A new research note from G2 Solutions (www.g2globalsolutions.com) entitled “Battlefield UAS: Market Analysis and Outlook” paints a positive picture for the emerging industry.

The marketing report is a detailed 11-year world acquisition spending analysis that cuts through Nano, Micro, Mini and Close Range Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) categories, with the intention of forecasting UAS that could readily contribute to forward deployed situational awareness during the forecast period.

In compiling the research G2 Solutions concentrated on 98 UAS from a list of more than 950 drone programs.

“The market remains in a fulfillment phase, with programs such as RQ-11, RQ-14 and RQ-16 accounting for hundreds of millions of acquisition revenues through 2019. With these three programs, U.S. based AeroVironment has a commanding market presence, with close to 60 percent of installed-base revenues.

“Programs such as Raven, Wasp, Dragon Eye and Puma have made AeroVironment the defacto incumbent on a wide range of U.S. DoD battlefield UAS,” said Ron Stearns, Research Director for G2 Solutions.

“The recompete cycles for these programs, in addition to UAS requests that fell under Future Combat Systems will have a profound effect on market share and deliveries through 2019.”

DoD deliveries on programs of record will ebb after 2011, with the exception of the Honeywell RQ-16 MAV.

This report forecasts a new DoD acquisition cycle with deliveries commencing in 2017, assuming a continuing presence in Southwest Asia.

Throughout the forecast period, G2 Solutions expects more than 27,000 small, tactical UAVs to enter service worldwide.

With this in mind, Aviation Today is conducting a webinar entitled How to Gain from the UAV Boom on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (ET).

Hear from these experts:

Larry Dickerson
Analyst, Forecast International
Ron Stearns
Research Director & Partner
G2 Solutions


Richard Whittle
Contributing Editor
Rotor & Wing magazine


Ramon Lopez
Editor-in-chief, Air Safety Week

Moderator:
John Persinos
Publisher/Editorial Director
Aviation Today.

Military planners are putting a premium on nimble weapons designed to fight terrorism. That means big bucks in 2010 and beyond for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The market for UAVs is worth an estimated $17.9 billion over the next 10 years. This figure includes production of all air vehicles, ground control equipment, and payloads through 2018.

During the webinar, you'll learn which companies stand to benefit most from this market's fast growth. This webinar will be of keen interest for anyone in the aviation industry who's involved in surveillance, homeland security, airframe manufacturing, sensors, avionics, systems integration – you name it. Executives, military decision-makers, consultants, analysts, and regulators alike will learn the latest trends and behind-the-scenes realities of airborne surveillance.

You'll learn:

    •    Which UAV programs emerge as the biggest winners in the Pentagon's 2010 military budget of $680 billion?
   
    •    How will the Pentagon's budgetary largesse this year trickle down to various avionics sub-contractors in the UAV market – and how can other avionics companies position themselves for money-making opportunities?
       
    •    What are the latest innovations in sensor technologies and which sensor makers stand to reap the biggest benefits?
   
    •    What major programs of record will drive platform growth through 2019, as well as how announced but not-awarded competitions will change this competitive landscape.
       
    •    The companies that stand to benefit most, and why. A review of the latest initiatives from the major players: Northrop Grumman, General Atomics, AAI, IAI, Honeywell, Raytheon, Rockwell Collins, and others.
       
    •    …and lots more!


Register here.
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Ramon Lopez also serves as editor-in-chief of Air Safety Week; he has been covering air safety for more than three decades (rlopez@accessintel.com).

www.aviationtoday.com/ramon_lopez_bio.html