Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Systems - A Global Update of Market Trends & Opportunities

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) represent a major force in the modern day battlefield. UAVs represent the fastest growing and the most dynamic growth segment within the aerospace industry. Global UAV funding is expected to witness growth in the near future, primarily driven by the rapid technological changes and developments, particularly in the information technology industry. UAVs are known for their proven performance in areas such as surveillance, intelligence, and reconnaissance and have become a key element in today's military warfare. The new areas of application such as hunter-killer operations are supporting the UAV market to gain further ground. Research, development, test and evaluation aimed at developing new generation UAVs is prevalent in several countries across the world.

These and other market data and trends are presented in "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Systems: A Global Update of Market Trends & Opportunities" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV) & SYSTEMS BMR-8012

CONTENTS

1. METHODOLOGY 1

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1

Disclaimers 2

Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3

2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK 4

Unrestrained Growth in UAS Market 5

US Enjoys Undisputed Dominance in World UAV Market 5

International Terrorism - A Crucial Mission for DoD 6

UAV Ground Operator Equipment - An Overview 6

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - New Programs Perk Up 7

Defense Procurement Programs 7

Absence of Regulatory Body: Major Bottleneck in Commercial UAV

Missions 7

Increasing Safety-Awareness Boosts Flight Simulation Market 8

Joint Design Manufacturing Gaining Ground 8

Commercialization of High-Resolution Imagery: Still in its

Infancy 8

High-Speed Data Link Communications Systems to Spell Doom for

Radars 9

LiDAR Technology Gaining Wide Acceptance Globally 9

3. LEADING PLAYERS 10

Global Unmanned Aerial Systems Market: Top Companies, Their

UAV Offerings, and First Flight 10

Global Unmanned Aerial Systems Market: Top Companies and Their

Public UAV Offerings 11

Global Unmanned Aerial Systems Market: Top Companies and Their

Foreign and/or Private UAV Offerings 12

Global Unmanned Aerial Systems Market: Type of Small UAV

Offerings by Company and Their Key Customers 13

Global Unmanned Aerial Systems Market: Type of Micro UAV

Offerings by Company and Their Key Customers 13

4. PRODUCT FACTS 14

5. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 15

The Boeing Company Takes Over Insitu 15

Rockwell Acquires Athena Technologies 15

BAE Systems Acquires MTC Technologies 15

V-TOL Aerospace Acquires First BAT UAV System 16

Honeywell Receives FAA Experimental Airworthiness

Certification for its gMAV UAS 16

AeroVironment's BATMAV Receives Milestone C Approval for Full

Rate Production 16

AeroVironment Receives UAS Contract from Netherlands Ministry

of Defense 16

Cobham and General Atomics Enters into Agreement to Offer UAS

Support to UK MoD 17

General Atomics Signs Agreement with SENER on Predator® UAS

series 17

AeroVironment Receives New Contract from US Special Operations

Command 17

Northrop Grumman Enters into New UAV Contract with US Army 18

DRS Technologies and Finmeccanica Sign Merger Agreement 18

AAI Enters into Agreement with ADS to Market Orbiter Mini- UAV 18

Elbit Systems Bags Supply Contract for Hermes 450 UAV Systems 19

QinetiQ Records First Unmanned Flight for Monitoring

Agricultural Crop in the UK 19

AAI Receives UAV System Contract from US Army 20

EADS D&S to Enter into UAV Supply Agreement 20

Elbit Receives New UAV Supply Contract 20

General Atomics and US Air Force Sign Contract 20

Raytheon Wins UAV Contract from US Air Force 20

Aeronautics Receives Aerostar TUAV Systems Supply Contract

from CIS Member 20

Boeing Forges Partnership with QinetiQ 21

Boeing, Insitu, ImSAR Demonstrate SAR Data's Instant Processing 21

IAI Delivers Heron UAV System to Canadian Air Force 21

Northrop Grumman Wins Air Force Contract 22

US Air Force Selects Aurora for SBIR Phase II MAV Guidance System 22

Aurora Receives New Contract to Develop UAV 22

Northrop Grumman Secures US Army Order for 10 STARLite Radars 23

iRobot Receives Six US Army SBIR Grants 23

Honeywell Enters into Agreement with Thales 24

Honeywell Bags Order for 90 T-Hawk™ Systems 24

Elbit Systems Bags Australian Army Order for Additional

Skylark® I UAV Systems 24

BAE Systems Begins Assembly of Taranis UCAV 25

AeroVironment Secures US Army Contract for RQ-11B Raven Systems 25

AeroVironment Secures USSOCOM Contract for Puma AE UAS 26

AeroVironment Receives DARPA Funding for SP2S UAS 26

AAI Secures US Army Contract for More Shadow TUAS 26

AAI Secures TADSS Contract from US Army 27

Textron's AAI Announces Success of One System® Ground Control

Station 27

BAE Systems Develops New UAV Technology 28

IAI's Division Unveils Latest Bird Eye 600 Mini UAV System 28

BAE Systems Develops New Launch Device for Small UAVs 29

Textron Acquires UIC 29

L3 Communications Acquires Geneva Aerospace 30

Northrop Grumman Receives New Contract from US Air Force 30

Boeing Australia Signs Contract with Australian Army 30

Canadian Government and Defense Companies Establishes AUVSI-

Canada 30

BAE Systems Completes Trials for HERTI UAV System 30

AeroVironment Delivers BATMAV Micro UAS to US Air Force 31

BAE Systems Starts Work on New Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle 31

Boeing Australia Receives New Contract 31

Northrop Grumman Receives Contract from US Air Force 31

Raytheon Receives FAA Airworthiness Certification for its

Cobra UAS 32

Aurora Flight Sciences Receives New Contract 32

Alenia Aeronautica Reveals Data from its New Sky-Y First

Flight Demonstration 33

Korean Military Selects Elbit Systems' Skylark® II TUAV 33

Elbit Systems Receives UAV Contract from Israeli Defense Forces 33

Insitu Selects RTI for UAV Products 33

Boeing and Insitu Receive NATO UAV Interoperability Standard

Compliance 33

Aeronautics Secures Mini UAV Contract from Polish Army 34

Aeronautics Secures UAV and ISR Aerostat Contract from IDF 34

Honeywell Announces Deployment of MAVs in Iraq 35

BAE Systems Secures Design Approval for UAV Systems 35

AeroVironment Secures US Marine Corps Contract for Micro UAS 36

AeroVironment Signs Contract with USSOCOM 36

AeroVironment Wins CLS Order from US Army 36

Danish Army Places an Order with AeroVironment 37

IAI Supplies "Shoval" UAV System to IAF 37

UK MoD Selects Thales for Tactical UAV Systems 37

Saab, Dassault, Alenia Sign Letter of Intent 38

AAI Receives Shadow 200 TUAS Contract from US Army 38

Elta Receives Contract for GMTI / SAR 38

Malat to Supply BirdEye 400 and I-View 50 UAVs 39

V-TOL Receives UAV01 39

Selex Introduces Three Mini-UAVs 40

Israeli Air Force Launches New Long-Range UAV 40

IAI to Develop Three New Futuristic Aircraft 40

IAI to Introduce Solar-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 40

IAI Develops a New Massive UAV 41

Thales Unveils Design of "Watchkeeper" UAV41Malat of Israel

Aerospace Industries Unveils Advanced Heron TP UAV 41

BAE Systems Introduces HERTI UAS in the Far East 42

6. MAJOR PLAYERS 42

AAI Corporation (US) 42 Aerosonde Pty Ltd. (Australia) 42

Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd. (Israel) 43

AeroVironment, Inc. (US) 43

Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A. (Italy) 43

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (US) 43

BAE Systems Plc (UK) 44

Bell Helicopters Textron, Inc. (US) 44

CybAero AB (Sweden) 44

Cyber Defense Systems Inc. (US) 44

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV (The

Netherlands) 44

Elbit Systems Ltd. (Israel) 45

Silver Arrow LP (Israel) 45

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (US) 45

Honeywell Aerospace (US) 45

Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Israel) 46

Northrop Grumman Corporation (US) 46

QinetiQ Group Plc (UK) 46

Raytheon Company (US) 46

Sagem Defense Securite (France) 47

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (US) 47

Thales SA (France) 47

The Boeing Company (US) 47

V-TOL Aerospace Pty Limited (Australia) 48

7. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS 48

8. THE UNITED STATES 51

Overview 51

Search, Detection, and Navigation Instruments to Witness

Rapid Growth 51

UAS Funding Face Uncertain Outlook 52

UAVs Gaining Prominence in the US Military 52

Military ISR UAS Market 53

An Insight into the Commercial UAS Market in the US 53

Opportunities and Challenges for Unmanned Aerial Systems 54

Outlook 55

Key Statistics 55

Federal Non-DoD 56

US Air Force 56

US Army 59

US Navy 61

Competition 63

UAS Market in the US: Major UAS Platforms by Company/Producer 63

US Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Various Models by Military

and Non-Military UAVs 65

US Unmanned Aerial Systems Market: Major UAV Programs by

Company and End-User 66

9. EUROPE 68

An Overview of Military UAV Market in Europe 68

A Glance at UAV Programs in Europe 69

France 69

Germany 70

Various Models of UAVs in Germany 70

The United Kingdom 71

Giant Leap for UAV Market in the UK 71

Various Models of UAVs in the United Kingdom 72

UAV Market in Other Select European Regions 72

Russia 72

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market in Russia - An Overview 72

Russia Plans Mass Manufacture of UAVs 72

Belgium 73

UAV Systems Market in Belgium - An Insight 73

European Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Various Models of

UAVs by Select Country/Region 74

Manufacturers of Unmanned Aerial Systems in Europe by

Country/Region 75

10. ASIA-PACIFIC 77

Overview 77

China 77

Chinese UAV Market to Witness Significant Growth 77

China Joins the Aerospace Bandwagon 78

A Glance at the UAV Programs in China 78

Various Models of UAVs in China 79

India 79

UAVs to Play Key Role in Modernizing Military Capabilities 79

India Ready for Foreign Collaborations in Aerospace 80

UAV Programs in India - An Insight 81

Various Models of UAVs in India 81

Singapore 82

Growing Importance of UAVs in Singapore's Armed Forces 82

Singapore UAV Programs - A Brief 82

A Peek into UAV Programs in Other Asia-Pacific Regions 82

Australia 83

Malaysia 83

New Zealand 83

Pakistan 83

Various Models of UAVs in Pakistan 83

South Korea 84

11. THE MIDDLE EAST 85

Overview 85

United Arab Emirates 85

A Peek into UAV Programs in the Middle East 85

Iran 85

Israel 85

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market in Israel: Various Models of

UAVs by Company 86

Middle East Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market: Various Models

of UAVs by Select Country/Region 87

Out-of-Country Military UAV Deployments in Afghanistan for

the Period 2001 to Till Date 87

Out-of-Country Military UAV Deployments in Iraq for the

Period 2003 to Till Date 88

12. REST OF WORLD 89

An Overview of Canadian UAV Market 89

EXHIBITS

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 &

2012

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 & 2012

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 & 2012

Table 8: Percentage Breakdown of the US Unmanned Systems

Market by Category - 2007

Table 9: Percentage Breakdown of DoD spending on Unmanned

Aerial Systems by Category in the US - 2009 & 2012

Table 10: Percentage Breakdown of Federal Non-DoD Spending on

Unmanned Aerial Systems by End-Use Segment in the US - 2009 &

2012

Table 11: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Air Force on

UAS by Category - 2009 & 2012

Table 12: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Air Force on

RQ-4 Global Hawk System by Category- 2009 & 2012

Table 13: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Air Force on

MQ-1 Predator by Category - 2009 & 2012

Table 14: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Air Force &

CBP on MQ-9 Reaper by Category - 2009 & 2012

Table 15: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Army on UAS

by Category - 2009 & 2012

Table 16: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Army on MQ-1C

Sky Warrior by Category - 2009 & 2012

Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Army on RQ-7

Shadow 200 by Category- 2009 & 2012

Table 18: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Army/

USSOCOM/ US Marine Corps/ US Air Force on RQ-11 Raven by

Category - 2009 & 2012

Table 19: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Army/US

Navy/DARPA on Micro Aerial Vehicle by Category - 2009 & 2012

Table 20: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Navy on UAS

by Category - 2009 & 2012

Table 21: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Navy on MQ-8B

Fire Scout-Navy by Category - 2009 & 2012

Table 22: Percentage Breakdown of Spending by US Marine

Corps/Navy on Tier II Small Tactical UAS by Category - 2009 &

2012

Table 23: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the US

Unmanned Aerial Systems Market - 2007

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 & 2012

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 & 2012

Table 28: Percentage Breakdown of European Civil and

Commercial UAV Markets by End-Use Category - 2012

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 & 2012

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 & 2012

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 & 2012

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 & 2012

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