Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Table of Contents

 

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Executive Summary 

 

Homeland Security, Commercial, and Team Sports

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market

Shares and Forecasts  ES-1

Commercial Drones Ready to Fly, Taking Aerial

 Pictures and Protecting the Borders  ES-1

Homeland Security Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) ES-2

Homeland Security Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares  ES-4

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial

Systems (UAS), Market Total Forecasts  ES-5

Homeland Security And Border Patrol More Significant As

Combatants Achieve Negotiated Settlements  ES-8

Changing Nature Of Combat ES-9

 

 

 

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Description And Market Dynamics

1. Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Description and Market Dynamics  1-1

1.1   Homeland Security and Commercial

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) 1-1

1.1.1    Pre-Position UASs In Key Strategic Locations  1-1

1.1.2    Maritime Air Take-Off and Landing: 1-2

1.1.3    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Aerial Refueling  1-2

1.1.4    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Enhanced

Capability and Payloads  1-2

1.1.5    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Enhanced Resilience  1-4

1.1.6    Increased Use Of Stealth  1-4

1.1.7    Small and Micro-UASs  1-5

1.1.8    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Organization,

Culture and CONOPS: 1-5

1.2   Homeland Security UAS SAR: Surveillance and Reconnaissance  1-6

1.2.1    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Perimeter Surveillance  1-7

1.2.2    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) Surveillance  1-8

1.2.3    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Transport 1-9

1.3   UAS Convoy Applications  1-9

1.4   Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Convoy-Following Mode  1-10

1.4.1    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Corridor Mapping  1-11

1.4.2    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Traffic Monitoring  1-14

1.4.3    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Agriculture Mapping  1-15

1.4.4    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Homeland Security  1-16

1.4.5    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Scientific Research  1-18

1.5   Globalization and Technology  1-20

1.5.1    Proliferation of Conventional Technologies  1-20

1.5.2    UASs General Roles  1-20

1.6   Border Patrol: 1-21

1.7   Development Of Lighter Yet More Powerful Power

Sources For UASs  1-22

1.8   Chinese Unmanned Aircraft (UAS) Positioning  1-23

 

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares And Market Forecasts

 

2. Homeland Security, Commercial, and Team

Sports Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Market Shares and Forecasts  2-1

2.1       Commercial Drones Ready to Fly,

Taking Aerial Pictures and Protecting the Borders  2-1

2.1.1    Homeland Security Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 2-2

2.2   Homeland Security Unmanned Aerial

Systems (UAS) Market Shares  2-7

2.2.1    Northrop Grumman.Bat 3  2-10

2.2.2    Northrop Grumman Global Hawk  2-10

2.2.3    Northrop Grumman  2-12

2.2.4    Northrop Grumman BQM-74E   2-13

2.2.5    Northrop Grumman Euro Hawk  2-13

2.2.6    Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS

Advanced Development: Nano Air Vehicle  2-14

2.2.7    Textron Systems AeroVironment AV’s

Family of Small UAS  2-15

2.2.8    Chinese Flapping Wing Duck UAS  2-17

2.2.9    Integrated Dynamics Border     Eagle     MK - II Description: trans 2-18

2.2.10  Draganfly Innovations Inc. 2-20

2.2.11  Draganflyer X4 UAV   2-22

2.2.12  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Sky Warrior® UAS  2-22

2.2.13  BAE Systems  2-23

2.2.14  Aurora Flight Sciences Odysseus Solar-Powered Aircraft 2-24

2.2.15  Insitu  2-25

2.2.16  DRS Unmanned Technologies Ground Control Stations  2-25

2.2.17  Proxy Aviation Systems  2-26

2.3   Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned

Aircraft (UAS) Market Forecasts  2-26

2.3.1    Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned

Aerial Systems (UAS), Market Total Forecasts  2-28

2.3.2    Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned

Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Segments  2-31

2.3.1    Homeland Security UAS  2-37

2.3.2    Unmanned Aerial Law Enforcement Systems Market 2-38

2.3.3    Commercial UAS Designed for Team Sports  2-39

2.3.4    Universities Develop UAS Technology  2-40

2.3.5    UAS Photo Systems  2-40

2.3.6    US Federal Aviation Administration Limits

Domestic Use Of Drones  2-41

2.3.7    Unmanned Aerial Civilian Systems Market 2-42

2.3.8    Homeland Security and Commercial Civilian

Market Regulations  2-42

2.4   Composites Key to UAV utility  2-42

2.4.1    UAS Composites Market 2-44

2.4.2    UAS Composites A Smaller Part Of The Larger Whole  2-45

2.5   Homeland Security And Border Patrol More

 Significant As Combatants Achieve Negotiated Settlements  2-45

2.5.1    Changing Nature Of Combat 2-47

2.6   Unmanned Airplane Regional Market Analysis  2-49

2.6.1    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) US Market 2-49

2.6.2    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) European Market 2-49

2.6.3    U.S Accounts for 73 Percent Of The Worldwide Research, Development, Test, And Evaluation (RDT&E)

Spending On UAV Technology  2-51

2.6.4    Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

Industry Regional Summary  2-53

2.6.5    UAS Marketplace Moving Target 2-55

2.6.6    Evolving UAVs For Civilian Roles  2-56

2.6.7    UAS High Value, Low Risk, and Low Cost 2-57

2.6.8    UAS Persistent Surveillance: 2-58

2.6.9    UAS Precision Strike: 2-58

2.6.10  Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)Missions  2-59

2.6.11  Number Of Aircraft And Helicopters Worldwide  2-60

 

 

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Product Description

 

3. Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned

 Airplane (UAS) Product Description   3-1

3.1   Integrated Dynamics  3-1

3.1.1    Integrated Dynamics Border     Eagle     MK - II Description: trans 3-3

3.1.2    Integrated Dynamics Hornet Description: trans 3-4

3.1.3    Integrated Dynamics HAWK   MK - V Description: trans 3-5

3.1.4    Integrated Dynamics VISION UAV systems  3-6

3.1.5    Integrated Dynamics VISION   MK I Description: trans 3-7

3.1.6    Integrated Dynamics Vision   M K - I I Description: trans 3-8

3.1.7    Integrated Dynamics S/Integrated Dynamics

Integrated Dynamics  M K - I   Description: trans 3-8

3.1.8    Integrated Dynamics Vector Description: trans 3-9

3.1.9    Integrated Dynamics Tornado Description: trans 3-10

3.1.10  Integrated Dynamics Nishan   MK - II Description: transDescription: trans 3-11

3.1.11  Integrated Dynamics Nishan   TJ - 1000 Description: transDescription: trans 3-11

3.1.12  Integrated Dynamics Rover Description: trans 3-12

3.1.13  Integrated Dynamics Explorer Description: trans 3-13

3.2   Draganfly Innovations Inc. 3-13

3.3   Draganflyer X4 Applications  3-16

3.3.1    Draganflyer X4 Large Project Management 3-16

3.3.2    Draganflyer Remote Supervision and

Investigation of Equipment 3-17

3.3.3    Draganflyer Remote Supervision and

Investigation of Agricultural Land and Equipment 3-20

3.3.4    Draganflyer Advanced RC Flight Research  3-21

3.3.5    Aerial Archeology  3-22

3.3.6    Environmental Assessment 3-23

3.3.7    The Draganflyer X4 is Fun to Fly  3-24

3.3.8    Draganflyer X6  3-30

3.3.9    Draganflyer Aerial Photography & Video Applications  3-32

3.3.10  Draganflyer Real Estate Applications  3-33

3.3.11  Draganflyer Law Enforcement Applications  3-33

3.4   Aurora Flight Sciences Hale For Atmospheric

And Earth Research  3-36

3.4.1    Aurora Flight Sciences Orian  3-39

3.4.2    Aurora Flight Sciences Odysseus Solar-Powered Aircraft 3-40

3.4.3    Aurora Flight Sciences Orion HALL   3-40

3.4.4    Aurora Flight Sciences Earth Science Applications  3-40

3.4.5    Aurora SunLight Eagle  3-41

3.5   Textron / Aerosonde  3-47

3.5.1    Textron / Aerosonde AAI Services  3-49

3.5.2    Textron Systems AAI  3-52

3.5.3    Textron Systems AAI RQ-7B

Shadow® tactical UAS Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) 3-52

3.5.4    Textron Systems AAI Shadow®

Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) 3-53

3.5.5    Textron Systems AAI Shadow 600 System   3-54

3.5.6    Textron Systems AAI Ground Control Stations  3-55

3.5.7    Textron Systems AAI Remote Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Terminals  3-56

3.5.8    Textron Systems AAI / Aerosonde®   3-57

3.5.9    Textron Systems AAI and Aeronautics Orbiter™    3-57

3.5.10  Textron Systems AAI Ground Control Stations  3-58

3.5.11  Textron Systems AAI Remote Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Terminals  3-58

3.5.12  Textron Systems AAI One System Remote Video Terminal 3-59

3.5.13  Textron Systems AAI Tactical Sensor

Intelligence Sharing System   3-59

3.5.14  Textron Systems AeroVironment AV’s

Family of Small UAS  3-60

3.5.15  Textron Systems Wasp Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) 3-62

3.5.16  Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS: Dragon Eye  3-64

3.5.17  Textron Systems AeroVironment

Stratospheric Persistent UAS  3-67

3.5.18  Textron Systems AeroVironment Global Observer 3-67

3.5.19  Textron Systems AeroVironment Digital Data Link  3-70

3.5.20  Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS Services  3-71

3.5.21  Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS

Advanced Development: Switchblade®   3-72

3.5.22  Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS

Advanced Development: Nano Air Vehicle  3-72

3.6   Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout 3-73

3.6.1    NATO AGS (U.S. and Allied Nations) 3-76

3.6.2    NASA’s Global Hawk UAV Used to Track Hurricane Earl 3-77

3.6.3    Northrop Grumman MLB Company  3-79

3.6.4    Northrop Grumman.Bat 3  3-80

3.6.5    Northrop Grumman V-BAT UAV   3-88

3.6.6    Northrop Grumman Super Bat with Piccolo II

Autopilot and TASE Gimbal 3-90

3.6.7    Northrop Grumman MLB Super-Bat Aerial

Information Products  3-92

3.7   Boeing  3-92

3.7.1    Boeing A160 Hummingbird Helicopter 3-92

3.8   BAE Systems  3-95

3.8.1    BAE Systems Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) 3-95

3.8.2    BAE Systems Compact Rotary Wing/UAV LDRF  3-96

3.8.3    BAE Systems Herti 3-96

3.8.4    BAE Systems Image Collection and

Exploitation (ICE) Sensor Management System   3-98

3.8.5    BAE Systems Mantis  3-100

3.8.6    BAE Systems MIM500™ Series of

Uncooled Infrared Camera Cores  3-102

3.9   Small Unmanned Aerial Systems  3-105

3.9.1    Skate  3-106

3.9.2    Aurora Tactical Systems  3-107

3.9.3    Aurora Diamond DA42 MPP  3-108

3.9.4    Aurora Excalibur 3-111

3.9.5    Aurora GoldenEye 50 Chemical Agent Detection  3-116

3.9.6    Aurora GoldenEye 80  3-117

3.9.7    System Description  3-119

3.10     L-3 Communications UAS Programs  3-121

3.10.1  L-3 Communications Next Generation Precision

Unmanned Aircraft Systems  3-121

3.10.2  L-3 Communications Small Expendable Tube-

Launched UAS  3-122

3.10.3  L-3's Mid-Tier UAS Programs  3-126

3.10.4  L-3 Communications Medium Altitude Long

 Endurance Unmanned Or Manned – Mobius  3-128

3.10.5  L-3 Unmanned Systems’ Viking 100 Runway Operations  3-131

3.10.6  L-3 Communications Viking 300 Runway Operations  3-133

3.10.7  L-3 Communications Viking 400  3-135

3.10.8  L-3 Communications TigerShark  3-137

3.10.9  L-3 Communications Generation IV

Ground Control Station  3-142

3.10.10 L-3 Communications On-board Precision

Automated Landing System (O-PALS) 3-144

3.10.11 L-3 Communications ISR Services  3-145

3.10.12 L-3 Communications System

Integration and Technical Support 3-146

3.11     Challis Heliplane UAV Inc. 3-146

3.12     DRS Unmanned Technologies Ground Control Stations  3-150

3.12.1  DRS Aircraft Monitoring Unit (AMU) 3-151

3.12.2  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

(GA‑ASI) Claw® Sensor Control 3-152

3.12.3  Boeing ScanEagle Small Footprint UAS Solutions  3-154

3.13     Insitu  3-159

3.14     Boeing / Insitu ScanEagle  3-160

3.14.1  Insitu Integrator 3-163

3.14.2  Insitu  NightEagle  3-164

3.14.3  MMist Unmanned Logistics Air Vehicle (ULAV) 3-169

3.15     Sherpa Ranger / MMist 3-171

3.16     Marcus UAV Systems  3-178

3.16.1  Marcus Autopilots  3-180

3.17     Proxy Aviation Systems  3-180

3.17.1  Proxy SkyRaider 3-182

3.18     LaserMotive  3-184

3.19     China Aerospace Science & Industry Corp

Jet-Powered WJ600  3-185

3.20     ASN Technology Group  3-189

 

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Technology

 

4. Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned

Aerial Systems (UAS) Technology  4-1

4.1   Aurora Autonomy & Flight Control 4-1

4.1.1    Aurora Guidance Sensors And Control

Systems MAV Guidance  4-2

4.1.2    Aurora Multi-Vehicle Cooperative Control for

Air and Sea Vehicles in Littoral Operations (UAV/USV) 4-3

4.1.3    Aurora and MIT On-board Planning

System for UAVs Supporting Expeditionary

Reconnaissance and Surveillance (OPS-USERS) 4-4

4.1.4    Aurora Flare Planning  4-5

4.1.5    Aurora Distributed Sensor Fusion  4-8

4.1.6    Aurora Aerospace Electronics  4-10

4.1.7    Aurora is CTC-REF  4-10

4.2   Civilian   UAV’s - Rover  Systemstm  Description: trans 4-10

4.3   Northrop Grumman.BAT UAV Open Architecture  4-12

4.4   Integrated Dynamics Flight Telecommand  &  Control Systems Description: trans 4-13

4.4.1    AP 2000 Description: transDescription: trans 4-14

4.4.2    AP 5000  4-14

4.4.3    IFCS-6000 (Integrated Autonomous Flight Control System) 4-15

4.4.4    IFCS-7000 (Integrated Autonomous Flight Control System) 4-16

4.4.5    Portable Telecommand And Control System (P.T.C.S.) 4-17

4.5   Integrated Radio Guidance Transmitter (IRGX) 4-18

4.5.1    Portable Telecommand And Control System (P.T.C.S.) 4-19

4.6   IRGX (Integrated Radio Guidance Transmitter) 4-19

4.6.1    Ground Control StationsDescription: trans 4-20

4.6.2    GCS 1200  4-20

4.6.3    GCS 2000Description: trans 4-21

4.7   Antenna Tracking Systems Description: trans 4-22

 

 

 

 

 

4.8   ATPS 1200 Description: atps-1200                                               4-22

4.8.1    ATPS 2000  4-23

4.8.2    Gyro Stabilized PayloadsDescription: trans 4-24

4.8.3    GSP 100  4-25

4.8.4    GSP 900Description: trans 4-26

4.8.5    GSP 1200  4-27

4.9   CPI-406 Deployable Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) 4-28

4.9.1    Deployable Flight Incident Recorder Set (DFIRS) 4-29

4.9.2    Airborne Separation Video System (ASVS) 4-29

4.9.3    Airborne Separation Video System –

Remote Sensor (ASVS – RS) 4-29

4.9.4    Airborne Tactical Server (ATS) 4-30

4.10     Aurora Very High-Altitude Propulsion System (VHAPS) 4-31

4.11     Positive Pressure Relief Valve (PPRV) 4-32

4.11.1  Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (CSAC) 4-33

4.11.2  Low–design-Impact Inspection Vehicle (LIIVe) 4-33

4.11.3  Synthetic Imaging Maneuver Optimization (SIMO) 4-34

4.11.4  Self-Assembling Wireless Autonomous

Reconfigurable Modules (SWARM) 4-34

4.12     Persistent, Long-Range Reconnaissance Capabilities  4-35

4.13     Search and Rescue (SAR) 4-38

4.14     L-3 Communications LinkTEK™ IDS  4-40

4.15     L-3 Communications flightTEK® SMC   4-41

4.16     Helicopter Main Limiting Factor Retreating Blade Stall 4-43

 

 

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Company Profiles

 

5. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Company Profiles  5-1

5.1   AB Precision (Poole) Ltd  5-1

5.2   AeroVironment 5-1

5.2.1    AeroVironment UAS Training  5-3

5.2.2    AeroVironment UAS Logistics  5-3

5.2.3    AeroVironment UAS Advanced Development Center 5-4

5.3   Airborne Technologies, 5-4

5.4   Applied Research Associates, Inc. 5-5

5.5   ARA   5-6

5.5.1    ARA  Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) 5-6

5.6   ATK   5-7

5.6.1    ATK Financial Information  5-9

5.6.2    ATK Armament Systems  5-12

5.6.3    ATK Revenue 2010  5-14

5.7   Aurora Flight Sciences  5-19

5.7.1    Aurora Flight Sciences Leadership in UAV

Team Operations  5-21

5.7.2    Aurora Track Record  5-22

5.7.3    Aurora R&D and Core Competencies  5-22

5.7.4    Aurora Flight Sciences Odysseus Solar-

Powered Aircraft 5-23

5.7.5    Aurora Integrated Airframe Engineering A

nd Production Solutions  5-23

5.7.6    Aurora Mobile-Agent Based Collaborative Sensor Fusion  5-24

5.7.7    Facilities/Site Infrastructure  5-25

5.7.8    Aurora Research and Development R&D   5-26

5.7.9    Aurora Flight Sciences Aerospace Systems and Concepts  5-27

5.7.10  NASA Study for Subsonic Commercial Transports (N+3) 5-28

5.7.11  Rapid Prototyping  5-28

5.7.12  Aurora Propulsion  5-29

5.7.13  Aurora Distributed Engine Control 5-29

5.7.14  Aurora Flig Airborne Autonomous

Systems Advanced Concepts  5-30

5.8   BAE Systems  5-32

5.8.1    BAE Key Facts  5-34

5.8.2    BAE Strategy  5-35

5.8.3    BAE Operational Framework  5-35

5.8.4    BAE Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) 5-36

5.8.5    BAE Systems Ant Size Robot 5-36

5.8.6    BAE Project Management 5-37

5.8.7    BAE Engineering  5-39

5.8.8    BAE Personal Robots  5-41

5.8.9    BAE Systems Large UGV   5-42

5.8.10  BAE Systems Plc (BAES.L) Hired

Advisors To Sell Part Of Its North American

Commercial Aerospace Business  5-42

5.9   Black Ram Engineering  5-43

5.10     Boeing  5-46

5.10.1  Boeing 787 Dreamliner 5-47

5.10.2  Boeing 787 Dreamliner Performance  5-48

5.10.3  Boeing Advanced Technology  5-48

5.10.4  Boeing Participation In Commercial Jet Aircraft Market 5-49

5.10.5  Boeing Participation In Defense Industry Jet Aircraft Market 5-50

5.10.6  Boeing Defense, Space & Security  5-50

5.10.7  Boeing Advanced Military Aircraft: 5-51

5.10.8  Boeing Military Aircraft 5-52

5.10.9  Boeing Continuing Progress  5-57

5.10.10 Boeing-iRobot Team Receives New SUGV

Task Order From US Army  5-58

5.11     Caterpillar  5-59

5.11.1  Caterpillar Revenue  5-60

5.12     Challis Helicopters Inc.  / Challis Heliplane UAV   5-61

5.12.1  Challis Heliplanes  5-61

5.13     Concurrent Technologies Corporation Awarded $46

Million For Ground Robotics Technology  5-63

5.14     Corsair  5-63

5.14.1  Corsair Customers  5-64

5.15     DiSTI Software For UAV Systems  5-64

5.16     DOK-ING   5-65

5.17     Draganfly Innovations Inc. 5-66

5.17.1  Draganfly Innovations Inc. 5-66

5.18     DRS Unmanned Technologies, Inc. 5-70

5.18.1  DRS Technologies Revenue  5-71

5.18.2  DRS Tactical Systems Rugged Tablet 5-72

5.18.3  DRS Technologies $22 Million in Orders for

Reset and Overhaul of U.S. Air Force Tunner Cargo Loaders  5-74

5.19     Elbit Systems Ltd., 5-75

5.19.1  Elbit Systems of America  5-76

5.20     Frontline Robotics  5-76

5.21     General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) 5-78

5.21.1  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) 5-79

5.21.2  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Company  5-81

5.21.3  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Unmanned Aircraft Systems  5-81

5.21.4  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Control Stations  5-82

5.21.5  General Atomics Aeronautical System

Statistical Reconnaissance Radars: Sar/Gmti 5-82

5.21.6  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Predator UAS Guidance And Control 5-83

5.21.7  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Industry Milestones  5-86

5.21.8  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Sky Warrior UAS Initial Production for Army’s ER/MP Program   5-87

5.22     G-NIUS Unmanned Ground Systems Ltd  5-89

5.23     General Dynamics / AxleTech International 5-91

5.23.1  General Dynamics  5-92

5.23.2  General Dynamics Information Technology  5-93

5.23.3  General Dynamics Broad Portfolio Of

Products And Services In Business Aviation;

Combat Vehicles, Weapons Systems And Munitions  5-94

5.23.4  General Dynamics Combat Autonomous

Mobility System (CAMS) 5-95

5.23.5  General Dynamics $60 Million Contract by

U.S. Air Force for Mission Operations Support 5-96

5.23.6  General Dynamics Revenue  5-96

5.23.7  General Dynamics Business Group Revenue  5-97

5.23.8  General Dynamics Combat Systems Awards  5-100

5.23.9  General Dynamics Land Systems $24

 Million Contract To Supply Commanders Remote

Operated Weapons  5-100

5.23.10 General Dynamics Canadian Government’s LAV III

Upgrade Program   5-101

5.23.11 General Dynamics U.S. Military Vehicle Business  5-102

5.23.12 General Dynamics GDRS Profile  5-103

5.23.13 General Dynamics’ Combat Systems Group  5-103

5.23.14 General Dynamics and Elbit Systems of America

Form Joint Venture to Provide Tactical UAVs to U.S. Market 5-105

5.23.15 General Dynamics: Hermes® and Skylark®

Systems Developed And Fielded by Elbit Systems Ltd  5-106

5.24     GE   5-107

5.24.1  GE Unmanned Aircraft 5-111

5.25     Harris  5-112

5.25.1  Harris Situational Awareness Video

Receiver (SAVR) 5-113

5.26     Insitu  5-114

5.26.1  Insitu Deployed Operations  5-115

5.26.2  Insitu Integrated Logistics Support 5-115

5.26.3  InsituTechnology  5-117

5.26.4  Insitu Innovation  5-118

5.26.5  Insitu Small Tactical Unmanned

Air System/Tier II Contract 5-119

5.26.6  Insitu’s ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System

Selected by U.S. Air Force Academy to Train Cadets  5-121

5.26.7  Insitu / FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems

National Airspace Integration Research  5-123

5.27     Integrated Dynamics  5-124

5.27.1  Explorer U.S.A. Bound  5-124

5.28     intelliDrones  5-125

5.29     InRob Tech  5-125

5.29.1  InRob Tech Revenue  5-127

5.30     iRobot 5-128

5.30.1  iRobot Develops Robotics And

Artificial Intelligence Technologies  5-129

5.30.2  iRobot Strategy  5-130

5.30.3  iRobot Home Floor Cleaning Robots  5-131

5.30.4  iRobot Scooba Major Consumer Product Line  5-131

5.30.5  iRobot Pool Cleaning Robots  5-132

5.30.6  iRobot Gutter Cleaning Robot 5-132

5.30.7  iRobot Programmable Robot 5-133

5.30.8  iRobot Product Customers  5-135

5.30.9  iRobot Revenue  5-136

5.30.10 iRobot Home Robots  5-136

5.30.11 iRobot Government and Industrial Robots  5-137

5.30.12 iRobot Locations  5-137

5.30.13 iRobot Military Programs  5-137

iRobot Revenue  5-138

5.30.14 iRobot Geographic Information  5-144

5.30.15 iRobot Significant Customers  5-144

5.30.16 iRobot Description  5-144

5.30.17 iRobot Industry Segment, Geographic

Information and Significant Customers  5-146

5.30.18 iRobot Home Robots  5-146

5.30.19 iRobot Government and Industrial 5-146

5.30.20 iRobot Geographic Information  5-150

5.30.21 iRobot Home Robot Division Revenue And Units Shipped  5-151

5.30.22 iRobot Government And Industrial Division  5-153

5.30.23 iRobot Strategy  5-155

5.30.24 iRobot Government and Industrial Products  5-156

5.30.25 iRobot Home Robots  5-160

5.30.26 iRobot Government & Industrial Robots  5-160

5.30.27 iRobot Partners and Strategic Alliance  5-161

5.30.28 iRobot / Boeing Company  5-161

5.30.29 iRobot / Advanced Scientific Concepts  5-161

5.30.30 iRobot / TASER International 5-162

5.31     John Deere  5-162

5.31.1  John Deere Agriculture & Turf Equipment 5-163

5.31.2  John Deere Worldwide Construction & Forestry Division  5-164

5.32     L-3 Communications Corp., 5-164

5.32.1  L-3 Unmanned Systems Solution  5-165

5.32.2  L-3 UAS Manufacturing  5-166

5.32.3  L-3 Composite Material Shop  5-167

5.32.4  L-3 Electrical Assembly Design,

Manufacturing and Integration  5-167

5.32.5  L-3 UAS Integration and Final Assembly  5-168

5.32.6  L-3 UAS Prototyping / Component Manufacturing  5-168

5.32.7  L-3 Quality Assurance  5-168

5.32.8  L-3 Communications Revenue  5-168

5.32.9  L-3 UAS Capabilities  5-169

5.32.10 L-3 System Integration  5-169

5.32.11 L-3 Aircraft Systems Design  5-170

5.32.12 L-3 Embedded Real-Time Software  5-170

5.32.13 L-3 Dynamic Flight Simulation and Analysis  5-170

5.33     LaserMotive  5-171

5.34     Lockheed Martin Corp  5-171

5.34.1  Lockheed Martin Customer Base: 5-171

5.34.2  Lockheed Martin Organization: 5-172

5.34.3  Lockheed Martin Financial Performance: 5-172

5.34.4  Lockheed Martin Receives $260 Million

M-TADS/PNVS Production Contract 5-172

5.34.5  Lockheed Martin F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System   5-173

5.34.6  Lockheed Martin  5-173

5.34.7  Lockheed Martin Defense Department Positioning  5-175

5.34.8  US Navy awards Lockheed Martin

Contract to Pioneer Technology To Efficiently Manage

Groups Of Unmanned Vehicles  5-180

5.35     Meggitt 5-181

5.35.1  BAE Mantis UAS Advanced Concept Technology  5-181

5.36     Mesa Robotics, Inc.MRI  5-183

5.36.1  MRI Mesa Robotics Group  5-184

5.36.2  MRI's Facility  5-184

5.37     MLB Company  5-185

5.37.1  V-Bat 3.0 Autonomous Hover Flight Tests  5-187

5.37.2  MLB Bat 3 Maps San Bernabe Vineyard  5-188

5.37.3  MLB Bat 3 flies at Edwards AFB for FAA ARC Committee  5-193

5.38     Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology Inc. (MMIST) 5-193

5.38.1  MMIST Third Wing Kit 5-196

5.39     Northrop Grumman  5-196

5.39.1  Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC.N) Spinning

Off Or Selling Its Shipbuilding Business  5-197

5.39.2  Northrop Grumman Remotec Robots  5-197

5.39.3  Northrop Grumman Opens New Facilities for

Design and Manufacture of Unmanned Ground

Vehicles in Coventry  5-198

5.39.4  Northrop Grumman Business Sectors: 5-200

5.39.5  Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems  5-203

5.40     Omnitech Robotics  5-204

5.41     Oshkosh  5-208

5.41.1  Oshkosh Defense Signs Agreement With

U.S. Army To Further Develop Unmanned Ground V

ehicle Technology  5-209

5.42     Oto Melara SpA   5-210

5.42.1  Oto Melara SpA Land Automatic

Surveillance Capabilities  5-210

5.43     Proxy Aviation Systems, Inc. 5-212

5.43.1  Proxy Aviation Systems Receives

$4.4 Million in Federal Funding  5-214

5.43.2  Proxy Aviation Systems Virtual

Pilot Guides Multiple UAVs  5-215

5.44     Qinetiq / Foster-Miller  5-217

5.44.1  QinetiQ UK MOD and the US DoD

Provide Target Markets  5-219

5.44.2  Qintiq / Foster Miller Australia confirms A$22.015

Million Talon buy  5-220

5.44.3  QinetiQ Revenue 2005-2009  5-221

5.44.4  QinetiQ North America  5-223

5.44.5  QinetiQ Revenue  5-226

5.44.6  QinetiQ UK   5-228

5.44.7  QinetiQ North America  5-229

5.44.8  QinetiQ  Autonomy and Robotics  5-230

5.44.9  QinetiQ Group Revenues  5-230

5.44.10 QinetiQ Business Review Governance  5-232

5.44.11 QinetiQ Revenue By Customer 5-233

5.44.12 QinetiQ North America  5-236

5.44.13 QinetiQ North America / Foster-Miller 5-239

5.44.14 QinetiQ North America / Foster-Miller 5-240

5.44.15 QinetiQ Common Robotic Controller (CRC) 5-241

5.44.16 QinetiQ North America World-Class Technology  5-241

5.44.17 QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions Group  5-242

5.45     Robotic Technology Inc. 5-243

5.45.1  RTI Energetically Autonomous

Tactical Robot (EATR) Project 5-243

5.45.2  RTI Intelligent Vehicle Technology

Transfer (IVTT) Program   5-244

5.45.3  Robotic Technology Precision Urban Hopper 5-248

5.45.4  Robotic Technology Robot 5-248

5.46     RE2, Inc. 5-249

5.46.1  RE2, Inc. Awarded Funding to

Develop a Conformal End-Effector 5-249

5.47     Rolls-Royce  5-251

5.48     SESI  5-252

5.48.1  SESI Boeing Preferred Supplier Status  5-253

5.49     Stratom Warrior Tool and Payload Accessory Kit 5-253

5.50     Telerob  5-254

5.50.1  Telerob - EOD / IEDD Equipment,

EOD Robots and Vehicles  5-254

5.50.2  TEODor Heavy Duty Explosive Ordnance

Disposal (EOD) Robot 5-255

5.50.3  Telerob Telemax High-Mobility EOD Robot 5-256

5.50.4  Telerob EOD / IEDD Service Vehicles  5-257

5.50.5  Telerob’s Electrical Force-Reflecting-

Manipulators (FRMs) 5-260

5.50.6  American Crane and Equipment

Corp and Telerob Partnership  5-261

5.51     Textron  5-262

5.51.1  Textron Systems AAI Corporation  5-263

5.51.2  AAI Capabilities  5-264

5.51.3  Textron AAI Strategic Businesses  5-266

5.51.4  Italy Selects AAI's Shadow® 200 Tactical

Unmanned Aircraft System   5-267

5.51.5  Textron AAI U.S. Air Force Meteorological

System Logistics and Technical Services  5-268

5.51.6  Saab Awards AAI $31.4 Million to

Provide Combat-Proven Shadow® Tactical

Unmanned Aircraft Systems for the Swedish

Armed Forces  5-269

5.51.7  Aerosonde  5-270

5.51.8  Aerosonde Product Development 5-272

5.51.9  Textron Buys MillenWorks:  Unmanned Vehicle Maker 5-273

5.51.10 Textron Marine & Land Systems  5-274

5.52     Thales  5-275

5.53     Versa / Allen-Vanguard  5-277

5.53.1  Allen Vanguard Trading Suspended on Stock  5-278

5.53.2  Allen Vanguard HAL® EOD/IEDD/Search

Tasks Hook and Line System   5-279

5.53.3  Versa / Allen Vanguard Equinox I  5-282

5.53.4  Versa / Allen Vanguard Field Test Set 5-283

5.53.5  Allen-Vanguard Revenue  5-283

5.54     VIA Technologies  5-286

5.54.1  VIA Technologies Complete Platform Provider 5-287

5.54.2  VIA Technologies Market Leadership  5-287

5.54.3  VIA Technologies Global Operations  5-288

5.54.4  VIA Technologies Meeting the Market Challenge  5-289

5.54.5  VIA Technologies Dynamic Fabless Business Model 5-290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of Tables and Figures

 

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Executive Summary

 

Table ES-1  ES-3

Homeland Security Unmanned Aerial Systems Functions 

Figure ES-2  ES-4

Homeland Security Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Market Shares, Dollars,  2010 

Figure ES-3  ES-7

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial

Systems (UAS), Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Description And Market Dynamics

 

Table 1-1  1-3

UAS Functions 

Table 1-2  1-6

Modular SAR: Surveillance and Reconnaissance Components 

Table 1-3  1-10

UAS Applications Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 

Figure 1-4  1-12

Mosaic And Footprint Shape Files To Identify Frames 

Figure 1-5  1-13

Increase In Resolution That Is Possible With

Georeferenced Imagery 

Table 1-6  1-14

Department of Transportation Applications 

Table 1-7  1-16

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Homeland Security

Sites To Be Monitored 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares and Market Forecasts

 

Table 2-1  2-3

Homeland Security Unmanned Aerial Systems Functions 

Table 2-2  2-4

Homeland Security Unmanned Aerial Systems Features 

Table 2-3  2-5

Homeland Security Unmanned Aerial Systems Mission Tasks 

Table 2-4  2-6

Homeland Security Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Benefits 

Figure 2-5  2-7

Homeland Security Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

 Market Shares, Dollars,  2010 

Table 2-6  2-9

Homeland Security Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Market Shares, Dollars,  2010 

Figure 2-7  2-11

Northrop Grumman Global Hawk 

Figure 2-8  2-12

Northrop Grumman UAV Legacy 

Figure 2-9  2-14

Textron Systems AeroVironment Nano Air UAS

Advanced Development Aircraft:

Figure 2-10  2-16

Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS: Raven 

Figure 2-11  2-17

Chinese UAS 

Figure 2-12  2-18

Integrated Dynamics UAV Airframe Systems 

Figure 2-13  2-20

Draganflyer Camera 

Figure 2-14  2-23

BAE Systems Taranis 

Figure 2-15  2-29

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial

 Systems (UAS), Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017 

Table 2-16  2-30

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial

 Systems Market, Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017 

Figure 2-17  2-31

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial

Systems (UAS) Market Segments, Dollars,  2010 

Figure 2-18  2-33

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned

Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Segments, Dollars,  2017 

Table 2-19  2-34

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial

Systems Market Industry Segments, Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017 

Table 2-20  2-35

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial

Systems Market Industry Segments, Percent, Worldwide, 2011-2017 

Table 2-21  2-36

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial

Systems Market Industry Segments, Unit Shipments, Worldwide,

2011-2017 

Figure 2-22  2-37

Homeland Security Unmanned Aerial Border Patrol

Reconnaissance Systems Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017 

Figure 2-23  2-38

Unmanned Aerial Law Enforcement Systems Market

Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017 

Figure 2-24  2-50

Unmanned Aerial Systems Vehicle (UAS) Regional Market

Segments, Dollars, 2010 

Table 2-25  2-51

Unmanned Aerial Systems Regional Market Segments, 2010 

Table 2-26  2-59

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)Missions 

Table 2-27  2-61

World Helicopter Fleet:

 

 

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)Product Description

 

Figure 3-1  3-2

Integrated Dynamics UAV Airframe Systems 

Figure 3-2  3-14

Draganflyer Camera 

Figure 3-3  3-17

Large Project Management

Figure 3-4  3-18

Draganflyer Remote Supervision and Investigation of Equipment

Figure 3-5  3-19

Draganflyer Pipeline / Hydro-Transmission Line Inspection 

Figure 3-6  3-20

Draganflyer Remote Supervision and Investigation of

Agricultural Fields and Crops 

Figure 3-7  3-21

Draganflyer Advanced RC Flight Research 

Figure 3-8  3-22

Draganflyer Remote Aerial Archeology 

Figure 3-9  3-23

Draganflyer Remote Environmental Assessment

Figure 3-10  3-24

Draganflyer Fun 

Figure 3-12  3-25

Advanced Flight Entertainment

Table 3-13  3-27

Draganflyer RC Helicopter Aerial Photography and

Videography Platform  

Figure 3-14  3-28

Draganflyer Hovering 

Figure 3-15  3-29

Draganflyer Quad Rotor Provides Flight Stability 

Figure 3-16  3-31

Draganflyer Compact Foldable Frame 

Figure 3-17  3-35

Draganflyer Military Tactical Surveillance 

 

Figure 3-18  3-36

Aurora Flight Sciences UAS 

Table 3-19  3-38

Aurora Flight Sciences Tactical UAVs 

Table 3-20  3-42

Aurora Projects 

Table 3-21  3-48

Textron / Aerosonde Aircraft Flight Milestones And Capabilities 

Table 3-22  3-50

Aerosonde Service Capabilities 

Table 3-23  3-51

Textron AAI Optimization For The Aircraft For Military Missions 

Table 3-24  3-55

Textron Systems AAI Ground Control Stations 

Table 3-25  3-56

AAI Remote Intelligence, Surveillance and

Reconnaissance Terminals 

Figure 3-26  3-60

Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS: Raven 

Figure 3-27  3-61

Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS: Wasp 

Figure 3-28  3-63

AeroVironment UAS: Puma AE  

Figure 3-29  3-64

Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS: Dragon Eye 

Figure 3-30  3-65

Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS: Ground Control System  

Table 3-31  3-68

Textron Systems Global Observer System Homeland Security Functions 

Table 3-32  3-69

Textron Systems Global Observer Features 

Figure 3-33  3-73

Textron Systems AeroVironment Nano Air UAS

Advanced Development Aircraft:

Figure 3-34  3-73

Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout

Table 3-35  3-74

Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout System Requirements:

Figure 3-36  3-75

Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout System Positioning:

Table 3-37  3-78

Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Specifications:

Figure 3-38  3-79

Bat 3 UAV  

Table 3-39  3-81

Northrop Grumman.Bat 3 Specifications 

Figure 3-40  3-82

Northrop Grumman Bat 3 with Piccolo II

Autopilot and TASE Gimbal

Table 3-50  3-84

Northrop Grumman Bat 3 fully integrated with

Cloud Cap Technolgy's Piccolo II Specifications 

Figure 3-51  3-85

Northrop Grumman BAT 4 UAV  

Table 3-52  3-91

Northrop Grumman MLB Super-Bat Specifications 

Figure 3-53  3-93

Boeing A160 Hummingbird Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 

Figure 3-54  3-96

BAE Systems Compact Rotary Wing / UAV LDRF 

Figure 3-55  3-96

BAE Systems Herti Next Generation Autonomous Air System  

Table3-56  3-98

BAE Systems Herti Key Roles 

Table 3-57  3-99

H BAE Systems Herti Key Specifications 

Table 3-58  3-101

BAE Systems Mantis Functions 

Figure 3-59  3-102

BAE Systems MIM500™ Series Of Uncooled Infrared Camera Cores

Table 3-60  3-104

BAE Systems MIM500 Camera Functions 

Table 3-61  3-107

Aurora's Line of Tactical UAVs 

Table 3-62  3-108

DA42 MPP Features 

Table 3-63  3-109

Aurora DA42 MPP Features 

Table 3-64  3-110

Aurora DA42 MPP Target Applications 

Figure 3-65  3-112

Aurora Excalibur 

Table 3-66  3-118

Aurora GoldenEye 80 Air Vehicle Planned

Design Improvements 

Figure 3-67  3-120

Aurora Flight Sciences GoldenEye 80 

Figure 3-68  3-121

L-3 Communications Next Generation Precision

Unmanned Aircraft Systems 

Figure 3-69  3-122

L-3 Communications Cutlass Launching From

Ground And Air Tubes

Table 3-70  3-123

L-3 Communications Cutlass Launching Alternatives 

Table 3-71  3-124

L-3 Communications Cutlass Functions 

Figure 3-72  3-124

L-3 Communications Cutlass 

Figure 3-73  3-126

L-3 Communications Mid-Tier Filling The Gap Between

Tactical And Male UAS 

Table3-74  3-126

L-3's Mid-Tier UAS Program Functions 

Figure 3-75  3-128

L-3 Communications Medium Altitude Long Endurance

Unmanned Or Manned – Mobius 

Table 3-76  3-129

L-3 Communications Mobius Proven Airframe Features 

Table 3-77  3-129

L-3 Communications Cutlass Tube-Launched

Small UAS Key Features 

Table 3-78  3-138

L-3 Unmanned Systems’ TigerShark Unmanned

Aircraft System (UAS) Functions 

 

Figure 3-79  3-139

L-3 Communications Mobius™   

Figure 3-80  3-147

Challis Heliplane 

Figure 3-81  3-148

Challis CH-160 Heliplane Specifications 

Figure 3-82  3-149

Challis Velocity Raptor Heliplane Specifications 

Table 3-83  3-153

Griffin Eye Manned ISR System Claw® Sensor Control Functions 

Figure 3-84  3-153

GA‑ASI GMTI to EO/IR  

Table 3-85  3-154

Boeing-Insitu ScanEagle In Service Views 

Figure 3-86  3-156

Boeing ScanEagle 

Figure 3-87  3-161

Insitu ScanEagle 

Figure 3-88  3-164

Insitu  Integrator Sustainment Operations 

Figure 3-89  3-165

Insitu NightEagle 

Figure 3-90  3-167

MMIST SnowGoose

Table 3-91  3-168

MMist CQ-10B advantages:

Table 3-92  3-170

MMist CQ-10 System  

 

Figure 3-93  3-171

SherpaTM Ranger 

Table 3-94  3-172

Shepra Characteristics 

Table 3-95  3-174

Sherpa™ Systems Guidance Units 

Table 3-96  3-175

Sherpa™ Provider Advantages:

Figure 3-97  3-176

MMist Payload 

Figure 3-98  3-178

Marcus Zephyr Airframes UAV Systems 

Table 3-99  3-179

Marcus Zephyr Airframes UAV Systems Specifications:

Table 3-100  3-183

Proxy SkyRaider Benefits:

Table 3-101  3-184

Proxy Aviation UAV capabilities 

Figure 3-102  3-185

Chinese jet-powered WJ600 Chinese jet-powered WJ600                                                                                                              

Figure 3-103  3-186

Chinese UAS 

Table 3-104  3-187

Chinese V750 Helicopter Drone 

Table 3-105  3-188

Air Show China 2010 J10 Chinese Fighter Jets 

 

 

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Technology

 

Figure 4-1  4-1

Aurora Autonomy & Flight Control

Table 4-2  4-5

Aurora Development Capabilities 

Table 4-3  4-6

Aurora / NASA Development Of Automated Landing Systems 

Table 4-4  4-7

Aurora / NASA Development Automated Landing System  

Table 4-5  4-7

Aurora / NASA Autopilot Development Issues 

Table 4-6  4-8

Aurora / NASA Flare Planner Development

Figure 4-7  4-12

Northrop Grumman.BAT UAV Features 

Table 4-8  4-36

Roles And Capabilities, Provided By Manned Platforms,

With UASs by 2030 

Figure 4-9  4-37

Size, Role, and Platform of Unmanned Aircraft

Table 4-10  4-39

Aircraft Prime Contractor Missions 

Table 4-11  4-40

L-3 Communications LinkTEK Key Communication Features 

Figure 4-12  4-41

linkTEK™ IDS 

Integrated, power-packed flight control for 

Table 4-13  4-42

flightTEK Controls 

Tightly integrated, power-packed flight control for UAVs 

 

 

Homeland Security and Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Company Profiles

 

Table 5-1  5-3

AV’s UAS Logistics Support Solutions:

Figure 5-2  5-7

ARA’s Unmanned Ground Systems 

Table 5-3  5-8

ATK Acquisitions 

 

Table 5-4  5-9

ATK Sales by Contract

Table 5-5  5-10

ATK Sales by Military and Commercial Customers 

Figure 5-6  5-19

Aurora Flight Sciences Positioning 

Table 5-7  5-24

Aurora Flight Sciences of Mississippi (AMS) Operations Functions 

Figure 5-8  5-32

Aurora’s Centaur Low-Cost, Reliable General Aviation ISR

Aircraft Can Be Converted For Unmanned Flight

Figure 5-9  5-41

BAE Military Robot in Development

Figure 5-10  5-43

Black RAM Engineering UAS 

Table 5-11  5-52

Boeing Military Aircraft Key programs 

Table 5-12  5-55

Boeing Unmanned Airborne Systems:

Table 5-13  5-56

Boeing Weapons:

Figure 5-14  5-62

Challis Heliplanes 

Figure 5-15  5-66

Draganfly Innovations X8 

Figure 5-16  5-67

Draganfly Innovations X6 

 

Figure 5-17  5-68

Draganfly Platform  

Figure 5-18  5-72

DRS Technologies Tablet Computer 

Table 5-19  5-77

Frontline Robotics Functions

Table 5-20  5-77

Frontline Robotics Positioning 

Figure 5-21  5-83

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator UAS Series

Guidance And Control

Table 5-22  5-90

AvantGuardium G-NIUS’ Unmanned

Ground Systems Core Technologies 

Figure 5-23  5-119

Insitu Small Tactical Unmanned Air System  

Figure 5-24  5-121

Insitu’s ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System U.S.

Air Force Academy Training 

Table 5-25  5-137

iRobot Robots Dangerous Tasks Performed 

Figure 5-26  5-149

iRobot Home Robots vs, Military and First Responder Robots 

Figure 5-27  5-166

L-3 Machine Shop 

Figure 5-28  5-175

Lockheed Martin F35B In-Flight STOVL Operations

 

Figure 5-29  5-176

Lockheed Martin Linking Legacy Radio Waveforms Into AMF JTRS 

Figure 5-30  5-177

Lockheed Martin C-139 J Cargo Plane 

Figure 5-31  5-178

Lockheed Martin Next Generation Identification Systems 

Figure 5-32  5-179

Lockheed Martin Linking Legacy Radio Waveforms to AMF JTRS 

Figure 5-33  5-188

MLB Bat 3 Maps San Bernabe Vineyard 

Figure 5-34  5-195

MMist Cargo Unmanned Aerial System  

Table 5-35  5-213

Proxy Aviation Systems Software Applications 

Table 5-36  5-218

QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions Group Capabilities 

Table 5-37  5-222

QinetiQ 2009 Positioning 

Table 5-38  5-223

QinetiQ Highlights During 2009:

Figure 5-39  5-224

QinetiQ North America Revenue 

Table 5-40  5-225

QinetiQ North America 

Table 5-41  5-227

US Target Market Overview  

Figure 5-42  5-235

QinetiQ Europe, Middle East and Australasia Positioning 

Figure 5-43  5-236

QinetiQ Share of Group Revenue and Number of Employees 

Table 5-44  5-237

QinetiQ Detection System Functions 

Table 5-45  5-239

Foster-Miller Technical And Business Capabilities 

Table 5-46  5-244

IVTT Program Supporting Departments 

Figure 5-47  5-245

Robotic Technology Military Robot Hops Over Walls 

Table 5-48  5-255

Telerob’s Key Business Areas 

Figure 5-49  5-256

Telerob Heavy-Duty EOD Robot Product

Figure 5-50  5-257

Telerob Army Technology Products 

Figure 5-51  5-280

Versa / Allen Vanguard Hook and Line Applications