A Review of the Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Low-altitude Economy

Beichen Jiang

doi:10.47297/wspdecWSP2515-797303.20250907

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A Review of the Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Low-altitude Economy

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A Review of the Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Low-altitude Economy
A Review of the Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Low-altitude Economy
Nanjing Foreign Language School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 100182, China
Vol. 9, Issue 7, Pages: 13-18(2025)
Published：30 July 2025
DOI：10.47297/wspdecWSP2515-797303.20250907
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Jiang Beichen.A Review of the Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Low-altitude Economy[J].Development Economics of China,2025,09(07):13-18.
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Jiang Beichen.A Review of the Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Low-altitude Economy[J].Development Economics of China,2025,09(07):13-18. DOI： 10.47297/wspdecWSP2515-797303.20250907.

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The article mainly reviews current application status of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in multiple fields of the low-altitude economy

such as food delivery

logistics

transportation and disaster relief. It compares and analyzes the differences among various models in terms of their own indicators (such as size

load capacity

endurance and cost) and operational plans (such as routes

quantity and market demand). It comprehensively assesses the characteristics and demands of existing UAVs and finds that the current development of UAVs shows trends of verticalization of scenarios

specialization of models and ecologicalization of operations. However

their large scale application is still limited. Meanwhile

the article indicates the future development trends of UAVs in both the technical and commercial aspects in the low-altitude economy. It believes that the application of UAVs will move from technical verification to commercial implementation and will first achieve large-scale application in high-value-added scenarios under policy relaxation.Unmanned aerial vehicles

also known as unmanned aircraft

are aircraft that are controlled by remote control

autonomous or semi-autonomous programs

without the need for human pilots to be on board. UAVs can be classified into military and civilian types based on their application fields. In the military field

they can be used for target strikes

border patrols

electronic warfare

etc. In the civilian field

they can be widely applied in aerial photography

agricultural spraying

logistics delivery

disaster rescue and search

etc.

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