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

Table of Contents

 

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Executive Summary 

 

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Executive Summary  ES-1

Military Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) ES-1

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares  ES-6

Unmanned Aircraft Market Forecasts  ES-7

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Market Total Forecasts  ES-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)Market Description And Market Dynamics

 

1.    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Market Description and Market Dynamics  1-1

1.1   Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) 1-1

1.1.1    Western Defense  1-1

1.1.2    US Changes Military Spending Patterns  1-2

1.1.3    Funding By U.S. Department Of Defense (DOD)

Shifts to Department of State  1-2

1.1.4    Chinese Unmanned Aircraft (UAS) Positioning  1-3

1.2   Pre-Position UASs In Key Strategic Locations  1-4

1.2.1    Maritime Air Take-Off and Landing: 1-5

1.2.2    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)  Aerial Refueling  1-5

1.2.3    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Enhanced Strike Capability and Payloads  1-5

1.2.4    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Enhanced Resilience  1-7

1.2.5    Increased Use Of Stealth  1-7

1.2.6    Small and Micro-UASs  1-8

1.2.7    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Organization,

Culture and CONOPS: 1-8

1.3   Network Centric Warfare Enablers  1-9

1.3.1    Chemical, Biological and Radiological Detection  1-9

1.3.2    Urban Warfare  1-9

1.4   Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Classification  1-11

1.4.1    United States Military Tier System For Categorizing  UAVs  1-13

1.5   Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) SAR:

Surveillance and Reconnaissance  1-16

1.5.1    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Perimeter Surveillance  1-18

1.5.2    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) Surveillance  1-18

1.5.3    Military Role Of Unmanned Aircraft Systems: 

Predator Launching of Hellfire Missile  1-20

1.5.4    Issues With Civilian Casualties  1-20

1.5.5    Targeted Missiles  1-21

1.5.6    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Transport 1-22

1.6   UAS Convoy Applications  1-22

1.7   Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Convoy-Following Mode  1-23

1.7.1    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Corridor Mapping  1-24

1.7.2    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Traffic Monitoring  1-27

1.7.3    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Agriculture Mapping  1-28

1.7.4    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Homeland Security  1-29

1.7.5    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Scientific Research  1-31

1.8   Globalization and Technology  1-33

1.8.1    Proliferation of Conventional Military Technologies  1-33

1.8.2    UASs General Roles  1-33

1.9   Border Patrol: 1-34

1.10     Development Of Lighter Yet More Powerful Power

Sources For UASs  1-35

 

 

 

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)Market Shares And Market Forecasts

 

2.1       Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Market Shares and Forecasts  2-1

2.2   Military Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 2-1

2.3   Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares  2-6

2.3.1    Large Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares  2-9

2.3.2    Northrop Grumman Global Hawk  2-11

2.3.3    Northrop Grumman  2-12

2.3.4    Northrop Grumman BQM-74E Aerial Target 2-12

2.3.5    Northrop Grumman Euro Hawk  2-13

2.3.6    Northrup Grumman Global Hawk  2-13

2.3.7    Northrop Grumman Fire Scout 2-16

2.3.8    Northrop Grumman's NAVY BAMS Program   2-17

2.3.9    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Sky Warrior® UAS  2-17

2.3.10  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

 (GA‑ASI) Avenger 2-18

2.3.11  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

(GA‑ASI) GA-ASI Sky Warrior Alpha and Sky Warrior UAS  2-19

2.3.12  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predators  2-20

2.3.13  BAE Systems  2-21

2.3.14  BAE Systems Taranis - Unmanned

Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) 2-23

2.3.15  Small and Mid Size Unmanned Aerial Systems

(UAS) Market Shares  2-24

2.3.16  Textron /AAI  2-25

2.3.17  Textron Systems AAI Shadow 200 TUAS  2-27

2.3.18  Textron AeroVironment $11.2 Million

Order for Raven Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Services  2-27

2.3.19  Aurora Flight Sciences Odysseus Solar-

Powered Aircraft 2-28

2.3.20  Draganflyer X4 UAV   2-28

2.3.21  Insitu  2-29

2.3.22  DRS Unmanned Technologies Ground Control Stations  2-29

2.3.23  Proxy Aviation Systems  2-29

2.3.24  Northrop Grumman.Bat 3  2-30

2.4   Unmanned Aircraft Market Forecasts  2-30

2.4.1    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Market Total Forecasts  2-31

2.4.2    UAS and ISR Market Wing Based Subsegments  2-43

2.4.3    Unmanned Aerial Systems Segments  2-43

2.4.4    Fixed-Wing Aircraft UAVs Functional Categories  2-44

2.4.5    Unmanned Aerial Systems Altitude Classifications  2-45

2.4.6    Unmanned Aerial Systems Tier Classifications  2-46

2.4.7    U.S. Army tiers  2-47

2.4.8    Future Combat Systems (FCS) (U.S. Army) Classes  2-47

2.4.9    Drone Categories  2-47

2.4.10  Markets For Military Avionics  2-49

2.5   Unmanned Aerial Systems Payloads  2-50

2.5.1    Composites Key to UAV utility  2-50

2.5.1    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) US Market 2-53

2.5.2    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) European Market 2-53

2.6   Unmanned Airplane Regional Market Analysis  2-54

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

Spending On UAV Technology  2-55

2.6.2    Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Industry Regional Summary  2-57

2.6.3    UAS Marketplace Moving Target 2-59

2.6.4    UAS Composites Market 2-61

2.6.5    UAS Composites A Smaller Part Of The Larger Whole  2-61

2.6.6    Evolving UAVs For Civilian Roles  2-62

2.6.7    UAS High Value, Low Risk, and Low Cost 2-63

2.6.8    UAS Persistent Surveillance: 2-64

2.6.9    UAS Precision Strike: 2-64

2.6.10  Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)Missions  2-65

2.6.11  Number Of Aircraft And Helicopters Worldwide  2-66

2.7   Unanned Areial Vehicles Regional Analysis  2-67

2.7.1    Europe  2-67

2.7.2    China UAS  2-68

2.7.3    Australia Fighter Aircraft 2-69

2.7.4    Australia Training  2-70

2.7.5    Australia Airborne Early Warning & Control 2-70

2.7.6    Australia Aerial Refueling  2-71

2.7.7    Australia Maritime Patrol 2-71

2.7.8    Australia UAV – Reconnaissance/Surveillance  2-72

2.7.9    Australia Transport 2-72

2.7.10  Bahrain Attack helicopter 2-73

2.7.11  Bahrain Fighter Aircrafts  2-73

2.7.12  Bahrain Trainer 2-74

2.7.13  Bahrain Transport 2-74

2.7.14  Bahrain Utility Aircraft 2-75

2.7.15  Egypt Fighter Aircrafts  2-75

2.7.16  Egypt UAV   2-77

2.7.17  Egypt Trainer Aircraft 2-78

2.7.18  Egypt Transports  2-79

2.7.19  Egypt Helicopter 2-80

2.7.20  Egypt Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEWC) 2-83

2.7.21  Finland  2-83

2.7.22  Finland Helicopters  2-84

2.7.23  Great Britain Royal Air Force Combat Aircraft 2-85

2.7.24  Great Britain Trainer Aircraft 2-86

2.7.25  Great Britain Transport Aircraft 2-88

2.7.26  Great Britain Transport, Search and Rescue Helicopter 2-89

2.7.27  Great Britain Reconnaissance Aircraft 2-90

2.7.28  Great Britain Fleet Air Arm   2-92

2.7.29  Great Britain Army Air Corps  2-94

2.7.30  Great Britain Future Acquisitions  2-95

2.7.31  Israel 2-97

2.7.32  Israel Future  2-103

2.7.33  Kuwait Aircraft 2-104

2.7.34  Kuwait Air Defence Systems  2-106

2.7.35  Kuwait Government Aircraft 2-106

2.7.36  Morocco Inventory  2-107

2.7.37  Philippines Inventory  2-109

2.7.38  Portugal Inventory  2-111

2.7.39  Portugal On Order 2-113

2.7.40  Saudi Arabia Inventory  2-113

2.7.41  Singapore Inventory  2-117

2.7.42  Singapore Plans  2-120

2.7.43  South Korea Inventory  2-123

2.7.44  South Korea Projects  2-127

2.7.45  South Korea F-15K Crash Controversy  2-128

2.7.46  South Korea F-X Phase 2  2-128

2.7.47  South Korea F-X Phase 3  2-129

2.7.48  South Korea E-X Early Warning Aircraft Program   2-129

2.7.49  South Korea KF-X Future Fighter Program   2-130

2.7.50  Spain Aircraft Inventory  2-131

2.7.51  Switzerland Aircraft Inventory  2-131

2.7.52  Helicopters  2-133

2.7.53  Turkey Inventory  2-134

2.8   Future plans  2-138

2.8.1    United Arab Emirates Inventory 2010  2-140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)Product Description

 

3. Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Product Description   3-1

3.1   Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout 3-1

3.1.1    Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk  3-4

3.1.2    Northrop Grumman Global Hawk

(U.S. Air Force) RQ-4 Programs  3-4

3.1.3    Northrop Grumman GHMD (U.S. Navy  3-5

3.1.4    NASA Global Hawk (NASA Dryden) 3-6

3.1.5    NATO AGS (U.S. and Allied Nations) 3-6

3.1.6    Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS  3-10

3.2   Northrop Grumman MLB Company  3-11

3.2.1    Northrop Grumman.Bat 3  3-11

3.2.2    Northrop Grumman V-BAT UAV   3-19

3.2.3    Northrop Grumman Super Bat with Piccolo II

Autopilot and TASE Gimbal 3-21

3.2.4    Northrop Grumman MLB Super-BAT

Aerial Information Products  3-23

3.3   Lockheed Martin  3-23

3.3.1    Lockheed Martin K-MAX Unmanned Helicopter 3-23

3.4   Boeing  3-26

3.4.1    Boeing A160 Hummingbird Helicopter 3-26

3.5   BAE Systems  3-28

3.5.1    BAE Systems Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) 3-28

3.5.2    BAE Systems Compact Rotary Wing/UAV LDRF  3-29

3.5.3    BAE Systems Herti 3-29

3.5.4    BAE Systems Image Collection and

Exploitation (ICE) Sensor Management System   3-30

3.5.5    BAE Systems Mantis  3-32

3.5.6    BAE Systems MIM500™ Series of Uncooled

Infrared Camera Cores  3-36

3.5.7    BAE Systems Taranis  3-39

3.5.8    BAE Systems Taranis - Unmanned Combat

Air Vehicle (UCAV) 3-40

3.6   Textron / Aerosonde  3-41

3.6.1    Textron / Aerosonde AAI Services  3-43

3.6.2    Textron Systems AAI  3-45

3.6.3    Textron Systems AAI RQ-7B Shadow® Tactical

UAS Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) 3-46

3.6.4    Textron Systems AAI Shadow® Tactical Unmanned

Aircraft System (TUAS) 3-47

3.6.5    AAI Shadow 400 Unmanned Aircraft Deployed

With Allied Naval Forces  3-48

3.6.6    Textron Systems AAI Shadow 600 System   3-49

3.6.7    Textron Systems AAI Ground Control Stations  3-50

3.6.8    Textron Systems AAI Remote Intelligence, Surveillance

and Reconnaissance Terminals  3-51

3.6.9    Textron Systems AAI / Aerosonde®   3-52

3.6.10  Textron Systems AAI and Aeronautics Orbiter™    3-52

3.6.11  Textron Systems AAI Ground Control Stations  3-53

3.6.12  Textron Systems AAI Remote Intelligence,

Surveillance and Reconnaissance Terminals  3-53

3.6.13  Textron Systems AAI One System Remote Video Terminal 3-54

3.6.14  Textron Systems AAI Tactical Sensor

Intelligence Sharing System   3-54

3.6.15  Textron Systems AeroVironment AV’s

Family of Small UAS  3-55

3.6.16  Textron Systems Wasp Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) 3-57

3.6.17  Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS: Dragon Eye  3-59

3.6.18  Textron Systems AeroVironment Stratospheric

Persistent UAS  3-61

3.6.19  Textron Systems AeroVironment Global Observer 3-62

3.6.20  Textron Systems AeroVironment Digital Data Link  3-66

3.6.21  Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS Services  3-66

3.6.22  Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS

Advanced Development: Switchblade®   3-67

3.6.23  Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS Advanced

Development: Nano- Air Vehicle  3-68

3.7   Aurora Flight Sciences Hale  3-69

3.7.1    Aurora Flight Sciences Orian  3-72

3.7.2    Aurora Flight Sciences Odysseus Solar-Powered Aircraft 3-74

3.7.3    Aurora Flight Sciences Orion HALL   3-74

3.7.4    Aurora Flight Sciences Military Utility  3-74

3.7.5    Aurora Flight Sciences Earth Science Applications  3-75

3.7.6    Aurora SunLight Eagle  3-76

3.8   Small Unmanned Aerial Systems  3-84

3.8.1    Skate  3-85

3.8.2    Aurora Tactical Systems  3-86

3.8.3    Aurora Diamond DA42 MPP  3-87

3.8.4    Aurora Excalibur 3-89

3.8.5    Aurora GoldenEye 50  3-93

3.8.6    Aurora GoldenEye 80  3-94

3.8.7    System Description  3-96

3.9   L-3 Communications UAS Programs  3-97

3.9.1    L-3 Communications Next Generation Precision

Unmanned Aircraft Systems  3-98

3.9.2    L-3 Communications Small Expendable

Tube-Launched UAS  3-99

3.9.3    L-3's Mid-Tier UAS Programs  3-103

3.9.4    L-3 Communications Medium Altitude Long

Endurance Unmanned Or Manned – Mobius  3-104

3.9.5    L-3 Unmanned Systems’ Viking 100 Runway Operations  3-108

3.9.6    L-3 Communications Viking 300 Runway Operations  3-110

3.9.7    L-3 Communications Viking 400  3-112

3.9.8    L-3 Communications TigerShark  3-114

3.9.9    L-3 Communications Generation IV Ground

Control Station  3-119

3.9.10  L-3 Communications On-board Precision

Automated Landing System (O-PALS) 3-121

3.9.11  L-3 Communications ISR Services  3-122

3.9.12  L-3 Communications System Integration and

Technical Support 3-123

3.10     Challis Heliplane UAV Inc. 3-123

3.11     Draganfly Innovations Inc. 3-127

3.11.1  Draganflyer X6  3-132

3.11.2  Draganflyer Aerial Photography & Video Applications  3-133

3.11.3  Draganflyer Real Estate Applications  3-135

3.11.4  Draganflyer Law Enforcement Applications  3-135

3.12     DRS Unmanned Technologies Ground Control Stations  3-137

3.12.1  DRS Aircraft Monitoring Unit (AMU) 3-138

3.12.2  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

(GA‑ASI) Claw® Sensor Control 3-139

3.12.3  GA‑ASI Athena Rf Tag  3-145

3.12.4  Boeing ScanEagle Small Footprint UAS Solutions  3-147

3.13     Insitu  3-152

3.14     Boeing / Insitu ScanEagle  3-153

3.15     Insitu  Integrator  3-155

3.15.1  Insitu  NightEagle  3-157

3.16     Integrated Dynamics  3-158

3.16.1  Integrated Dynamics Border     Eagle     MK - II Description: trans 3-160

3.16.2  Integrated Dynamics Hornet Description: trans 3-161

3.16.3  Integrated Dynamics HAWK   MK - V Description: trans 3-162

3.16.4  Integrated Dynamics VISION UAV systems  3-163

3.16.5  Integrated Dynamics VISION   MK I Description: trans 3-164

3.16.6  Integrated Dynamics Vision   M K - I I Description: trans 3-165

3.16.7  Integrated Dynamics S/Integrated Dynamics

Integrated Dynamics  M K - I   Description: trans 3-165

3.16.8  Integrated Dynamics Vector Description: trans 3-166

3.16.9  Integrated Dynamics Tornado Description: trans 3-167

3.16.10 Integrated Dynamics Nishan   MK - II Description: transDescription: trans 3-168

3.16.11 Integrated Dynamics Nishan   TJ - 1000 Description: transDescription: trans 3-168

3.17     Integrated Dynamics Rover Description: trans 3-169

3.17.1  Integrated Dynamics Explorer Description: trans 3-170

3.18     MMIST Mist Mobility  3-170

3.18.1  MMist Unmanned Logistics Air Vehicle (ULAV) 3-173

3.19     Sherpa Ranger / MMist 3-175

3.20     Marcus UAV Systems  3-183

3.20.1  Marcus Autopilots  3-184

3.21     Proxy Aviation Systems  3-185

3.21.1  Proxy SkyRaider 3-187

3.22     LaserMotive  3-189

3.23     China Aerospace Science & Industry Corp Jet-Powered WJ600  3-189

3.24     ASN Technology Group  3-194

3.25     Boeing X-37B Space Shuttle  3-195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)Technology

 

4. Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)  Technology  4-1

4.1   Northrop Grumman.BAT UAV Open Architecture  4-1

4.2   Integrated Dynamics Flight Telecommand  &  Control Systems Description: trans 4-2

4.2.1    AP 2000 Description: transDescription: trans 4-3

4.2.2    AP 5000  4-3

4.2.3    IFCS-6000 (Integrated Autonomous Flight Control System) 4-4

4.2.4    IFCS-7000 (Integrated Autonomous Flight Control System) 4-5

4.2.5    Portable Telecommand And Control System (P.T.C.S.) 4-6

4.3   Integrated Radio Guidance Transmitter (IRGX) 4-7

4.3.1    Portable Telecommand And Control System (P.T.C.S.) 4-8

4.4   IRGX (Integrated Radio Guidance Transmitter) 4-8

4.4.1    Ground Control StationsDescription: trans 4-9

4.4.2    GCS 1200  4-9

4.4.3    GCS 2000Description: trans 10

4.5   Antenna Tracking Systems Description: trans 4-11

4.6   ATPS 1200 Description: atps-1200                                               4-11

4.6.1    ATPS 2000  4-12

4.6.2    Gyro Stabilized PayloadsDescription: trans 4-13

4.6.3    GSP 100  4-14

4.6.4    GSP 900Description: trans 4-15

4.6.5    GSP 1200  4-16

4.7   Civilian   UAV’s - Rover  Systemstm  Description: trans 4-17

4.8   CPI-406 Deployable Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) 4-17

4.8.1    Deployable Flight Incident Recorder Set (DFIRS) 4-18

4.8.2    Airborne Separation Video System (ASVS) 4-19

4.8.3    Airborne Separation Video System –

Remote Sensor (ASVS – RS) 4-19

4.8.4    Airborne Tactical Server (ATS) 4-20

4.9   Aurora Very High-Altitude Propulsion System (VHAPS) 4-21

4.10     Aurora Autonomy & Flight Control 4-22

4.10.1  Aurora Guidance Sensors And Control Systems

MAV Guidance  4-23

4.10.2  Aurora Multi-Vehicle Cooperative Control for

Air and Sea Vehicles in Littoral Operations (UAV/USV) 4-24

4.10.3  Aurora and MIT On-board Planning System for

UAVs Supporting Expeditionary Reconnaissance and

Surveillance (OPS-USERS) 4-25

4.10.4  Aurora Flare Planning  4-26

4.10.5  Aurora Distributed Sensor Fusion  4-29

4.10.6  Aurora Aerospace Electronics  4-31

4.10.7  Aurora is CTC-REF  4-31

4.11     Space Technologies:  Autonomous Control of Space

Nuclear Reactors (ACSNR) 4-32

4.11.1  Rule-based Asset Management for Space

Exploration Systems (RAMSES) 4-33

4.11.2  Synchronized Position Hold, Engage & Reorient

Experiment Satellites (SPHERES) 4-34

4.12     Positive Pressure Relief Valve (PPRV) 4-35

4.12.1  Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (CSAC) 4-35

4.12.2  Low–design-Impact Inspection Vehicle (LIIVe) 4-36

4.12.3  Synthetic Imaging Maneuver Optimization (SIMO) 4-36

4.12.4  Self-Assembling Wireless Autonomous

Reconfigurable Modules (SWARM) 4-37

4.13     Persistent, Long-Range Reconnaissance Capabilities  4-37

4.13.1  United States Navy's Broad Area

Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Unmanned Aircraft

System (UAS) program   4-40

4.13.2  Navy Unmanned Combat Air System UCAS Program: 4-40

4.13.3  Navy Unmanned Combat Air System UCAS: Objectives: 4-41

4.14     Search and Rescue (SAR) 4-41

4.15     L-3 Communications LinkTEK™ IDS  4-43

4.16     L-3 Communications flightTEK® SMC   4-44

4.16.1  Helicopter Main Limiting Factor Retreating Blade Stall 4-46

4.17     Draganflyer X4 Applications  4-47

4.17.1  Draganflyer X4 Large Project Management 4-47

4.17.2  Draganflyer Remote Supervision and

Investigation of Equipment 4-48

4.17.3  Draganflyer Remote Supervision and

 Investigation of Agricultural Land and Equipment 4-50

4.17.4  Draganflyer Advanced RC Flight Research  4-51

4.17.5  Aerial Archeology  4-52

4.17.6  Environmental Assessment 4-53

4.17.7  The Draganflyer X4 is Fun to Fly  4-54

4.18     White Blood Cell Counter  4-58

 

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

 

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)Executive Summary

 

Table ES-1  ES-2

Unmanned Aerial Systems Functions 

Table ES-2  ES-3

Unmanned Aerial Systems Features 

Table ES-3  ES-4

Unmanned Aerial Systems Mission Tasks 

Table ES-4  ES-5

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Benefits 

Figure ES-5  ES-6

Large and Mid Size Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Market Shares, Dollars,  2010 

Figure ES-6  ES-9

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Market Forecasts,

Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017 

 

 

 

 

 

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)Market Description And Market Dynamics

 

Table 1-1  1-6

Ability Of UASs To Perform Strike Function 

Table 1-2  1-11

Fixed-wing Aircraft UAVs Functional Categories 

Table 1-3  1-12

Fixed-wing Aircraft UAVs Alternative Functional Categories 

Table 1-4  1-13

Fixed-wing Aircraft UAVs Pattern Of Function Categories

Table 1-5  1-14

US Military Fixed-wing Aircraft UAVs Functional Categories 

Table 1-6  1-17

Modular SAR: Surveillance and Reconnaissance Components 

Table 1-7  1-23

UAS Applications Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 

Figure 1-8  1-25

Mosaic And Footprint Shape Files To Identify Frames 

Figure 1-9  1-26

Increase In Resolution That Is Possible With

Georeferenced Imagery 

Table 1-10  1-27

Department of Transportation Applications 

Table 1-11  1-29

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Homeland

Security Sites To Be Monitored 

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)Market Shares and Market Forecasts

 

Table 2-1  2-2

Unmanned Aerial Systems Functions 

Table 2-2  2-3 

Unmanned Aerial Systems Features 

Table 2-3  2-4

Unmanned Aerial Systems Mission Tasks 

Table 2-4  2-5

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Benefits 

Figure 2-5  2-6

Large and Mid Size Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Market Shares, Dollars,  2010 

Table 2-6  2-7

Large and Mid Size Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Market Shares, Dollars,  2010 

Figure 2-7  2-9

Large Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares, Dollars,  2010 

Figure 2-8  2-10

Large Size Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Market Shares, Dollars,  2010 

Figure 2-9  2-11

Northrop Grumman Global Hawk 

Figure 2-10  2-12

Northrop Grumman UAV Legacy 

Figure 2-11  2-21

BAE Systems Taranis 

 

Table 2-12  2-24

Small and Mid Size Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010 

Table 2-13  2-25

Small and Mid Size Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Market Shares Dollars, Worldwide, 2010 

Figure 2-14  2-32

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Market Forecasts,

Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017 

Table 2-15  2-33

Unmanned Aerial Systems Market, Dollars, Worldwide,

2011-2017 

Figure 2-16  2-34

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Segments, Dollars,  2010 

Figure 2-17  2-35

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Segments, Dollars,  2017 

Figure 2-18  2-36

Unmanned Aerial Battlefield Reconnaissance Systems

Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017 

Figure 2-19  2-37

Unmanned Aerial Combat Systems Market Forecasts, Dollars,

Worldwide, 2011-2017 

Table 2-20  2-39

Unmanned Aerial Systems Market Industry Segments,

Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017 

Table 2-21  2-40

Unmanned Aerial Systems Market Industry Segments,

Percent, Worldwide, 2011-2017 

 

Table 2-22  2-41

Unmanned Aerial Systems Market Industry Segments,

Units, Worldwide, 2011-2017 

Table 2-23  2-49

Sub-Sectors Of The Market For Military Avionics and

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAS)

Figure 2-24  2-54

Unmanned Aerial Systems Vehicle (UAS) Regional

 Market Segments, Dollars, 2010 

Table 2-25  2-55

Unmanned Aerial Systems Regional Market Segments, 2010 

Table 2-26  2-65

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)Missions 

Table 2-27  2-67

World Helicopter Fleet:

 

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)Product Description

 

Figure 3-1  3-1

Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout

Table 3-2  3-2

Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout System Requirements:

Figure 3-3  3-3

Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout System Needs:

Figure 3-4  3-5

Northrop Grumman Global Hawk (U.S. Air Force)

Table 3-5  3-9

Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Specifications:

Table 3-6  3-10

Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS 

Figure 3-7  3-11

Bat 3 UAV  

Table 3-8  3-12

Northrop Grumman.Bat 3 Specifications 

Figure 3-9  3-14

Northrop Grumman Bat 3 with Piccolo II Autopilot and

TASE Gimbal

Table 3-10  3-15

Northrop Grumman Bat 3 fully integrated with Cloud Cap

Technolgy's Piccolo II Specifications 

Figure 3-11  3-17

Northrop Grumman BAT 4 UAV  

Table 3-12  3-22

Northrop Grumman MLB Super-Bat Specifications 

Table 3-13  3-24

Lockheed Martin K-MAX Unmanned Helicopter Functions 

Figure 3-14  3-25

Lockheed Martin K-MAX Unmanned Helicopter 

Figure 3-15  3-26

Boeing A160 Hummingbird Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 

Figure 3-16  3-28

BAE Systems Compact Rotary Wing / UAV LDRF 

Figure 3-17  3-29

BAE Systems Herti Next Generation Autonomous Air System  

Table3-18  3-31

BAE Systems Herti Key Roles 

Table 3-19  3-32

H BAE Systems Herti Key Specifications 

Table 3-20  3-34

BAE Systems Mantis Functions 

Figure 3-21  3-36

BAE Systems MIM500™ Series Of Uncooled Infrared Camera Cores 

Table 3-22  3-38

BAE Systems MIM500 Camera Functions 

Table 3-23  3-42

Textron / Aerosonde Aircraft Flight Milestones And Capabilities 

Table 3-24  3-44

Aerosonde Service Capabilities 

Table 3-25  3-45

Textron AAI Optimization For The Aircraft For Military Missions 

Table 3-26  3-50

Textron Systems AAI Ground Control Stations 

Table 3-27  3-51

AAI Remote Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Terminals 

Figure 3-28  3-56

Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS: Raven 

Figure 3-29  3-57

Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS: Wasp 

Figure 3-30  3-58

AeroVironment UAS: Puma AE  

Figure 3-31  3-59

Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS: Dragon Eye 

Figure 3-32  3-60

Textron Systems AeroVironment UAS: Ground Control System  

Table 3-33  3-63

Textron Systems Global Observer System Military Functions 

Table 3-34  3-63

Textron Systems Global Observer System

Homeland Security Functions 

Table 3-35  3-65

Textron Systems Global Observer Features 

Figure 3-36  3-68

Textron Systems AeroVironment Nano Air UAS Advanced

Development Aircraft:

Figure 3-37  3-69

Aurora Flight Sciences UAS 

Table 3-38  3-70

Aurora Flight Sciences Tactical UAVs 

Table 3-39  3-77

Aurora Projects 

Table 3-40  3-86

Aurora's Line of Tactical UAVs 

Table 3-41  3-87

DA42 MPP Features 

Table 3-42  3-87

Aurora DA42 MPP Features 

Table 3-43  3-88

Aurora DA42 MPP Target Applications 

Figure 3-44  3-89

Aurora Excalibur 

Table 3-45  3-95

Aurora GoldenEye 80 Air Vehicle Planned Design Improvements 

Figure 3-46  3-97

Aurora Flight Sciences GoldenEye 80 

Figure 3-47  3-98

L-3 Communications Next Generation Precision

Unmanned Aircraft Systems 

Figure 3-48  3-99

L-3 Communications Cutlass Launching From

Ground And Air Tubes 

Table 3-49  3-101

L-3 Communications Cutlass Launching Alternatives 

Table 3-50  3-101

L-3 Communications Cutlass Functions 

Figure 3-51  3-102

L-3 Communications Cutlass 

Figure 3-52  3-103

L-3 Communications Mid-Tier Filling The Gap Between

Tactical And Male UAS 

Table3-53  3-103

L-3's Mid-Tier UAS Program Functions 

Figure 3-54  3-105

L-3 Communications Medium Altitude Long Endurance

Unmanned Or Manned – Mobius 

Table 3-55  3-106

L-3 Communications Mobius Proven Airframe Features 

Table 3-56  3-106

L-3 Communications Cutlass Tube-Launched Small

UAS Key Features 

Table 3-57  3-115

L-3 Unmanned Systems’ TigerShark Unmanned

Aircraft System (UAS) Functions 

Figure 3-58  3-116

L-3 Communications Mobius™   

Figure 3-59  3-124

Challis Heliplane 

Figure 3-60  3-125

Challis CH-160 Heliplane Specifications 

Figure 3-61  3-126

Challis Velocity Raptor Heliplane Specifications 

Figure 3-62  3-128

Draganflyer Camera 

Figure 3-63  3-130

Draganflyer Hovering 

Figure 3-64  3-131

Draganflyer Quad Rotor Provides Flight Stability 

Figure 3-65  3-132

Draganflyer Compact Foldable Frame 

Figure 3-66  3-137

Draganflyer Military Tactical Surveillance 

Table 3-67  3-140

Griffin Eye Manned ISR System Claw® Sensor Control Functions 

Figure 3-68  3-140

GA‑ASI GMTI to EO/IR  

Figure 3-69  3-141

GA‑ASI Select targets by RCS or Size 

Figure 3-70  3-142

GA‑ASI Annotation of Sensor Products 

Figure 3-71  3-143

GA‑ASI Optical change detection 

Figure 3-72  3-144

GA‑ASI Aided Target Classification Based On Sensor Model

Figure 3-73  3-145

GA‑ASI Multi-Spectral Image Viewer 

Figure 3-74  3-145

GA‑ASI Stealthy Blue Force Tracking Device 

Table 3-75  3-147

Boeing-Insitu ScanEagle In Service Views 

Figure 3-76  3-149

Boeing ScanEagle 

Figure 3-77  3-154

Insitu ScanEagle 

Figure 3-78  3-156

Insitu  Integrator Sustainment Operations 

Figure 3-79  3-157

Insitu NightEagle 

Figure 3-80  3-158

Integrated Dynamics UAV Airframe Systems 

Figure 3-81  3-171

MMIST SnowGoose 

Table 3-82  3-173

MMist CQ-10B advantages:

Table 3-83  3-174

MMist CQ-10 System  

Figure 3-84  3-175

SherpaTM Ranger 

Table 3-85  3-176

Shepra Characteristics 

Table 3-85  3-178

Sherpa™ Systems Guidance Units 

Table 3-86  3-179

Sherpa™ Provider Advantages:

Figure 3-87  3-181

MMist Payload 

Figure 3-88  3-183

Marcus Zephyr Airframes UAV Systems 

Table 3-89  3-184

Marcus Zephyr Airframes UAV Systems Specifications:

Table 3-90  3-187

Proxy SkyRaider Benefits:

Table 3-91  3-188

Proxy Aviation UAV capabilities 

Figure 3-92  3-190

Chinese jet-powered WJ600 Chinese jet-powered WJ600                                                                                                              

Figure 3-93  3-191

Chinese UAS 

Table 3-94  3-192

Chinese V750 Helicopter Drone 

Table 3-95  3-194

Air Show China 2010 J10 Chinese Fighter Jets 

Figure 3-96  3-196

Boeing X-37B Space Shuttle 

 

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)Technology

 

Figure 4-1  4-1

Northrop Grumman.BAT UAV Features 

Figure 4-2  4-22

Aurora Autonomy & Flight Control

Table 4-3  4-26

Aurora Development Capabilities 

Table 4-4  4-27

Aurora / NASA Development Of Automated Landing Systems 

Table 4-5  4-28

Aurora / NASA Development Automated Landing System  

Table 4-6  4-28

Aurora / NASA Autopilot Development Issues 

Table 4-7  4-29

Aurora / NASA Flare Planner Development

Table 4-8  4-38

Roles And Capabilities, Provided By Manned Platforms,

With UASs by 2030 

Figure 4-9  4-39

Size, Role, and Platform of Unmanned Aircraft

Table 4-10  4-42

Aircraft Prime Contractor Missions 

Table 4-11  4-43

L-3 Communications LinkTEK Key Communication Features 

Figure 4-12  4-44

linkTEK™ IDS 

Integrated, power-packed flight control for 

Table 4-13  4-45

flightTEK Controls 

Tightly integrated, power-packed flight control for UAVs 

Figure 4-14  4-47

Large Project Management

Figure 4-15  4-48

Draganflyer Remote Supervision and Investigation of Equipment

Figure 4-16  4-49

Draganflyer Pipeline / Hydro-Transmission Line Inspection 

Figure 4-17  4-50

Draganflyer Remote Supervision and Investigation of

Agricultural Fields and Crops 

Figure 4-18  4-51

Draganflyer Advanced RC Flight Research 

Figure 4-19  4-52

Draganflyer Remote Aerial Archeology 

Figure 4-20  4-53

Draganflyer Remote Environmental Assessment

Figure 4-21  4-54

Draganflyer Fun 

Figure 4-22  4-55

Advanced Flight Entertainment

Table 4-23  4-57

Draganflyer RC Helicopter Aerial Photography and

Videography Platform  

 

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