The article examines the institutional, infrastructural, and innovative aspects of the development of the low-altitude economy, driven by the extensive integration of unmanned aerial vehicles in agriculture, construction, logistics, energy, tourism, and environmental protection. Systematic analysis of recent publications and statistical data demonstrates that UAV implementation accelerates digitalization, optimizes logistics, enhances efficiency, and enables new service models in urban and regional contexts. Key growth drivers, institutional challenges, and development prospects of the sector are identified, along with scenarios for clustering and regulatory support. The result of the study is a structured assessment of the sector's transformation and identification of further research directions.
Podoplelova et al. (Wed,) studied this question.