Drone Markets Executive Summary 74 Drone Market Driving Forces 74 Drone Challenges 84 Drone Fleet Systems 85 Smart Drone Infrastructure Standards 86 Drone Market Shares 87 Drone Market Forecasts 89 1. Drones: Market Description and Market Dynamics 91 1.1 Smart Commercial Drones 91 1.1.1 Smart Drones: Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Description 91 1.2 Drone Enhanced Capability and Payloads 93 1.2.1 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Enhanced Resilience 95 1.2.2 Small and Micro-UAS Drones 95 1.2.3 Drone Aerial Systems (UAS) Perimeter Surveillance 95 1.2.4 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) Surveillance 96 1.3 Drone Use Cases 97 1.3.1 Drones on the Silver Screen 97 1.3.2 Follow Drones 98 1.3.3 Conducting a Solar Panel Inspection with eBee Drone 99 1.3.4 Quad-copter Drone Crosses the English Channel 99 1.3.5 Dutch Police Training Eagles to Take Down Drones 99 1.3.6 Next Star Wars Movie Used a Team of Drones to Protect Its Secrets 99 1.3.7 AT&T Plans to Use LTE to Control Drones Over Long Distances 100 1.3.8 Traxxas Flight Link App 100 1.4 Registering Drones 100 1.5 Georeferenced Imagery 100 1.5.1 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Traffic Monitoring 101 1.5.2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Agriculture Mapping 103 1.5.3 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Homeland Security 104 1.5.4 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Scientific Research 106 1.6 Globalization and Technology 107 1.6.1 Proliferation of Conventional Military Technologies 108 1.6.2 Drones General Roles 108 1.7 Border Patrol: 109 1.8 Development of Lighter Yet More Powerful Drone Power Sources 110 2. Drone Market Shares and Forecasts 111 2.1 Drone Market Driving Forces 111 2.1.1 Drone Challenges 121 2.1.2 Drone Fleet Systems 122 2.1.3 Smart Drone Infrastructure Standards 123 2.2 Drone Market Shares 124 2.2.1 China’s DJI Leads Drone Markets 129 2.2.2 DJI Revenue Demonstrates Leadership Position 131 2.2.1 DJI Phantom 132 2.2.2 Parrot 133 2.2.3 3D Robotics 133 2.2.4 Parrot AR Drone $299, Flies Off a Roof 135 2.2.5 Ascending Technologies AscTec Firefly 136 2.2.6 Ascending Technologies Professional Line 137 2.2.7 AscTec for Professional Drone Users: 137 2.2.8 Hubsan 138 2.2.9 Boeing A160 Hummingbird Helicopter 138 2.2.10 Insitu 139 2.2.11 Boeing Insitu 140 2.2.12 Lockheed Martin 140 2.2.13 BP and AeroVironment Launch FAA-Approved, Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Operations 141 2.2.14 AeroVironment's Extensive Operational Track Record 143 2.2.15 AeroVironment $11.2 Million Order for Raven Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Services 143 2.2.16 Textron /AAI 144 2.2.17 Textron Shadow® 147 2.2.18 Aurora Flight Sciences Odysseus Solar-Powered Aircraft 148 2.2.19 Intel / Ascending Technologies 148 2.2.20 Draganflyer X4 UAV 148 2.2.21 DRS Unmanned Technologies Ground Control Stations 149 2.2.22 Proxy Aviation Systems 149 2.2.23 Northrop Grumman Bat 3 150 2.2.24 General Atomics Predator® UAS 150 2.2.25 General Atomics Predator® B UAS 152 2.2.26 Yahama Agricultural Drone 152 2.2.27 Wing Loong Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) Drone 153 2.2.28 Facebook 153 2.2.29 Google 153 2.2.30 Drone Unit Shipments by Company 153 2.3 Drone Market Forecasts 155 2.3.1 Smart Commercial Drone Aerial Systems (UAS), Market Total Forecasts 164 2.3.2 Drone Unit Shipments 164 2.3.3 Drone Industry Components 168 2.4 Consumer Drones 169 2.5 Smart Commercial Drone Market Sector Shares and Forecasts 173 2.5.1 Smart Commercial Drone Aerial Systems Forecasts By Sector, Agriculture, Oil and Gas, Border Patrol, Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, Disaster Response, Package Delivery, Photography, Videography 176 2.6 Border Patrol / Law Enforcement Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems 178 2.6.1 Border Patrol / Law Enforcement Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares 178 2.6.2 Smart Commercial Drone Border Patrol / Homeland Security Aerial Systems Forecasts 181 2.6.3 Law Enforcement Drones 182 2.7 Package Delivery Smart Drone Aerial Systems 182 2.7.1 Package Delivery Smart Commercial Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares, 183 2.7.2 Boeing ScanEagle UAV 184 2.7.3 Google Package Delivery 184 2.7.4 Package Delivery Smart Commercial Drone Aerial Systems Forecasts 187 2.8 Utility, Pipeline, and Construction Inspection Drones 188 2.8.1 Utility and Pipeline Inspection Smart Commercial Drone Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares 188 2.8.2 Smart Commercial Drone Oil and Gas / Pipeline Inspection Aerial Systems Forecasts 192 2.8.3 Middle East & Africa Oil & Gas Drones 194 2.8.4 Solar Plant Inspection 196 2.8.5 Construction 197 2.9 Drone Agricultural Inspection and Planting Aerial Systems 198 2.9.1 Agriculture Commercial Drone Market Vertical Growth: 200 2.9.2 Agricultural Inspection and Planting Smart Commercial Drone Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares 201 2.9.3 Yamaha RMAX 203 2.9.4 DJI Agricultural Spraying Drone 206 2.9.5 Prox Dynamics PD-100 Black Hornet 207 2.9.6 Draganfly Draganflyer X4-P 208 2.9.7 AscTec Firefly 209 2.9.8 3D Robotics 211 2.9.9 Agricultural Smart Commercial Drone Aerial Systems Forecasts 212 2.9.10 Agriculture Surveying Via Drones 213 2.9.11 Agricultural Surveying 214 2.10 Photography and Videography Smart Commercial Drone Aerial Systems 216 2.10.1 Photography and Videography Smart Commercial Drone Aerial Systems (UAS) Market Shares 219 2.10.2 Smart Commercial Drone Film / Photo / Video 221 2.10.3 LiDAR 222 2.10.4 Smart Commercial Drone: Photography / Videography Systems Forecasts 224 2.11 Commercial Drone Aerial Mapping 225 2.11.1 GIS Professionals Are Willing to Pay for Drone Systems 229 2.11.2 GIS Software 230 2.11.3 UAS-Camera Integration 231 2.11.4 Maps of Navigable Drone Highways in The Sky 231 2.11.5 Aerial Mapping Smart Commercial Drone Systems Forecasts 232 2.12 Real Estate Drones 233 2.13 Improved Safety for Construction Sites 235 2.14 Warehouse Security/Theft Prevention 236 2.15 Drone Medical Markets 237 2.16 Military Drones Market Share and Market Forecasts 238 2.16.1 Military Drone Crashes 241 2.16.2 Military Drone Crashes Database: 237 Drone Crashes 241 2.16.3 Military Drone Market Shares 245 2.16.4 Northrup Grumman 248 2.16.5 Military Drone Market Forecasts 252 2.16.6 Military Drone Market Segment Forecasts 253 2.16.7 Turkey Domestically Produced Drone 253 2.17 Nano Drones Applications 254 2.17.1 Drone Miniaturization 255 2.18 Follow Me Drones 256 2.18.1 US FAA Commercial Drone Permits 257 2.19 Unmanned Aerial Systems Payloads 259 2.19.1 Composites Key to Utility 259 2.20 Venture Investment in Drones 260 2.20.1 Drones to Create 70,000 US Jobs 263 2.20.2 Drone Crowd Funding 264 2.21 Commercial Drone Prices 266 2.21.1 Parrot AR Drone 2.0 Quadcopter Elite Edition 267 2.21.2 Parrot BeBop Drone Quadcopter with 14 Megapixel Flight Camera (Blue) 268 2.21.3 Parrot AR Drone 2.0 Quadcopter Elite Edition (Sand) 269 2.21.4 Parrot BeBop Drone Quadcopter with Skycontroller Bundle (Red) 270 2.21.5 Parrot BeBop Drone Quadcopter with 14 Megapixel Flight Camera (Red) 270 2.21.6 Parrot BeBop Drone Quadcopter with Skycontroller Bundle (Blue) 271 2.21.7 Parrot BeBop Drone Quadcopter with Skycontroller and Soft Case Bundle (Red) 271 2.21.8 Parrot BeBop Drone Quadcopter with Backpack Bundle (Blue) 272 2.21.9 Parrot BeBop Drone Quadcopter with Backpack Bundle (Red) 272 2.21.10 Parrot BeBop Drone Quadcopter with Hard Case Bundle (Blue) 273 2.21.11 Parrot BeBop Drone Quadcopter with Hard Case Bundle (Red) 273 2.21.12 Parrot BeBop Drone Quadcopter with Wheeled Hard Case Bundle (Blue) 274 2.21.13 Parrot BeBop Drone Quadcopter with Wheeled Hard Case Bundle (Red) 275 2.21.14 Parrot AR Drone 2.0 1500 mAh High Density Battery 275 2.21.15 Parrot LiPo Battery for AR.Drone 2.0 Quadcopter (11.1 V, 1000 mAh) 275 2.21.16 Parrot Battery for BeBop Drone and Skycontroller 276 2.21.17 Parrot Flight Recorder for AR. Drone 2.0 Quadcopter 276 2.21.18 Parrot Camera for BeBop Drone 276 2.21.19 Parrot Propellers for BeBop Drone (4-Pack, Red) 277 2.21.20 Parrot Wall Charger for BeBop Drone and Skycontroller 277 2.21.21 Parrot Skycontroller with Wi-Fi Range Extender for BeBop Drone (Red) 277 2.21.22 Parrot Repair Kit for BeBop Drone (Pair) 278 2.21.23 Parrot Feet Pack for BeBop Drone (4-Pack) 278 2.22 Drone Regional Market Analysis 281 2.22.1 Smart Drone Commercial (UAV) Industry Regional Summary 284 2.22.2 U.S Accounts for 73 Percent of The Worldwide Research, Development, Test, And Evaluation (RDT&E) Spending On Smart Drone Technology 285 2.22.3 U.S. State Department Drone Export Guidelines 287 2.22.4 Canada 287 2.22.5 Europe 288 2.22.6 UK Trade in Drones 289 2.22.7 Drones for the Netherlands 289 2.22.8 Japan 289 2.22.9 Sony Drone Services 292 2.22.10 Japanese Drone Works Inside the Nuclear Power Plant 294 2.22.11 China 296 2.22.12 Chinese Smog-Fighting Drones That Spray Chemicals To Capture Air Pollution 298 2.22.13 China Desires Exports, Steps Up Research In Military Drones 300 2.22.14 Chinese Commercial Drones 302 2.22.15 Singapore 303 2.22.16 Africa 304 2.22.17 Expansion of US Drone Base in Africa 305 2.22.18 Ethiopia 307 2.22.19 Brazil 307 2.22.20 Morocco 308 2.22.21 India 309 3. Drones: Highways in the Sky Product Description 310 3.1 Parrot S.A. 310 3.1.1 Parrot Bebop Drone Stability 311 3.1.2 Parrot AR.Drone $299, Flies Off a Roof 315 3.2 GoPro 316 3.2.1 GoPro Recorded Video Can Be Stitched Together Using Kolor 317 3.3 3D Robotics 318 3.3.1 3D Robotics Launches Line of Mapping Drones 319 3.4 Yamaha Crop Dusting Drones 321 3.4.1 Yahama 326 3.4.2 Yamaha RMAX 327 3.4.3 Yamaha Unmanned Helicopters For Industrial And Research Applications 331 3.5 DJI 333 3.5.1 DJI Phantom 334 3.5.2 DJI Inspire 1 336 3.5.3 DJI Ronin 337 3.5.4 DJI Ronin Major Updates: 338 3.5.5 DJI Industries Phantom 3 Drone 346 3.5.6 DJI Industries Phantom 3 Drone Live HD View 347 3.5.7 DJI Industries Phantom 3 Drone Complete Control 348 3.5.8 DJI Industries Phantom Intelligent Battery 350 3.5.9 DJI Industries Inspire Drone 352 3.5.10 DJI Industries Ronin-M 354 3.5.11 DJI Industries Spreading Wings S1000+ 357 3.5.12 DJI Industries Zenmuse Z15-A7 359 3.5.13 Flying Platforms 361 3.5.14 DJI Flight Controllers 363 3.5.15 DJI Camera Gimbals 366 3.5.16 HD Video Downlink 370 3.5.17 Ground Stations 370 3.5.18 DJI Guidance 372 3.6 Boeing 372 3.6.1 Boeing A160 Hummingbird Helicopter 372 3.6.2 Boeing ScanEagle Small Footprint Solutions 374 3.6.3 Boeing / Insitu / Commercial 381 3.6.4 Insitu Arctic Ice Floe Monitoring 384 3.6.5 Insitu Mammal Monitoring 384 3.6.6 Insitu Pipeline Surveys 385 3.6.7 Insitu Power-Line Inspections 385 3.6.8 Insitu Geomagnetic Surveys 385 3.6.9 Insitu Commercial Fishing 386 3.6.10 Insitu Public Safety 386 3.6.11 Insitu Disaster Response 387 3.6.12 Insitu Search and Rescue 387 3.6.13 Insitu Port and Border Security 388 3.6.14 Insitu Communications Relay 389 3.6.15 Insitu Over-the-Horizon Sensing 389 3.6.16 Insitu Counter-Narcotics 390 3.6.17 Insitu Offshore Base 390 3.6.18 Insitu Defense 391 3.6.19 Insitu Payload Systems 391 3.6.20 Insitu Force Protection 393 3.6.21 Insitu Combined Arms 393 3.6.22 Insitu Research Future of Operations and Technology 394 3.6.23 Insitu ICOMC2 Streamline Process 395 3.6.24 Insitu ICOMC2’s Breakthrough Technology Extends Drone Capabilities 396 3.6.25 Insitu NightEagle 400 3.7 AeroVironment 401 3.7.1 AeroVironement Global Observer 402 3.7.2 AeroVironement RQ-20A Puma AE 406 3.7.3 AeroVironement Wasp AE 408 3.7.4 AeroVironement Shrike VTOL 409 3.7.5 AeroVironement Ground Control System 411 3.7.6 BP and AeroVironment Launch FAA-Approved, Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Operations 412 3.7.7 AeroVironment Integrated LiDAR Sensor Payload 417 3.7.8 AeroVironment and Commercial UAV 419 3.7.9 AeroVironment AV’s Family of Small UAS 421 3.7.10 AeroVironment Raven 422 3.8 Elbit Systems Ltd 423 3.8.1 Elbit Systems Herrmes™ 900 - Multi-role, Multi- Payload Configurations Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) 426 3.9 Amazon 427 3.10 Textron 431 3.10.1 Textron Shadow M2 431 3.10.2 Textron Aerosonde 433 3.10.3 Textron / Aerosonde AAI Services 435 3.10.4 Textron Shadow® Reconnaissance, Surveillance 438 3.10.5 Textron Systems AAI / Aerosonde® 440 3.10.6 Textron Systems AAI and Aeronautics Orbiter™ 441 3.10.7 Textron Systems AAI Remote Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Terminals 441 3.10.8 Textron Systems AAI One System Remote Video Terminal 442 3.10.9 Textron Systems AAI Tactical Sensor Intelligence Sharing System 442 3.10.10 Textron Systems Wasp Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) 443 3.10.11 Textron Systems Homeland Security 444 3.10.12 Nano Air Vehicle 448 3.11 BAE Systems 449 3.11.1 BAE Systems MIM500™ Series of Uncooled Infrared Camera Cores 449 3.11.2 BAE Systems Taranis 452 3.12 Aurora Flight Sciences Hale 453 3.12.1 Aurora Centaur 453 3.12.2 Aurora Orion 456 3.12.3 Aurora SKATE - Small Unmanned Aircraft System 459 3.12.4 Aurora's HALE 464 3.12.5 Aurora's Advanced Concepts: SunLight Eagle - Green Flight 466 3.12.6 Aurora's Excalibur 468 3.12.7 Aurora GoldenEye 80 - Small, Capable Surveillance 472 3.12.8 Aurora GoldenEye 50 473 3.12.9 Aurora GoldenEye 80 474 3.12.10 Aurora's Advanced Concepts: UHATF 476 3.12.11 Aurora Flight Sciences Odysseus Solar-Powered Aircraft 479 3.12.12 Aurora Flight Sciences Orion HALL 479 3.12.13 Aurora Flight Sciences Earth Science Applications 479 3.12.14 Aurora Small Unmanned Aerial Systems 484 3.12.15 Aurora Tactical Systems 485 3.12.16 Aurora Diamond DA42 MPP 485 3.12.17 Aurora System Description 489 3.13 L-3 Communications Next Generation Precision Unmanned Aircraft Systems 491 3.13.1 L-3 Cutlass Communications Small Expendable Tube-Launched UAS 491 3.14 Draganfly Innovations Inc. 495 3.14.1 Draganfly Draganflyer X4-P 495 3.14.2 Draganfly Handheld Ground Control System 497 3.14.3 Draganflyer Vision Based System (VBS) 497 3.14.4 Draganflyer Guardian 499 3.14.5 Draganfly X4 501 3.14.6 Draganflyer X6 507 3.14.7 Draganflyer Aerial Photography & Video Applications 509 3.14.8 Draganflyer Real Estate Applications 510 3.14.9 Draganflyer Law Enforcement Applications 511 3.14.10 Draganflyer X8 514 3.15 DRS Unmanned Technologies Ground Control Stations 516 3.15.1 DRS Aircraft Monitoring Unit (AMU) 517 3.16 General Atomics 519 3.17 Integrated Dynamics 520 3.17.1 Integrated Dynamics Rover 520 3.17.2 Integrated Dynamics Explorer 522 3.17.3 Integrated Dynamics Skycam 524 3.17.4 Integrated Dynamics Pride 526 3.17.5 Integrated Dynamics Spirit 528 3.17.6 Integrated Dynamics Border Eagle MK - II 531 3.17.7 Integrated Dynamics Hornet 532 3.17.8 Integrated Dynamics HAWK MK - V 533 3.17.9 Integrated Dynamics VISION systems 534 3.17.10 Integrated Dynamics VISION MK I 536 3.17.11 Integrated Dynamics Vision M K - I I 537 3.17.12 Integrated Dynamics S/Integrated Dynamics Integrated Dynamics M K - I 538 3.17.13 Integrated Dynamics Vector 539 3.17.14 Integrated Dynamics Tornado 540 3.17.15 Integrated Dynamics Nishan MK - II 541 3.17.16 Integrated Dynamics Nishan TJ - 1000 541 3.18 MMIST Mist Mobility 542 3.18.1 Sherpa Ranger / MMist 549 3.19 Marcus Systems 557 3.19.1 Marcus Autopilots 559 3.20 Proxy Aviation Systems 560 3.20.1 Proxy PROTEUS™ 560 3.20.2 Proxy PACS 561 3.20.3 The Proxy Autonomous Control Suite (PACS™) Virtual Pilot / Virtual Operator 562 3.20.4 Proxy Cooperative Control/UDMS 563 3.20.5 Proxy SkyRaider 566 3.21 LaserMotive 569 3.21.1 LaserMotive Power Links 569 3.21.2 LaserMotive Teams with Germany's Ascending Technologies 569 3.22 China Aerospace Science & Industry Corp Jet-Powered WJ600 570 3.22.1 Chinese Naval UAS 575 3.23 ASN Technology Group 575 3.24 Northrop Grumman / Scaled Composites 576 3.24.1 Proteus 577 3.24.2 Northrop Grumman MLB Company 578 3.24.3 Northrop Grumman.Bat 3 579 3.24.4 Northrop Grumman Super Bat with Piccolo II Autopilot and TASE Gimbal 580 3.24.5 Northrop Grumman Unmanned Aerial Systems 582 3.24.6 Northrop Grumman Bat Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) 583 3.24.7 Northrop Grumman Firebird 584 3.24.8 Northrop Grumman Persistent Multiple Intelligence Gathering Air System 585 3.24.9 Northrop Grumman M324 (Unmanned Aerial System) 585 3.24.10 Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk 586 3.24.11 Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk 587 3.24.12 Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS 595 3.24.13 Northrop Grumman Fire-X Medium-Range Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System 596 3.25 Schiebel Camcopter S-100 598 3.25.1 Schiebel Camcopter Target Markets: 599 3.26 Google 599 3.26.1 Google Loon 600 3.26.2 Google Loon Balloon Project 602 3.26.3 Google Titan Aerospace 604 3.26.4 Google Solara 50: Titan Aerospace 606 3.27 Facebook 606 3.28 Outernet Beamed Via Satellite 607 3.28.1 Outernet Mobile Cloud Network Infrastructure 610 3.29 Lockheed Martin Ground Control System 610 3.29.1 Lockheed Martin Integrated Sensor Is Structure (ISIS) 613 3.29.2 Lockheed Martin Integrated Sensor IS Structure (ISIS) Concept of Operations 614 3.29.3 Lockheed Martin K-MAX Unmanned Helicopter 616 3.29.4 Lockheed Martin K-MAX Used By Commercial Operators 618 3.29.5 Lockheed Martin ARES 619 3.29.6 Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk III 621 3.29.7 Lockheed Martin Fury 622 3.29.8 Lockheed Martin Expeditionary Ground Control System 624 3.29.9 Lockheed Martin Remote Minehunting System 626 3.29.10 Lockheed Martin Marlin 627 3.29.11 Lockheed Martin Persistent Threat Detection System 629 3.29.12 Lockheed Martin Stalker Package Delivery 631 3.29.13 Lockheed Martin Stalker Droppable Payload 632 3.30 TRNDlabs SKEYE Nano Drone 634 3.31 Prox Dynamics PD-100 Black Hornet PRS 636 3.31.1 Prox Dynamics AS 640 3.32 Denel Dynamics Seeker 400 UAS 641 3.32.1 Denel Dynamics Seeker 400 Multi-mission, Multi-role ISR System 642 3.32.2 Denel Dynamics Seeker 400 System 643 3.32.3 Denel Dynamics Seeker 400 Multi-mission, Multi-role ISR System Features 644 3.32.4 Denel Dynamics Hungwe UAS 648 3.32.5 Denel Dynamics Skua 651 3.32.6 Denel Dynamics Skua High-speed Target Drone 652 3.33 IAI/Malat Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 654 3.33.1 IAI/Malat Israel Aerospace Industries Super Heron 656 3.33.2 Israel Aerospace Industries Hunter 659 3.33.3 Israel Aerospace Industries / RUAG Aerospace Ranger 661 3.33.4 Israel Aerospace Industries Scout 663 3.33.5 Israel Aerospace Industries Pioneer 663 3.33.6 Israel Aerospace Industries Searcher MKIII 664 3.33.7 Israel Aerospace Industries Panther Fixed Wing VTOL UAS 666 3.33.8 Israel Aerospace Industries Mini Panther Fixed Wing VTOL Mini UAS 670 3.34 Safran 672 3.34.1 Safran Patroller and Sperwer 676 3.35 Honeywell 677 3.35.1 Honeywell Engines in General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper 679 3.36 Ascending Technologies 680 3.36.1 Ascending Technologies Professional Line 680 3.36.2 AscTec For Professional Drone Users: 680 3.36.3 AscTec Compliance 681 3.36.4 Ascending Technologies For Professional UAV 682 3.36.5 AscTec Falcon 8 + InspectionPRO 686 3.36.6 AscTec Falcon 8 + VideoEXPERT 688 3.36.7 AscTec Firefly 688 3.36.8 Technical Data – AscTec Firefly 688 3.37 Danish Aviation Systems 690 3.38 FT Sistemas 693 3.38.1 FT Sistemas Drone Applications 696 3.39 AgEagle 699 3.40 Roketsan Turkish Defense 701 3.41 Hexo+ 703 3.42 Wingsland 704 3.43 Ehang GhostDrone 2.0 706 3.44 Prox Dynamics Black Hornet Nano: 708 3.45 senseFly eBee: 709 3.46 Ballistic UAV Game of Drones 709 3.47 Bluefin Robotics Bluefin 21: 710 3.48 Yuneec 710 3.49 Sky-Futures 711 4. Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Technology 712 4.1 Sense and Avoid Technology 712 4.1.1 Learning to Fly a Hobby or Commercial Drone 712 4.1.2 US FAA Launches Drone Safety Campaign 713 4.2 UAS Sense and Avoid Evolution Avionics Approach 714 4.3 Drone Regulation 722 4.3.1 Drone Test Sites Selected by the FAA 725 4.3.2 Drone Exemptions 726 4.3.3 FAA Plans Final Regulation on Commercial Drone Use by Mid-2016 728 4.4 Military Drone Technology 728 4.4.1 Military Systems Interoperability 733 4.4.2 Drone Operational Benefits of Autonomy 734 4.5 Northrop Grumman.BAT Open Architecture 736 4.6 Integrated Dynamics Flight Tele Command & Control Systems 737 4.6.1 AP 2000 738 4.6.2 AP 5000 738 4.6.3 IFCS-6000 (Integrated Autonomous Flight Control System) 738 4.6.4 IFCS-7000 (Integrated Autonomous Flight Control System) 739 4.6.5 Portable Telecommand and Control System (P.T.C.S.) 741 4.7 Improved GPS Operations 741 4.8 Integrated Radio Guidance Transmitter (IRGX) 742 4.8.1 Portable Telecommand and Control System (P.T.C.S.) 743 4.9 IRGX (Integrated Radio Guidance Transmitter) 743 4.9.1 Ground Control Stations 744 4.9.2 GCS 1200 744 4.9.3 GCS 2000 745 4.10 Antenna Tracking Systems 745 4.11 ATPS 1200 746 4.11.1 ATPS 2000 747 4.11.2 Gyro Stabilized Payloads 748 4.11.3 GSP 100 749 4.11.4 GSP 900 750 4.11.5 GSP 1200 751 4.12 IMSAR LLC Collision-Avoidance Radar Systems 751 4.13 Civilian UAV’s - Rover Systems 752 4.14 CPI-406 Deployable Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) 752 4.14.1 Deployable Flight Incident Recorder Set (DFIRS) 753 4.14.2 Airborne Separation Video System (ASVS) 754 4.14.3 Airborne Separation Video System – Remote Sensor (ASVS – RS) 754 4.14.4 Airborne Tactical Server (ATS) 755 4.15 Cloud Computing and Multilayer Security 756 4.16 Aurora Very High-Altitude Propulsion System (VHAPS) 757 4.17 Aurora Autonomy & Flight Control 758 4.17.1 Aurora Guidance Sensors and Control Systems MAV Guidance 759 4.17.2 Aurora Multi-Vehicle Cooperative Control for Air and Sea Vehicles in Littoral Operations (UAV/USV) 760 4.17.3 Aurora and MIT On-board Planning System for UAVs Supporting Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Surveillance (OPS-USERS) 761 4.17.4 Aurora Flare Planning 763 4.17.5 Aurora Distributed Sensor Fusion 766 4.17.6 Aurora Aerospace Electronics 768 4.17.7 Aurora is CTC-REF 768 4.18 Space Technologies: Autonomous Control of Space Nuclear Reactors (ACSNR) 768 4.18.1 Rule-based Asset Management for Space Exploration Systems (RAMSES) 769 4.18.2 Synchronized Position Hold, Engage & Reorient Experiment Satellites (SPHERES) 770 4.19 Positive Pressure Relief Valve (PPRV) 771 4.19.1 Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (CSAC) 771 4.19.2 Low–Design-Impact Inspection Vehicle (LIIVe) 772 4.19.3 Synthetic Imaging Maneuver Optimization (SIMO) 772 4.19.4 Self-Assembling Wireless Autonomous Reconfigurable Modules (SWARM) 773 4.20 Persistent, Long-Range Reconnaissance Capabilities 774 4.20.1 United States Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) program 777 4.20.2 Navy Unmanned Combat Air System UCAS Program: 777 4.20.3 Navy Unmanned Combat Air System UCAS: Objectives: 778 4.21 Search and Rescue (SAR) 778 4.22 L-3 Communications LinkTEK™ IDS 780 4.23 L-3 Communications FlightTEK® SMC 782 4.23.1 Helicopter Main Limiting Factor Retreating Blade Stall 783 4.24 Danish Aviation Systems’ 784 4.25 Draganflyer X4 Applications 785 4.25.1 Draganflyer X4 Large Project Management 786 4.25.2 Draganflyer Remote Supervision and Investigation of Equipment 787 4.25.3 Draganflyer Remote Supervision and Investigation of Agricultural Land and Equipment 790 4.25.4 Draganflyer Advanced RC Flight Research 792 4.25.5 Aerial Archeology 793 4.25.6 Environmental Assessment 795 4.25.7 The Draganflyer X4 is Fun to Fly 797 4.26 Drones Protect US Commerce and US Civilian Safety 801 4.26.1 John Adams Articulates the Need for Military to Fight Terrorists 802 4.26.2 John Adam’s Solution for Terrorism 803