Military Drone Executive Summary 48 Military Drone Market Driving Forces 48 Military Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems Mission Tasks 53 Countries with Military Drones 56 Military Drone Challenges 57 Military Drone Fleet Systems 58 Military Drone Infrastructure Standards 59 Military Drone Market Shares 59 Military Drone Market Forecasts 62 1. Military Drones: Market Description and Market Dynamics 68 1.1 Military Drones Definition 68 1.1.1 Pre-Position UASs In Key Strategic Locations 68 1.1.2 Maritime Air Take-Off and Landing: 68 1.1.3 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Aerial Refueling 69 1.1.4 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Enhanced Capability and Payloads 69 1.1.5 Military Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Enhanced Resilience 69 1.1.6 Small and Micro-Military Drone UASs 70 1.1.7 Military Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Perimeter Surveillance 70 1.1.8 Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) Military Surveillance 71 1.2 Georeferenced Imagery 72 1.3 Globalization and Technology 73 1.3.1 Proliferation of Conventional Military Technologies 74 1.3.2 Drone UASs Military Roles 74 1.4 Development Of Lighter Yet More Powerful Power Sources For Drone UASs 75 1.5 Military Drones Sensors And Software 76 1.5.1 Smart Drones: MilitaryUnmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Description 76 1.6 Drone Enhanced Capability and Payloads 78 1.6.1 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Enhanced Resilience 80 1.6.2 Small and Micro-UAS Drones 80 1.6.3 Drone Aerial Systems (UAS) Perimeter Surveillance 80 1.6.4 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) Surveillance 81 1.7 Georeferenced Imagery 82 1.7.1 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Traffic Monitoring 83 1.7.2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Agriculture Mapping 85 1.7.3 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Homeland Security 86 1.7.4 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Scientific Research 88 1.8 Globalization and Technology 89 1.8.1 Proliferation of Conventional Military Technologies 90 1.8.2 Drones General Roles 90 1.9 Border Patrol: 91 1.10 Development of Lighter Yet More Powerful Drone Power Sources 92 2. Military Drone Market Shares and Forecasts 93 2.1 Military Drone Market Driving Forces 93 2.1.1 Military Drone Unmanned Aerial Systems Mission Tasks 99 2.1.2 Countries with Military Drones 102 2.1.3 Military Drone Challenges 103 2.1.4 Military Drone Fleet Systems 104 2.1.5 Military Drone Infrastructure Standards 105 2.2 Military Drone Market Shares 105 2.2.1 General Atomics Predator® UAS 109 2.2.2 General Atomics Predator® B UAS 111 2.2.3 Lockheed Martin 112 2.2.4 Northrop Grumman Fire Scout 113 2.2.5 Boeing A160 Hummingbird Helicopter 114 2.2.6 Boeing Insitu Scan Eagle 115 2.2.7 Boeing Insitu Rapid Response Team 118 2.2.8 AeroVironment's Extensive Operational Track Record 118 2.2.9 AeroVironment $11.2 Million Order for Raven Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Services 119 2.2.10 Textron /AAI 120 2.2.11 Textron Shadow® 123 2.2.12 Aurora Flight Sciences Odysseus Solar-Powered Aircraft 124 2.2.13 Intel / Ascending Technologies 124 2.2.14 Draganflyer X4 UAV 124 2.2.15 DRS Unmanned Technologies Ground Control Stations 125 2.2.16 Hubsan 125 2.2.17 Proxy Aviation Systems 126 2.2.18 Ascending Technologies AscTec Firefly 126 2.2.19 Ascending Technologies Professional Line 128 2.2.20 AscTec for Professional Drone Users: 128 2.3 Military Drone Market Forecasts 129 2.3.1 Military Drone Market Segment Applications 132 2.4 Military Drone Market Segment Analysis 133 2.4.1 Military Penetrating Drone Systems 133 2.4.2 Military Persistent Drone Systems Market Shares 137 2.4.3 Military Tactical Drone Systems Market Shares 141 2.4.4 Military Small Tactical Drone Systems Market Shares and Forecasts 144 2.4.5 US Military Drone Sales by Drone Type and Vendor 148 2.4.6 Military Drones Market Analysis 153 2.4.7 Military Drone Crashes 155 2.4.8 Military Drone Crashes Database: 237 Drone Crashes 155 2.5 Drone Shipments 159 2.5.1 Drone Market Shares and Sector Forecasts 165 2.5.2 Drone Market Forecasts 167 2.5.3 Drone Aerial Systems by Sector 173 2.6 Nano Drones Applications 173 2.6.1 Drone Miniaturization 174 2.7 Follow Me Drones 175 2.7.1 US FAA Drone Permits 176 2.8 Unmanned Aerial Systems Payloads 178 2.8.1 Composites Key to Utility 179 2.9 Military Drone Prices 179 2.10 Military Drone Regional Market Analysis 180 2.10.1 Smart Drone Military(UAV) Industry Regional Summary 183 2.10.2 U.S Accounts for 73 Percent of The Worldwide Research, Development, Test, And Evaluation (RDT&E) Spending On Smart Drone Technology 184 2.10.3 U.S. State Department Drone Export Guidelines 185 2.10.4 Canada 186 2.10.5 Europe 186 2.10.6 UK Trade in Drones 187 2.10.7 Drones for the Netherlands 188 2.10.8 Japan 188 2.10.9 Sony Drone Services 190 2.10.10 Japanese Drone Works Inside the Nuclear Power Plant 193 2.10.11 China 195 2.10.12 Chinese Smog-Fighting Drones That Spray Chemicals To Capture Air Pollution 197 2.10.13 China Desires Exports, Steps Up Research In Military Drones 199 2.10.14 Chinese Drones 201 2.10.15 Singapore 202 2.10.16 Africa 203 2.10.17 Expansion of US Drone Base in Africa 204 2.10.18 Ethiopia 206 2.10.19 Brazil 206 2.10.20 Morocco 207 2.10.21 India 208 2.10.22 Turkey Domestically Produced Drone 208 3. Drones: Highways in the Sky Product Description 210 3.1 General Atomics 210 3.2 Honeywell 212 3.2.1 Honeywell Engines in General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper 214 3.2.2 Honeywell RQ-16A Surveillance Drone 215 3.3 Boeing 215 3.3.1 Boeing A160 Hummingbird Helicopter 216 3.3.2 Boeing ScanEagle Small Footprint Solutions 218 3.3.3 Boeing / Insitu / Commercial 224 3.3.4 Insitu Arctic Ice Floe Monitoring 227 3.3.5 Insitu Over-the-Horizon Sensing 227 3.3.6 Insitu Counter-Narcotics 228 3.3.7 Insitu Offshore Base 229 3.3.8 Insitu Defense 229 3.3.9 Insitu Payload Systems 230 3.3.10 Insitu Force Protection 231 3.3.11 Insitu Combined Arms 231 3.3.12 Insitu Research Future of Operations and Technology 232 3.3.13 Insitu ICOMC2 Streamline Process 233 3.3.14 Insitu ICOMC2’s Breakthrough Technology Extends Drone Capabilities 234 3.3.15 Insitu NightEagle 238 3.4 AeroVironment 239 3.4.1 AeroVironement Global Observer 240 3.4.2 AeroVironement RQ-20A Puma AE 244 3.4.3 AeroVironement Wasp AE 246 3.4.4 AeroVironement Shrike VTOL 247 3.4.5 AeroVironement Ground Control System 249 3.4.6 BP and AeroVironment Launch FAA-Approved, MilitaryUnmanned Aircraft Operations 250 3.4.7 AeroVironment Integrated LiDAR Sensor Payload 255 3.4.8 AeroVironment and MilitaryUAV 257 3.4.9 AeroVironment AV’s Family of Small UAS 259 3.4.10 AeroVironment Raven 260 3.5 Elbit Systems Ltd 261 3.5.1 Elbit Systems Herrmes™ 900 - Multi-role, Multi- Payload Configurations Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) 264 3.6 Textron 266 3.6.1 Textron Shadow M2 266 3.6.2 Textron Aerosonde 268 3.6.3 Textron / Aerosonde AAI Services 270 3.6.4 Textron Shadow® Reconnaissance, Surveillance 273 3.6.5 Textron Systems AAI / Aerosonde® 275 3.6.6 Textron Systems AAI and Aeronautics Orbiter™ 276 3.6.7 Textron Systems AAI Remote Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Terminals 276 3.6.8 Textron Systems AAI One System Remote Video Terminal 277 3.6.9 Textron Systems AAI Tactical Sensor Intelligence Sharing System 277 3.6.10 Textron Systems Wasp Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) 278 3.6.11 Textron Systems Homeland Security 279 3.6.12 Nano Air Vehicle 283 3.7 BAE Systems 284 3.7.1 BAE Systems MIM500™ Series of Uncooled Infrared Camera Cores 284 3.7.2 BAE Systems Taranis 287 3.8 Aurora Flight Sciences 288 3.8.1 Aurora Centaur 288 3.8.2 Aurora Orion 291 3.8.3 Aurora SKATE - Small Unmanned Aircraft System 294 3.8.4 Aurora's HALE 299 3.8.5 Aurora's Advanced Concepts: SunLight Eagle - Green Flight 301 3.8.6 Aurora's Excalibur 303 3.8.7 Aurora GoldenEye 80 - Small, Capable Surveillance 307 3.8.8 Aurora GoldenEye 50 308 3.8.9 Aurora GoldenEye 80 309 3.8.10 Aurora's Advanced Concepts: UHATF 311 3.8.11 Aurora Flight Sciences Odysseus Solar-Powered Aircraft 314 3.8.12 Aurora Flight Sciences Orion HALL 314 3.8.13 Aurora Flight Sciences Earth Science Applications 314 3.8.14 Aurora Small Unmanned Aerial Systems 319 3.8.15 Aurora Tactical Systems 320 3.8.16 Aurora Diamond DA42 MPP 320 3.8.17 Aurora System Description 324 3.9 L-3 Communications Next Generation Precision Unmanned Aircraft Systems 326 3.9.1 L-3 Cutlass Communications Small Expendable Tube-Launched UAS 326 3.10 Draganfly Innovations Inc. 330 3.10.1 Draganfly Draganflyer X4-P 330 3.10.2 Draganfly Handheld Ground Control System 332 3.10.3 Draganflyer Vision Based System (VBS) 332 3.10.4 Draganflyer Guardian 334 3.10.5 Draganfly X4 336 3.10.6 Draganflyer X6 342 3.10.7 Draganflyer Aerial Photography & Video Applications 344 3.10.8 Draganflyer Real Estate Applications 345 3.10.9 Draganflyer Law Enforcement Applications 346 3.10.10 Draganflyer X8 349 3.11 DRS Unmanned Technologies Ground Control Stations 351 3.11.1 DRS Aircraft Monitoring Unit (AMU) 352 3.12 Integrated Dynamics 354 3.12.1 Integrated Dynamics Rover 354 3.12.2 Integrated Dynamics Explorer 356 3.12.3 Integrated Dynamics Skycam 358 3.12.4 Integrated Dynamics Pride 360 3.12.5 Integrated Dynamics Spirit 362 3.12.6 Integrated Dynamics Border Eagle MK - II 365 3.12.7 Integrated Dynamics Hornet 366 3.12.8 Integrated Dynamics HAWK MK - V 367 3.12.9 Integrated Dynamics VISION systems 368 3.12.10 Integrated Dynamics VISION MK I 370 3.12.11 Integrated Dynamics Vision M K - I I 371 3.12.12 Integrated Dynamics S/Integrated Dynamics Integrated Dynamics M K - I 372 3.12.13 Integrated Dynamics Vector 373 3.12.14 Integrated Dynamics Tornado 374 3.12.15 Integrated Dynamics Nishan MK - II 375 3.12.16 Integrated Dynamics Nishan TJ - 1000 375 3.13 MMIST Mist Mobility 376 3.13.1 Sherpa Ranger / MMist 383 3.14 Marcus Systems 391 3.14.1 Marcus Autopilots 393 3.15 Proxy Aviation Systems 394 3.15.1 Proxy PROTEUS™ 394 3.15.2 Proxy PACS 395 3.15.3 The Proxy Autonomous Control Suite (PACS™) Virtual Pilot / Virtual Operator 396 3.15.4 Proxy Cooperative Control/UDMS 397 3.15.5 Proxy SkyRaider 400 3.16 LaserMotive 403 3.16.1 LaserMotive Power Links 403 3.16.2 LaserMotive Teams with Germany's Ascending Technologies 403 3.17 China Aerospace Science & Industry Corp Jet-Powered WJ600 404 3.17.1 Chinese Naval UAS 409 3.18 ASN Technology Group 409 3.19 Northrup Grumman 410 3.19.1 Northrop Grumman / Scaled Composites 414 3.19.2 Northrop Grumman Proteus 414 3.19.3 Northrop Grumman MLB Company 415 3.19.4 Northrop Grumman.Bat 3 416 3.19.5 Northrop Grumman Super Bat with Piccolo II Autopilot and TASE Gimbal 417 3.19.6 Northrop Grumman Unmanned Aerial Systems 419 3.19.7 Northrop Grumman Bat Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) 420 3.19.8 Northrop Grumman Firebird 421 3.19.9 Northrop Grumman Persistent Multiple Intelligence Gathering Air System 422 3.19.10 Northrop Grumman M324 (Unmanned Aerial System) 422 3.19.11 Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk 424 3.19.12 Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk 424 3.19.13 Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS 432 3.19.14 Northrop Grumman Fire-X Medium-Range Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System 433 3.20 Lockheed Martin Raven 435 3.20.1 Lockheed Martin Integrated Sensor Is Structure (ISIS) 439 3.20.2 Lockheed Martin Integrated Sensor IS Structure (ISIS) Concept of Operations 440 3.20.3 Lockheed Martin K-MAX Unmanned Helicopter 442 3.20.4 Lockheed Martin K-MAX Used By Military Operators 444 3.20.5 Lockheed Martin ARES 445 3.20.6 Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk III 447 3.20.7 Lockheed Martin Fury 448 3.20.8 Lockheed Martin Expeditionary Ground Control System 450 3.20.9 Lockheed Martin Remote Minehunting System 452 3.20.10 Lockheed Martin Marlin 453 3.20.11 Lockheed Martin Persistent Threat Detection System 455 3.20.12 Lockheed Martin Stalker Package Delivery 457 3.20.13 Lockheed Martin Stalker Droppable Payload 458 3.21 TRNDlabs SKEYE Nano Drone 460 3.22 Prox Dynamics PD-100 Black Hornet PRS 462 3.22.1 Prox Dynamics AS 466 3.23 Denel Dynamics Seeker 400 UAS 467 3.23.1 Denel Dynamics Seeker 400 Multi-mission, Multi-role ISR System 468 3.23.2 Denel Dynamics Seeker 400 System 469 3.23.3 Denel Dynamics Seeker 400 Multi-mission, Multi-role ISR System Features 470 3.23.4 Denel Dynamics Hungwe UAS 474 3.23.5 Denel Dynamics Skua 477 3.23.1 Denel Dynamics Skua High-speed Target Drone 478 3.24 IAI/Malat Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 480 3.24.1 IAI/Malat Israel Aerospace Industries Super Heron 482 3.24.2 Israel Aerospace Industries Hunter 485 3.24.3 Israel Aerospace Industries / RUAG Aerospace Ranger 487 3.24.4 Israel Aerospace Industries Scout 489 3.24.5 Israel Aerospace Industries Pioneer 489 3.24.6 Israel Aerospace Industries Searcher MKIII 490 3.24.7 Israel Aerospace Industries Panther Fixed Wing VTOL UAS 492 3.24.8 Israel Aerospace Industries Mini Panther Fixed Wing VTOL Mini UAS 496 3.25 Safran 498 3.25.1 Safran Patroller and Sperwer 502 3.26 Ascending Technologies 503 3.26.1 Ascending Technologies Professional Line 503 3.26.2 AscTec For Professional Drone Users: 503 3.26.3 AscTec Compliance 504 3.26.4 Ascending Technologies For Professional UAV 505 3.26.5 AscTec Falcon 8 + InspectionPRO 509 3.26.6 AscTec Falcon 8 + VideoEXPERT 511 3.26.7 AscTec Firefly 511 3.26.8 Technical Data – AscTec Firefly 511 3.27 Danish Aviation Systems 513 3.28 FT Sistemas 516 3.28.1 FT Sistemas Drone Applications 519 3.29 Roketsan Turkish Defense 522 3.30 Wingsland 523 3.31 Ehang GhostDrone 2.0 525 3.32 Prox Dynamics Black Hornet Nano: 527 3.33 senseFly eBee: 528 3.34 Ballistic UAV Game of Drones 528 3.35 Bluefin Robotics Bluefin 21: 529 3.36 Yuneec 529