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Marine Resources Development and Military Requirements Drive the Development of Global AUV Industry

Since the 21st century, the study of ocean has reached a new stage. With the shrinking of land resources, global warming and the diversification of marine military forces, countries all over the world turn their eyes to the sea, and the research of underwater equipment increases accordingly.  Among them, the research progress of underwater vehicle is particularly outstanding. 

Underwater vehicle is a kind of equipment that sails under the water, including manned underwater vehicle and unmanned underwater vehicle, which can complete underwater exploration, detection and even military offensive defense tasks. In the modern society where ocean development is increasingly important, underwater vehicle has been paid more and more attention by various countries. It plays an important role in both civilian and military use.

From the perspective of different application fields, AUVs are mainly applied in defense, scientific research and commercial fields. Among them, AUV is most widely used in the commercial field. In 2020, 77.19% of AUVs were used for commercial development, 16.57% for scientific research and only 6.23% for defense. 

Global Offshore Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Industry Market Status and Prospect Forecast 

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According to our research, the total market value of the global offshore AUV industry was $529.8 million in 2015 and increased annually from 2015 to 2020. By 2020, the total market value of the global offshore AUV industry was $1.1334 billion. Based on this data, we carry out a series of functional calculations and deduce the data of the next five years with a scientific model. Finally, we can predict that by 2025, the total market value of the global offshore AVU industry will reach $2.4172 billion.  During the forecast period, market demand will continue to improve, and the industry will develop very rapidly. 

North America is the industry\'s largest market by revenue. In 2015, North America ranked first in the industry with 39.12% market share, while Europe ranked second with 33.77% market share. In 2020, the market share of North America and Europe was 37.66% and 32.35%, respectively, with market share of both regions decreasing compared to 2015 data. 

In terms of the market share of industry leaders, the global offshore AUV industry has a moderate degree of market concentration. The top three companies were ECA Group, International Submarine Engineering Limited, and General Dynamics Corporation, which came from France, Canada, and the US，respectively. In 2020, their market value was $131.8 million, $111.2 million and $109.4 million, with market share of 11.63%, 9.89% and 9.65%, respectively. 

Marine Resources Development and Military Requirements Drive the Development of Global AUV Industry, while High Technical Requirements Become the Industry Development Barrier 

In the 21st century, mankind is faced with such challenges as population expansion, depletion of land resources, slow growth of social production and deterioration of the ecological environment. In order to maintain their own survival, reproduction and development, human beings need to make full use of ocean resources. Covering 71 percent of the earth surface area, the ocean is a rich and untapped treasure trove of resources.  AUV plays an important role in marine environment monitoring, marine resources exploration and Marine scientific research. Scientists can use sensors on the AUV to map the sea floor, record environmental information, identify navigation hazards, explore geological structures and more, so the development of Marine resources creates demand for the AUV industry. In addition, the status of unmanned weapon system in war is very important, it is the current development trend, its potential combat effectiveness is becoming more and more obvious. As an important component of unmanned weapon systems, AUV can perform tasks such as environmental detection, target identification, intelligence gathering and data communication in underwater space ranging from hundreds of meters to several kilometers, effectively enhancing military forces. At present, the main research and application of various countries include mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence collection, surveillance and reconnaissance, target detection, environmental data collection, etc.