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Table of Contents
1.METHODOLOGY
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level
2.GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK
Unrestrained Growth in UAS Market
US Enjoys Undisputed Dominance in World UAV Market
International Terrorism – A Crucial Mission for DoD
UAV Ground Operator Equipment – An Overview
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – New Programs Perk Up
Defense Procurement Programs
Absence of Regulatory Body: Major Bottleneck in Commercial UAV Missions
Increasing Safety-Awareness Boosts Flight Simulation Market
Joint Design Manufacturing Gaining Ground
Commercialization of High-Resolution Imagery: Still in its Infancy
High-Speed Data Link Communications Systems to Spell Doom for Radars
LiDAR Technology Gaining Wide Acceptance Globally
3.LEADING PLAYERS
Global Unmanned Aerial Systems Market: Top Companies, Their UAV Offerings, and First Flight
Global Unmanned Aerial Systems Market: Top Companies and Their Public UAV Offerings
Global Unmanned Aerial Systems Market: Top Companies and Their Foreign and/or Private UAV Offerings
Global Unmanned Aerial Systems Market: Type of Small UAV Offerings by Company and Their Key Customers
Global Unmanned Aerial Systems Market: Type of Micro UAV Offerings by Compan and Their Key Customers
4.PRODUCT FACTS
5.CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
The Boeing Company Takes Over Insitu
Rockwell Acquires Athena Technologies
BAE Systems Acquires MTC Technologies
V-TOL Aerospace Acquires First BAT UAV System
Honeywell Receives FAA Experimental Airworthiness Certification for its gMAV UAS
AeroVironment’s BATMAV Receives Milestone C Approval for Full Rate Production
AeroVironment Receives UAS Contract from Netherlands Ministry of Defense
Cobham and General Atomics Enters into Agreement to Offer UAS Support to UK MoD
General Atomics Signs Agreement with SENER on Predator® UAS series
AeroVironment Receives New Contract from US Special Operations Command
Northrop Grumman Enters into New UAV Contract with US Army
DRS Technologies and Finmeccanica Sign Merger Agreement
AAI Enters into Agreement with ADS to Market Orbiter Mini- UAV
Elbit Systems Bags Supply Contract for Hermes 450 UAV Systems
QinetiQ Records First Unmanned Flight for Monitoring Agricultural Crop in the UK
AAI Receives UAV System Contract from US Army
EADS D&S to Enter into UAV Supply Agreement
Elbit Receives New UAV Supply Contract
General Atomics and US Air Force Sign Contract
Raytheon Wins UAV Contract from US Air Force
Aeronautics Receives Aerostar TUAV Systems Supply Contract from CIS Member
Boeing Forges Partnership with QinetiQ
Boeing, Insitu, ImSAR Demonstrate SAR Data’s Instant Processing
IAI Delivers Heron UAV System to Canadian Air Force
Northrop Grumman Wins Air Force Contract
US Air Force Selects Aurora for SBIR Phase II MAV Guidance System
Aurora Receives New Contract to Develop UAV
Northrop Grumman Secures US Army Order for 10 STARLite Radars
iRobot Receives Six US Army SBIR Grants
Honeywell Enters into Agreement with Thales
Honeywell Bags Order for 90 T-Hawk™ Systems
Elbit Systems Bags Australian Army Order for Additional Skylark® I UAV Systems
BAE Systems Begins Assembly of Taranis UCAV
AeroVironment Secures US Army Contract for RQ-11B Raven Systems
AeroVironment Secures USSOCOM Contract for Puma AE UAS
AeroVironment Receives DARPA Funding for SP2S UAS
AAI Secures US Army Contract for More Shadow TUAS
AAI Secures TADSS Contract from US Army
Textron’s AAI Announces Success of One System® Ground Control Station
BAE Systems Develops New UAV Technology
IAI’s Division Unveils Latest Bird Eye 600 Mini UAV System
BAE Systems Develops New Launch Device for Small UAVs
Textron Acquires UIC
L3 Communications Acquires Geneva Aerospace
Northrop Grumman Receives New Contract from US Air Force
Boeing Australia Signs Contract with Australian Army
Canadian Government and Defense Companies Establishes AUVSI-Canada
BAE Systems Completes Trials for HERTI UAV System
AeroVironment Delivers BATMAV Micro UAS to US Air Force
BAE Systems Starts Work on New Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle
Boeing Australia Receives New Contract
Northrop Grumman Receives Contract from US Air Force
Raytheon Receives FAA Airworthiness Certification for its Cobra UAS
Aurora Flight Sciences Receives New Contract
Alenia Aeronautica Reveals Data from its New Sky-Y First Flight Demonstration
Korean Military Selects Elbit Systems’ Skylark® II TUAV
Elbit Systems Receives UAV Contract from Israeli Defense Forces
Insitu Selects RTI for UAV Products
Boeing and Insitu Receive NATO UAV Interoperability Standard Compliance
Aeronautics Secures Mini UAV Contract from Polish Army
Aeronautics Secures UAV and ISR Aerostat Contract from IDF
Honeywell Announces Deployment of MAVs in Iraq
BAE Systems Secures Design Approval for UAV Systems
AeroVironment Secures US Marine Corps Contract for Micro UAS
AeroVironment Signs Contract with USSOCOM
AeroVironment Wins CLS Order from US Army
Danish Army Places an Order with AeroVironment
IAI Supplies "Shoval" UAV System to IAF
UK MoD Selects Thales for Tactical UAV Systems
Saab, Dassault, Alenia Sign Letter of Intent
AAI Receives Shadow 200 TUAS Contract from US Army
Elta Receives Contract for GMTI / SAR
Malat to Supply BirdEye 400 and I-View 50 UAVs
V-TOL Receives UAV01
Selex Introduces Three Mini-UAVs
Israeli Air Force Launches New Long-Range UAV
IAI to Develop Three New Futuristic Aircraft
IAI to Introduce Solar-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
IAI Develops a New Massive UAV
Thales Unveils Design of “Watchkeeper” UAV41Malat of Israel Aerospace Industries Unveils Advanced Heron TP UAV
BAE Systems Introduces HERTI UAS in the Far East
6.MAJOR PLAYERS
AAI Corporation (US)42Aerosonde Pty Ltd. (Australia)
Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd. (Israel)
AeroVironment, Inc. (US)
Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A. (Italy)
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (US)
BAE Systems Plc (UK)
Bell Helicopters Textron, Inc. (US)
CybAero AB (Sweden)
Cyber Defense Systems Inc. (US)
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV (The Netherlands)
Elbit Systems Ltd. (Israel)
Silver Arrow LP (Israel)
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (US)
Honeywell Aerospace (US)
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Israel)
Northrop Grumman Corporation (US)
QinetiQ Group Plc (UK)
Raytheon Company (US)
Sagem Défense Sécurité (France)
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (US)
Thales SA (France)
The Boeing Company (US)
V-TOL Aerospace Pty Limited (Australia)
7.GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS
8.THE UNITED STATES
Overview
Search, Detection, and Navigation Instruments to Witness Rapid Growth
UAS Funding Face Uncertain Outlook
UAVs Gaining Prominence in the US Military
Military ISR UAS Market
An Insight into the Commercial UAS Market in the US
Opportunities and Challenges for Unmanned Aerial Systems
Outlook
Key Statistics
Federal Non-DoD
US Air Force
US Army
US Navy
Competition
UAS Market in the US: Major UAS Platforms by Company/Producer
US Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Various Models by Military and Non-Military UAVs
US Unmanned Aerial Systems Market: Major UAV Programs by Company and End-User
9.EUROPE
An Overview of Military UAV Market in Europe
A Glance at UAV Programs in Europe
France
Germany
Various Models of UAVs in Germany
The United Kingdom
Giant Leap for UAV Market in the UK
Various Models of UAVs in the United Kingdom
UAV Market in Other Select European Regions
Russia
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market in Russia – An Overview
Russia Plans Mass Manufacture of UAVs
Belgium
UAV Systems Market in Belgium – An Insight
European Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Various Models of UAVs by Select Country/Region
Manufacturers of Unmanned Aerial Systems in Europe by Country/Region
10.ASIA-PACIFIC
Overview
China
Chinese UAV Market to Witness Significant Growth…
China Joins the Aerospace Bandwagon
A Glance at the UAV Programs in China
Various Models of UAVs in China
India
UAVs to Play Key Role in Modernizing Military Capabilities
India Ready for Foreign Collaborations in Aerospace
UAV Programs in India – An Insight
Various Models of UAVs in India
Singapore
Growing Importance of UAVs in Singapore‘s Armed Forces
Singapore UAV Programs – A Brief
A Peek into UAV Programs in Other Asia-Pacific Regions
Australia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Various Models of UAVs in Pakistan
South Korea
11.THE MIDDLE EAST
Overview
United Arab Emirates
A Peek into UAV Programs in the Middle East
Iran
Israel
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market in Israel: Various Models of UAVs by Company
Middle East Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Various Models of UAVs by Select Country/Region
Out-of-Country Military UAV Deployments in Afghanistan for the Period 2001to Till Date
Out-of-Country Military UAV Deployments in Iraq for the Period 2003 to Till Date
12.REST OF WORLD
An Overview of Canadian UAV Market
Table 1: Percentage Breakdown of Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market by Category – 2009 & 2012 (in Terms of Volume Production)s
Table 2: Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Systems Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Expenditure in US$ Million)
Table 3: Percentage Breakdown of Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Systems Market by Region for the Years 2009 &
Table 4: Global R&D Spending on UAVs by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Expenditure in US$ Million)
Table 5: Percentage Breakdown of Global R&D Spending on UAVs by Region for the Years 2009 &
Table 6: Global Procurement Spending on UAVs by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Expenditure in US$ Million)
Table 7: Percentage Breakdown of Global Procurement Spending on UAVs by Region for the Years 2009 &
Table 8: Percentage Breakdown of the US Unmanned Systems Market by Category –
Table 9: Percentage Breakdown of DoD spending on Unmanned Aerial Systems by Category in the US – 2009 &
Table 10: Percentage Breakdown of Federal Non-DoD Spending on Unmanned Aerial Systems by End-Use Segment in the US – 2009 &
Table 11: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Air Force on UAS by Category – 2009 &
Table 12: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Air Force on RQ-4 Global Hawk System by Category– 2009 &
Table 13: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Air Force on MQ-1 Predator by Category – 2009 &
Table 14: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Air Force & CBP on MQ-9 Reaper by Category – 2009 &
Table 15: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Army on UAS by Category – 2009 &
Table 16: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Army on MQ-1C Sky Warrior by Category – 2009 &
Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Army on RQ-7 Shadow 200 by Category– 2009 &
Table 18: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Army/ USSOCOM/ US Marine Corps/ US Air Force on RQ-11 Raven by Category – 2009 &
Table 19: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Army/US Navy/DARPA on Micro Aerial Vehicle by Category – 2009 &
Table 20: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Navy on UAS by Category – 2009 &
Table 21: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Navy on MQ-8B Fire Scout-Navy by Category – 2009 &
Table 22: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Marine Corps/Navy on Tier II Small Tactical UAS by Category – 2009 &
Table 23: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the US Unmanned Aerial Systems Market –
Table 24: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Systems Market by Spending Category in the US: 2007-2015 (Expenditure in US$ Million)
Table 25: Percentage Breakdown of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Systems Market by Spending Category in the US for the Years 2009 &
Table 26: Procurement Spending in the US UAV Industry by UAV Type: 2007-2015 (Expenditure in US$ Million)
Table 27: Percentage Breakdown of Procurement Spending in the US UAV Industry by UAV Type for the Years 2009 &
Table 28: Percentage Breakdown of European Civil and Commercial UAV Markets by End-Use Category –
Table 29: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Systems Market by Spending Category in Europe: 2007-2015 (Expenditure in US$ Million)
Table 30: Percentage Breakdown of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Systems Market by Spending Category in Europe for the Years 2009 &
Table 31: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Systems Market by Spending Category in Asia Pacific: 2007-2015 (Expenditure in US$ Million)
Table 32: Percentage Breakdown of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Systems Market by Spending Category in Asia Pacific for the Years 2009 &
Table 33: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Systems Market by Spending Category in Middle East: 2007-2015 (Expenditure in US$ Million)
Table 34: Percentage Breakdown of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Systems Market by Spending Category in Middle East for the Years 2009 &
Table 35: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Systems Market by Spending Category in Rest of World: 2007-2015 (Expenditure in US$ Million)
Table 36: Percentage Breakdown of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Systems Market by Spending Category in Rest of World for the Years 2009 &
Companies Profiled
