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.

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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 Compan 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 Défense Sécurité (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 2001to 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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