India’s construction sector, vital to the economy with an 8% GDP contribution, lags in drone adoption, with only 30% of firms utilizing drones compared to 60% in developed markets, constrained by fragmented supply chains, high costs, and limited technological readiness. This study employs ordinal logistic regression on a survey of 62 construction professionals, purposively sampled from March to May 2024, to identify strategic factors influencing drone adoption. A pilot-tested survey instrument (