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<strong>Commercial</strong> <strong>Drones</strong> <strong>Poised</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Become</strong> <strong>Prodigious</strong> <strong>Worldwide</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

<strong>Commercial</strong> drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) market has experienced huge<br />

mechanical improvements, associations over the value chain, and new product introduction<br />

declarations in the earlier couple of years.<br />

<strong>Commercial</strong> drones are remarkably energy-proficient and have remarkably lower operating<br />

expenses in comparison <strong>to</strong> manned aircraft vehicles.<br />

Browse the full Global <strong>Commercial</strong> <strong>Drones</strong> Market Report :<br />

http://www.mrrse.com/commercial-drones-market<br />

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUSVI) gauges that commercial<br />

drones could drive nearly US$14 billion in<strong>to</strong> the U.S. economy between 2015 and 2018, and<br />

create over 100,000 new jobs in the coming 10 years.<br />

The market for unmanned aerial systems s<strong>to</strong>od at US$609 million in 2014 and is predicted <strong>to</strong><br />

reach US$4.8 billion <strong>by</strong> <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

Fac<strong>to</strong>rs Accelerating Growth of the <strong>Commercial</strong> <strong>Drones</strong> Market:<br />

· <strong>Commercial</strong> drones are able <strong>to</strong> move and effectively carry out several aerial exercises<br />

utilizing their enhanced mapping and navigation systems built in<strong>to</strong> the drone’s processing<br />

unit.<br />

· Furnished with <strong>to</strong>p-quality cameras, commercial drones are utilized for exercises such as<br />

mapping, inspection, package delivery or surveillance.<br />

· Due <strong>to</strong> their capacity <strong>to</strong> offer flexibility and precision in industry and business operations,<br />

commercial drones have found application in various commercial and cus<strong>to</strong>mer applications.<br />

They are specifically utilized as a part of SWAT operations and remote aerial surveys.<br />

· UAVs on the market have developed due <strong>to</strong> technical progressions in drone units, their<br />

simple and smooth working systems, as well as low upkeep and operation costs.


· <strong>Commercial</strong> drones are available in numerous sizes and can be easily controlled either<br />

remotely from a distant vehicle, or self-sufficiently <strong>by</strong> an onboard computer.<br />

· The commercial drones market is guaranteed <strong>to</strong> expand mainly due <strong>to</strong> the enhanced vision<br />

and mapping abilities provided <strong>by</strong> these systems.<br />

This includes investigation from the air, mapping from the air, package delivery from the air,<br />

and surveillance from the air.<br />

· Unmanned aircraft installed with cameras have the ability <strong>to</strong> do things that are not possible<br />

in any other way, due <strong>to</strong> the difficulty in performing the tasks manually and difficulty in<br />

getting the camera where UAVs can reach. This looks appealing for the market’s<br />

development.<br />

Browse the full Press Release of <strong>Commercial</strong> <strong>Drones</strong> Market:<br />

http://www.mrrse.com/commercial-drones-market-report<br />

The oil and gas industry, border patrol, utilities, defense industry, and police departments are<br />

a few of the substantial fields utilizing commercial drones for a number of purposes. Japan<br />

and Australia have been utilizing drones in agriculture since the 1980s.<br />

AeroVironment is the major commercial drone organization operating in the global<br />

commercial drones market.<br />

As of late, British Petroleum (BP) chose AeroVironment's Puma AE drones for leading<br />

operations like 3-D mapping in the severe environment of Alaska. Other prominent drone<br />

companies, such as Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin have in a similar way dominated<br />

the commercial drones market with their imperative portfolio of drone products.<br />

A few of the drones presented <strong>by</strong> Lockheed Martin of late are Fury, Indago, K-MAX, and RQ-<br />

170 Sentinel.<br />

Send An Enquiry: http://www.mrrse.com/enquiry/141


Table of Contents:<br />

COMMERCIAL DRONES, UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) EXECUTIVE<br />

SUMMARY 33<br />

<strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 33<br />

<strong>Commercial</strong> Drone UAS Challenges 39<br />

<strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 40<br />

<strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Infrastructure Standards 44<br />

<strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares 45<br />

<strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Unmanned Aircraft Market Forecasts 47<br />

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Market Total Forecasts 48<br />

1. DRONES: COMMERCIAL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) MARKET DESCRIPTION AND<br />

MARKET DYNAMICS 50<br />

1.1 <strong>Drones</strong>: <strong>Commercial</strong> Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Description 50<br />

1.1.1 US FAA Issues 51<br />

1.1.2 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) 52<br />

1.2 Pre-Position UASs In Key Strategic Locations 52<br />

1.2.1 Maritime Air Take-Off and Landing: 53<br />

1.2.2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Aerial Refueling 53<br />

1.2.3 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Enhanced Capability and Payloads 53<br />

1.2.4 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Enhanced Resilience 55<br />

1.2.5 Small and Micro-UASs 55<br />

1.2.6 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Perimeter Surveillance 56


1.2.7 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) Surveillance 56<br />

1.3 Georeferenced Imagery 58<br />

1.3.1 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Traffic Moni<strong>to</strong>ring 59<br />

1.3.2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Agriculture Mapping 60<br />

1.3.3 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Homeland Security 61<br />

1.3.4 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Scientific Research 63<br />

1.4 Globalization and Technology 65<br />

1.4.1 Proliferation of Conventional Military Technologies 65<br />

1.4.2 UASs General Roles 65<br />

1.5 Border Patrol: 66<br />

1.6 Development Of Lighter Yet More Powerful Power Sources For UASs 67<br />

2. COMMERCIAL DRONES, UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS)MARKET SHARES AND<br />

FORECASTS 68<br />

2.1 <strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 68<br />

2.1.1 UAS Challenges 74<br />

2.1.2 <strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 75<br />

2.1.3 <strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Infrastructure Standards 78<br />

2.2 <strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares 79<br />

2.2.1 <strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares 83<br />

2.2.2 BP and AeroVironment Launch FAA-Approved, <strong>Commercial</strong> Unmanned Aircraft<br />

Operations 84<br />

2.2.3 AeroVironment's Extensive Operational Track Record 86


2.2.4 AeroVironment $11.2 Million Order for Raven Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Services<br />

86<br />

2.2.5 Textron /AAI 87<br />

2.2.6 Textron Shadow® 90<br />

2.2.7 Aurora Flight Sciences Odysseus Solar-Powered Aircraft 91<br />

2.2.8 Insitu 91<br />

2.2.9 Draganflyer X4 UAV 92<br />

2.2.10 Boeing Insitu 92<br />

2.2.11 DRS Unmanned Technologies Ground Control Stations 93<br />

2.2.12 Proxy Aviation Systems 93<br />

2.2.13 Northrop Grumman Bat 3 93<br />

2.2.14 General A<strong>to</strong>mics Preda<strong>to</strong>r® UAS 94<br />

2.2.15 General A<strong>to</strong>mics Preda<strong>to</strong>r® B UAS 96<br />

2.2.16 Border Patrol / Law Enforcement Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market<br />

Shares 97<br />

2.2.17 Package Delivery Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares, 98<br />

2.2.18 Google Package Delivery 99<br />

2.2.19 Utility and Pipeline Inspection Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market<br />

Shares100<br />

2.2.20 Agricultural Inspection and Planting Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market<br />

Shares 104<br />

2.2.21 Yamaha RMAX 106<br />

2.2.22 Pho<strong>to</strong>graphy and Videography Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market<br />

Shares109<br />

2.3 <strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Unmanned Aircraft Market Forecasts 110


2.3.1 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Market Total Forecasts 111<br />

2.3.2 Small <strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Unmanned Aircraft Market Forecasts 114<br />

2.3.1 Mid-Size <strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Unmanned Aircraft Market Forecasts 117<br />

2.3.1 Small and Mid Size <strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems 120<br />

2.3.2 <strong>Commercial</strong> Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Market Forecasts <strong>by</strong> Sec<strong>to</strong>r 121<br />

2.3.3 <strong>Commercial</strong> Drone UAS Wing Based Subsegments 131<br />

2.4 Unmanned Aerial Systems Payloads 131<br />

2.4.1 Composites Key <strong>to</strong> UAV Utility 132<br />

2.5 Unmanned Airplane Regional Market Analysis 133<br />

2.5.1 U.S Accounts for 73 Percent Of The <strong>Worldwide</strong> Research, Development, Test, And<br />

Evaluation (RDT&E) Spending On UAV Technology 135<br />

2.5.2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Industry Regional Summary 136<br />

2.5.3 UAS Marketplace Moving Target 138<br />

2.5.4 China 138<br />

3. DRONES: COMMERCIAL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 139<br />

3.1 AeroVironment 139<br />

3.1.1 BP and AeroVironment Launch FAA-Approved, <strong>Commercial</strong> Unmanned Aircraft<br />

Operations 139<br />

3.1.2 AeroVironment and <strong>Commercial</strong> UAV 144<br />

3.1.3 AeroVironment AV’s Family of Small UAS 146<br />

3.1.4 AeroVironment Raven 147<br />

3.2 Textron Aerosonde 148<br />

3.2.1 Textron / Aerosonde AAI Services 151


3.2.2 Textron Systems AAI 153<br />

3.2.3 Textron Systems AAI RQ-7B Shadow® Tactical UAS Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)<br />

154<br />

3.2.4 Textron Systems AAI Shadow® Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) 155<br />

3.2.5 AAI Shadow 400 Unmanned Aircraft Deployed With Allied Naval Forces 156<br />

3.2.6 Textron Systems AAI Shadow 600 System 157<br />

3.2.7 Textron 158<br />

3.2.8 Textron Shadow® Reconnaissance, Surveillance 160<br />

3.2.9 Textron Shadow® M2 162<br />

3.2.10 Textron UAS Support 163<br />

3.2.11 Textron UAS Training 165<br />

3.2.12 Textron Systems AAI Ground Control Stations 166<br />

3.2.13 Textron Systems AAI Remote Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Terminals<br />

167<br />

3.2.14 Textron Systems AAI / Aerosonde® 169<br />

3.2.15 Textron Systems AAI and Aeronautics Orbiter 169<br />

3.2.16 Textron Systems AAI Ground Control Stations 170<br />

3.2.17 Textron Systems AAI Remote Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Terminals<br />

170<br />

3.2.18 Textron Systems AAI One System Remote Video Terminal 171<br />

3.2.19 Textron Systems AAI Tactical Sensor Intelligence Sharing System 171<br />

3.2.20 Textron Systems Wasp Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) 173<br />

3.2.21 Textron Systems Homeland Security 173<br />

3.2.22 Nano Air Vehicle 177


3.3 Boeing 178<br />

3.3.1 Boeing A160 Hummingbird Helicopter 178<br />

3.3.2 Boeing Condor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 180<br />

3.3.3 Boeing ScanEagle Small Footprint UAS Solutions 181<br />

3.4 BAE Systems 187<br />

3.4.1 BAE Systems Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) 187<br />

3.4.2 BAE Systems Compact Rotary Wing/UAV LDRF 188<br />

3.4.3 BAE Systems Herti 188<br />

3.4.4 BAE Systems Image Collection and Exploitation (ICE) Sensor Management System 190<br />

3.4.5 BAE Systems Mantis 192<br />

3.4.6 BAE Systems MIM500 Series of Uncooled Infrared Camera Cores 196<br />

3.4.7 BAE Systems Taranis 199<br />

3.4.8 BAE Systems Taranis - Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) 200<br />

3.4.9 BAE Systems Telemos 201<br />

3.5 Aurora Flight Sciences Hale 203<br />

3.5.1 Aurora SKATE - Small Unmanned Aircraft System 203<br />

3.5.2 Aurora's Advanced Concepts: SunLight Eagle - Green Flight 204<br />

3.5.3 Aurora's Excalibur 204<br />

3.5.4 Aurora GoldenEye 80 - Small, Capable Surveillance UAS 205<br />

3.5.5 Aurora's Advanced Concepts: UHATF 206<br />

3.5.6 Aurora Flight Sciences Orion 210<br />

3.5.7 Aurora Flight Sciences Odysseus Solar-Powered Aircraft 212<br />

3.5.8 Aurora Flight Sciences Orion HALL 212


3.5.9 Aurora Flight Sciences Earth Science Applications 212<br />

3.5.10 Aurora Small Unmanned Aerial Systems 217<br />

3.5.11 Aurora Flight Sciences Skate 218<br />

3.5.12 Aurora Tactical Systems 219<br />

3.5.13 Aurora Diamond DA42 MPP 220<br />

3.5.14 Aurora Excalibur 223<br />

3.5.15 Aurora GoldenEye 50 227<br />

3.5.16 Aurora GoldenEye 80 228<br />

3.5.17 System Description 230<br />

3.6 L-3 Communications UAS APEX Programs 232<br />

3.6.1 L-3 Communications Next Generation Precision Unmanned Aircraft Systems 234<br />

3.6.2 L-3 Communications Small Expendable Tube-Launched UAS 234<br />

3.6.3 L-3's Mid-Tier UAS Programs 239<br />

3.6.4 L-3 Communications Medium Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Or Manned – Mobius<br />

241<br />

3.6.5 L-3 Communications Cutlass 244<br />

3.6.6 L-3 Unmanned Systems’ Viking 100 Runway Operations 246<br />

3.6.7 L-3 Communications Viking 300 Runway Operations 249<br />

3.6.8 L-3 Communications Viking 400 250<br />

3.6.9 L-3 Communications TigerShark 252<br />

3.6.10 L-3 Communications Generation IV Ground Control Station 256<br />

3.6.11 L-3 Communications On-board Precision Au<strong>to</strong>mated Landing System (O-PALS) 258<br />

3.6.12 L-3 Communications ISR Services 260


3.6.13 L-3 Communications System Integration and Technical Support 261<br />

3.7 Challis Heliplane UAV Inc. 261<br />

3.8 Draganfly Innovations Inc. 265<br />

3.8.1 Draganflyer Guardian 265<br />

3.8.2 Draganfly X4 266<br />

3.8.3 Draganflyer X6 272<br />

3.8.4 Draganflyer Aerial Pho<strong>to</strong>graphy & Video Applications 274<br />

3.8.5 Draganflyer Real Estate Applications 275<br />

3.8.6 Draganflyer Law Enforcement Applications 276<br />

3.8.7 Draganflyer X8 279<br />

3.9 DRS Unmanned Technologies Ground Control Stations 281<br />

3.9.1 DRS Aircraft Moni<strong>to</strong>ring Unit (AMU) 282<br />

3.10 General A<strong>to</strong>mics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) Claw® Sensor Control 283<br />

3.10.1 GA-ASI Athena RF Tag 290<br />

3.10.2 General A<strong>to</strong>mics Aeronautical Systems GA - Preda<strong>to</strong>r® UAS 291<br />

3.10.3 General A<strong>to</strong>mics Aeronautical Systems GA - Gray Eagle UAS 293<br />

3.11 Boeing / Insitu / <strong>Commercial</strong> 295<br />

3.11.1 Insitu Arctic Ice Floe Moni<strong>to</strong>ring 297<br />

3.11.2 Insitu Mammal Moni<strong>to</strong>ring 297<br />

3.11.3 Insitu Pipeline Surveys 298<br />

3.11.4 Insitu Power-Line Inspections 298<br />

3.11.5 Insitu Geomagnetic Surveys 299<br />

3.11.6 Insitu <strong>Commercial</strong> Fishing 299


3.11.7 Insitu Public Safety 299<br />

3.11.8 Insitu Disaster Response 300<br />

3.11.9 Insitu Search and Rescue 301<br />

3.11.10 Insitu Port and Border Security 301<br />

3.11.11 Insitu Communications Relay 302<br />

3.11.12 Insitu Over-the-Horizon Sensing 302<br />

3.11.13 Insitu Counter-Narcotics 303<br />

3.11.14 Insitu Offshore Base 304<br />

3.11.15 Insitu Defense 304<br />

3.11.16 Insitu Payload Systems 305<br />

3.11.17 Insitu Force Protection 306<br />

3.11.18 Insitu Combined Arms 306<br />

3.11.19 Insitu Research Future of UAS Operations and Technology 307<br />

3.11.20 Insitu ICOMC2 Streamline Process 308<br />

3.11.21 Insitu ICOMC2’s Breakthrough Technology Extends Drone Capabilities 309<br />

3.11.22 Boeing / Insitu ScanEagle 313<br />

3.11.23 Insitu Integra<strong>to</strong>r 314<br />

3.11.24 Insitu NightEagle 316<br />

3.12 Integrated Dynamics 317<br />

3.12.1 Integrated Dynamics Skycam 317<br />

3.12.2 Integrated Dynamics Pride 319<br />

3.12.3 Integrated Dynamics Spirit 321<br />

3.12.4 Integrated Dynamics Border Eagle MK - II 324


3.12.5 Integrated Dynamics Hornet 325<br />

3.12.6 Integrated Dynamics HAWK MK - V 326<br />

3.12.7 Integrated Dynamics VISION UAV systems 327<br />

3.12.8 Integrated Dynamics VISION MK I 329<br />

3.12.9 Integrated Dynamics Vision M K - I I 330<br />

3.12.10 Integrated Dynamics S/Integrated Dynamics Integrated Dynamics M K - I 331<br />

3.12.11 Integrated Dynamics Vec<strong>to</strong>r 332<br />

3.12.12 Integrated Dynamics Tornado 333<br />

3.12.13 Integrated Dynamics Nishan MK - II 333<br />

3.12.14 Integrated Dynamics Nishan TJ - 1000 334<br />

3.12.15 Integrated Dynamics Rover 335<br />

3.12.16 Integrated Dynamics Explorer 336<br />

3.13 MMIST Mist Mobility 336<br />

3.13.1 MMist Unmanned Logistics Air Vehicle (ULAV) 340<br />

3.13.2 Sherpa Ranger / MMist 342<br />

3.14 Marcus UAV Systems 350<br />

3.14.1 Marcus Au<strong>to</strong>pilots 352<br />

3.15 Proxy Aviation Systems 353<br />

3.15.1 Proxy PROTEUS 353<br />

3.15.2 Proxy PACS 354<br />

3.15.3 The Proxy Au<strong>to</strong>nomous Control Suite (PACS) Virtual Pilot / Virtual Opera<strong>to</strong>r 355<br />

3.15.4 Proxy Cooperative Control/UDMS 356<br />

3.15.5 Proxy SkyRaider 359


3.16 LaserMotive 362<br />

3.16.1 LaserMotive UAV Power Links 362<br />

3.16.2 LaserMotive Teams with Germany's Ascending Technologies 362<br />

3.17 China Aerospace Science & Industry Corp Jet-Powered WJ600 363<br />

3.17.1 Chinese Naval UAS 368<br />

3.18 ASN Technology Group 368<br />

3.19 Boeing X-37B Space Shuttle 369<br />

3.20 Northrop Grumman / Scaled Composites 371<br />

3.20.1 Proteus 371<br />

3.21 Schiebel Camcopter S-100 371<br />

3.21.1 Schiebel Camcopter Target Markets: 372<br />

3.22 Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 $299, Flies Off a Roof 373<br />

3.23 Google 374<br />

3.23.1 Google Loon 375<br />

3.23.2 Google Loon Balloon Project 377<br />

3.23.3 Google Titan Aerospace 379<br />

3.24 Facebook 381<br />

3.25 Outernet Beamed Via Satellite 381<br />

3.25.1 Outernet Mobile Cloud Network Infrastructure 384<br />

3.26 Lockheed Martin Expeditionary Ground Control System 384<br />

3.26.1 Lockheed Martin Integrated Sensor Is Structure (ISIS) 386<br />

3.26.2 Lockheed Martin Integrated Sensor IS Structure (ISIS) Concept of Operations 387<br />

3.26.3 Lockheed Martin K-MAX Unmanned Helicopter 389


3.26.4 Lockheed Martin K-MAX Used By <strong>Commercial</strong> Opera<strong>to</strong>rs 391<br />

3.26.5 Lockheed Martin ARES 392<br />

3.26.6 Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk III 394<br />

3.26.7 Lockheed Martin Fury 395<br />

3.26.8 Lockheed Martin Expeditionary Ground Control System 397<br />

3.26.9 Lockheed Martin Remote Minehunting System 399<br />

3.26.10 Lockheed Martin Marlin 400<br />

3.26.11 Lockheed Martin Persistent Threat Detection System 402<br />

3.26.12 Lockheed Martin Stalker UAS Package Delivery 404<br />

3.26.13 Lockheed Martin Stalker Droppable Payload 405<br />

3.27 Northrop Grumman 407<br />

3.27.1 Northrop Grumman MLB Company 407<br />

3.27.2 Northrop Grumman.Bat 3 408<br />

3.27.3 Northrop Grumman BAT 4 UAV 410<br />

3.27.4 Northrop Grumman V-BAT UAV 413<br />

3.27.5 Northrop Grumman Super Bat with Piccolo II Au<strong>to</strong>pilot and TASE Gimbal 416<br />

3.27.6 Northrop Grumman Unmanned Aerial Systems 418<br />

3.27.7 Northrop Grumman Bat Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) 419<br />

3.27.8 Northrop Grumman Firebird 421<br />

3.27.9 Northrop Grumman Persistent Multiple Intelligence Gathering Air System 421<br />

3.27.10 Northrop Grumman M324 UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) 422<br />

3.27.11 Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk 423<br />

3.27.12 Northrop Grumman Drone Program Overview 423


3.27.13 Northrop Grumman Block 20 Global Hawk Specification 424<br />

3.27.14 Northrop Grumman Euro Hawk® 424<br />

3.27.15 Northrop Grumman Tri<strong>to</strong>n 426<br />

3.27.16 Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Tri<strong>to</strong>n Program: 426<br />

3.27.17 Northrop Grumman Common Mission Management System (CMMS) 428<br />

3.27.18 Northrop Grumman Solution 429<br />

3.27.19 Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk 430<br />

3.27.20 Northrop Grumman Global Hawk (U.S. Air Force) RQ-4 Programs 430<br />

3.27.21 Northrop Grumman GHMD (U.S. Navy 434<br />

3.27.22 NASA Global Hawk (NASA Dryden) 434<br />

3.27.23 NATO AGS (U.S. and Allied Nations) 438<br />

3.27.24 Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS 442<br />

3.27.25 Northrop Grumman Fire-X Medium-Range Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System 443<br />

3.28 General A<strong>to</strong>mics ® UAS 445<br />

3.28.1 General A<strong>to</strong>mics Preda<strong>to</strong>r® B UAS 446<br />

3.28.2 General A<strong>to</strong>mics Gray Eagle UAS 449<br />

3.28.3 General A<strong>to</strong>mics Preda<strong>to</strong>r Jet Performance C Avenger® UAS 452<br />

3.28.4 General A<strong>to</strong>mics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1B Preda<strong>to</strong>r 455<br />

4. COMMERCIAL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) TECHNOLOGY 461<br />

4.1 Learning <strong>to</strong> Fly a Hob<strong>by</strong> or <strong>Commercial</strong> Drone 461<br />

4.1.1 US FAA Launches Drone Safety Campaign 462<br />

4.2 UAS Sense and Avoid Evolution Avionics Approach 464


4.3 Northrop Grumman.BAT UAV Open Architecture 471<br />

4.4 Integrated Dynamics Flight Telecommand & Control Systems 472<br />

4.4.1 AP 2000 473<br />

4.4.2 AP 5000 473<br />

4.4.3 IFCS-6000 (Integrated Au<strong>to</strong>nomous Flight Control System) 473<br />

4.4.4 IFCS-7000 (Integrated Au<strong>to</strong>nomous Flight Control System) 474<br />

4.4.5 Portable Telecommand And Control System (P.T.C.S.) 476<br />

4.5 Integrated Radio Guidance Transmitter (IRGX) 476<br />

4.5.1 Portable Telecommand And Control System (P.T.C.S.) 477<br />

4.6 IRGX (Integrated Radio Guidance Transmitter) 477<br />

4.6.1 Ground Control Stations 478<br />

4.6.2 GCS 1200 478<br />

4.6.3 GCS 2000 479<br />

4.7 Antenna Tracking Systems 480<br />

4.8 ATPS 1200 480<br />

4.8.1 ATPS 2000 481<br />

4.8.2 Gyro Stabilized Payloads 482<br />

4.8.3 GSP 100 483<br />

4.8.4 GSP 900 484<br />

4.8.5 GSP 1200 485<br />

4.9 Civilian UAV’s - Rover Systemstm 485<br />

4.10 CPI-406 Deployable Emergency Loca<strong>to</strong>r Transmitter (ELT) 486<br />

4.10.1 Deployable Flight Incident Recorder Set (DFIRS) 487


4.10.2 Airborne Separation Video System (ASVS) 487<br />

4.10.3 Airborne Separation Video System – Remote Sensor (ASVS – RS) 488<br />

4.10.4 Airborne Tactical Server (ATS) 488<br />

4.11 Aurora Very High-Altitude Propulsion System (VHAPS) 490<br />

4.12 Aurora Au<strong>to</strong>nomy & Flight Control 491<br />

4.12.1 Aurora Guidance Sensors And Control Systems MAV Guidance 492<br />

4.12.2 Aurora Multi-Vehicle Cooperative Control for Air and Sea Vehicles in Lit<strong>to</strong>ral Operations<br />

(UAV/USV) 493<br />

4.12.3 Aurora and MIT On-board Planning System for UAVs Supporting Expeditionary<br />

Reconnaissance and Surveillance (OPS-USERS) 494<br />

4.12.4 Aurora Flare Planning 496<br />

4.12.5 Aurora Distributed Sensor Fusion 499<br />

4.12.6 Aurora Aerospace Electronics 501<br />

4.12.7 Aurora is CTC-REF 501<br />

4.13 Space Technologies: Au<strong>to</strong>nomous Control of Space Nuclear Reac<strong>to</strong>rs (ACSNR) 501<br />

4.13.1 Rule-based Asset Management for Space Exploration Systems (RAMSES) 502<br />

4.13.2 Synchronized Position Hold, Engage & Reorient Experiment Satellites (SPHERES) 503<br />

4.14 Positive Pressure Relief Valve (PPRV) 504<br />

4.14.1 Chip-Scale A<strong>to</strong>mic Clock (CSAC) 504<br />

4.14.2 Low–design-Impact Inspection Vehicle (LIIVe) 505<br />

4.14.3 Synthetic Imaging Maneuver Optimization (SIMO) 505<br />

4.14.4 Self-Assembling Wireless Au<strong>to</strong>nomous Reconfigurable Modules (SWARM) 506<br />

4.15 Persistent, Long-Range Reconnaissance Capabilities 507


4.15.1 United States Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Unmanned Aircraft<br />

System (UAS) program 510<br />

4.15.2 Navy Unmanned Combat Air System UCAS Program: 510<br />

4.15.3 Navy Unmanned Combat Air System UCAS: Objectives: 511<br />

4.16 Search and Rescue (SAR) 511<br />

4.17 L-3 Communications LinkTEK IDS 513<br />

4.18 L-3 Communications FlightTEK® SMC 515<br />

4.18.1 Helicopter Main Limiting Fac<strong>to</strong>r Retreating Blade Stall 516<br />

4.19 Draganflyer X4 Applications 517<br />

4.19.1 Draganflyer X4 Large Project Management 518<br />

4.19.2 Draganflyer Remote Supervision and Investigation of Equipment 519<br />

4.19.3 Draganflyer Remote Supervision and Investigation of Agricultural Land and Equipment<br />

522<br />

4.19.4 Draganflyer Advanced RC Flight Research 524<br />

4.19.5 Aerial Archeology 525<br />

4.19.6 Environmental Assessment 527<br />

4.19.7 The Draganflyer X4 is Fun <strong>to</strong> Fly 529<br />

5 DRONE COMPANY DESCRIPTION 534<br />

5.1 AeroVironment 534<br />

5.2 ASN Technologies 536<br />

5.3 Aurora Flight 539<br />

5.3.1 Aurora 2013 Employee Exceptional Service Award 540<br />

5.4 BAE Systems 540


5.5 Boeing 544<br />

5.5.1 Boeing <strong>Commercial</strong> Airplanes 545<br />

5.5.2 Boeing Defense, Space & Security 548<br />

5.5.3 Boeing Capital Corporation 548<br />

5.5.4 Boeing Engineering, Operations & Technology 549<br />

5.5.5 Boeing Shared Services Group 549<br />

5.5.6 Boeing Revenue <strong>by</strong> Segment 550<br />

5.5.7 Boeing / Insitu 550<br />

5.5.8 Boeing Defense, Space & Security 552<br />

5.6 Challis UAV Inc. 552<br />

5.7 China Aerospace 552<br />

5.7.1 China Aerospace CASC Space Technology 554<br />

5.7.2 China Aerospace CASC Revenue 555<br />

5.8 Draganflyer 556<br />

5.8.1 DraganBot 557<br />

5.8.2 Draganflyer ABEX Awards 559<br />

5.9 Finmeccanica 560<br />

5.9.1 DRS Technologies 561<br />

5.10 General A<strong>to</strong>mics 563<br />

5.11 Google 564<br />

5.11.1 Google Revenue 564<br />

5.11.2 Google Second Quarter 2013 Results 567<br />

5.11.3 Google Revenues <strong>by</strong> Segment and Geography 570


5.11.4 Google / Bos<strong>to</strong>n Dynamics 570<br />

5.11.5 Bos<strong>to</strong>n Dynamics 571<br />

5.11.6 Bos<strong>to</strong>n Dynamics LS3 - Legged Squad Support Systems 573<br />

5.11.7 Bos<strong>to</strong>n Dynamics CHEETAH - Fastest Legged Robot 575<br />

5.11.8 Bos<strong>to</strong>n Dynamics Atlas - The Agile Anthropomorphic Robot 577<br />

5.11.9 Bos<strong>to</strong>n Dynamics BigDog 579<br />

5.11.10 Bos<strong>to</strong>n Dynamics LittleDog - The Legged Locomotion Learning Robot 580<br />

5.11.11 Google Robotic Division 582<br />

5.11.12 Google Self-Driving Car 582<br />

5.11.13 Google Cars Address Vast Majority Of Vehicle Accidents Due To Human Error 584<br />

5.11.14 Google <strong>Business</strong> 585<br />

5.11.15 Google Corporate Highlights 586<br />

5.11.16 Google Search 587<br />

5.12 Integrated Dynamics 588<br />

5.13 L-3 Communications 590<br />

5.13.1 L-3 Aerospace Systems 591<br />

5.13.2 L-3 Electronic Systems 592<br />

5.13.3 L-3 Communication Systems 592<br />

5.13.4 L-3 National Security Solutions 592<br />

5.13.5 L-3 Revenue <strong>by</strong> Segment 592<br />

5.14 Laser Motive 593<br />

5.15 Lockheed Martin 594<br />

5.15.2 Lockheed Martin Symphony Improvised Explosive Device Jammer Systems 598


5.15.3 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Revenue 598<br />

5.15.4 Lockheed Martin Electronic Systems 603<br />

5.15.5 Lockheed Martin 606<br />

5.16 Marcus UAV 607<br />

5.17 MMist 607<br />

5.16.1 MMIST Sherpatm Guided Parachute System 608<br />

5.16.2 MMIST SnowGoosetm CQ-10A Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) 608<br />

5.17 Northrop Grumman 609<br />

5.17.1 Northrop Grumman Revenue 610<br />

5.17.2 Northrop Grumman Remotec 612<br />

5.17.3 Northrop Grumman Leading Global Security Company 612<br />

5.17.4 Northrop Grumman Supplies Marine Navigation Equipment 615<br />

5.17.5 Northrop Grumman Recognized <strong>by</strong> UK Ministry of Defense for Role in Supporting<br />

Sentry AWACS Aircraft During Military Operations in Li<strong>by</strong>a 616<br />

5.17.6 Northrop Grumman Corporation Subsidiary Remotec Inc. upgrade the U.S. Air Force<br />

fleet of Andros HD-1 616<br />

5.17.7 Northrop Grumman NAV CANADA Supplier 617<br />

5.18 Parrot/senseFly 618<br />

5.18.1 Parrot Group / senseFly 619<br />

5.18.2 Parrot Group senseFly CTI Certified 620<br />

5.19 Proxy Technologies 620<br />

5.20 Scaled Composites 621<br />

5.21 Schiebel 622<br />

5.22 Textron 622


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