat min : +43dBm)
- Wideband: 2~8GHz
- High Gain: 53dB typical
- DC Vdd : 28V
- 10W (Psat min: +40dBm)
- Wideband: 2~18GHz
- High Gain: 48dB typical
- DC Vdd : 24V
Drone Field Testing
Featured Products
| PWR-18PWHS-RC | For Ultra fast (ns) Pulse Testing and Field Wi-Fi Sniffing |
| SSG-9G-RC | Dynamic Pulse modulation |
