UAV Market Poised for Significant Growth Through 2020, Beyond Existing Military Applications

By Caroline Rees / 27 Jun 2012

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New mission capabilities of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and new deployment applications have continued to push the market upward. Accurate market data and analysis will be essential to companies seeking to develop, deploy, support, and maintain UAVs on the global stage. With premium market research from the world’s leading publishers, Global Information Inc. helps businesses stay on the cutting edge with the best forecasts, research, and analyses.

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS): Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2012 to 2018

WinterGreen Research announces that it has published a new study Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS): Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2012 to 2018. The 2012 study has 910 pages, 315 tables and figures.

New market data from WinterGreen Research notes that Worldwide Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) markets are poised to achieve significant growth, as UAS provide a way to automate surveillance of wide areas and implement strategic military missions that can strike at terrorists without injuring civilians.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are remotely piloted or self-piloted aircraft that can carry cameras, sensors, communications equipment or other payloads. These aircraft are smaller than manned aircraft and are cost-effectively stored and transported, giving them great importance to the fighting capability of operational war forces.

Growth in unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) has coincided with an increase in endurance limit and an increase in mission capabilities of UAVs. In general, there has been an increase in awareness and mission capabilities of UAVs creating an equation for growth.

WinterGreen’s new Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS): Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2012 to 2018 report is the latest in their series of primary market research reports that provide forecasts in communications, telecommunications, the Internet, computer, software, telephone equipment, health equipment, and energy.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for Border Security – Global Market & Technologies Outlook – 2013-2021

The deployment of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) in border security missions has generally been recognized as a success. Combining technical capabilities with other advantages such as cost-effective storage and transportation, UAVs are on the radar of many governments, creating new markets and new business opportunities.

In a new report, “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for Border Security – Global Market & Technologies Outlook – 2013-2021″ publisher Market Info Group lays out a unique path to profit, by offering an Operating Concept tying the most common border security technologies together into the capabilities border agents demand. The report also offers clear instructions on which nations need UAVs, what relevant foreign aid they receive from the US and how to approach those governments.

Posted by Caroline Rees Caroline co-founded Unmanned Systems Technology and has been at the forefront of the business ever since. With a Masters Degree in marketing Caroline has her finger on the pulse of all things unmanned and is committed to showcasing the very latest in unmanned technical innovation. Connect & Contact

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