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The pace of change within the field of Unmanned Aerial Systems is simply staggering. From relative obscurity in the 1990’s, there are now over 260 UAV variants flying or in development from over 50 countries. Whole new classes of aircraft have emerged: SUAS, TUAS, MALE, HALE, LEMV and UCAS, and capabilities stretch to 7 days airborne, 70,000+ feet and 3,000+ lbs of weapons. Global investment is estimated at US $6 Billion this year, rising to US $55 Billion by 2020.

The pace of change within the field of Unmanned Aerial Systems is simply staggering. From relative obscurity in the 1990’s, there are now over 260 UAV variants flying or in development from over 50 countries. Whole new classes of aircraft have emerged: SUAS, TUAS, MALE, HALE, LEMV and UCAS, and capabilities stretch to 7 days airborne, 70,000+ feet and 3,000+ lbs of weapons. Global investment is estimated at US $6 Billion this year, rising to US $55 Billion by 2020.

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Industry Insight

• Unified Integrity of Distributed Robotized Systems
  A variety of moving robots (ground, aerial, surface, underwater, etc.) are being developed and produced, often evolving from remotely-controlled toys. But with embedded autonomous AI and advanced technical gadgets (weapons including) relation to them steadily shifts as to companions rather than toys.
• Despite great achievements in communications the world has not become safer
  Peter Sapaty, Director of Distributed Simulation and Control Institute of Mathematical Machines and System for the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine explains to Bryan Camoens why the world has not become much better and safer.
• Immense growth to continue but unmanned air systems will not replace fighter pilots…Yet
  Peter Sapaty, Director of Distributed Simulation and Control Institute of Mathematical Machines and System for the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine speaks to Bryan Camoens on the growth and developments on unmanned air systems going forward.

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Market Intelligence

• US$18 Billion to be spent on UAV sector by 2018
  If Forecast International’s Senior Unmanned Systems Analyst Larry Dickerson is to be believed, unmanned air vehicles are expected to be worth almost US$18 billion. To put that figure into perspective, Dubai owed US$26 billion worth of debt.
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Terrorist Threat a Concern
  Lord Paul Drayson, minister of state for strategic defence acquisition reform, spoke recently at the Military Air Solutions site of BAE Systems in Warton, where he highlighted the importance of UAV technology in Afghan operations.
• $4.2 billion spent on the development of Unmanned Air Vehicles
  No other weapon has changed the way the US military wages war in recent years like the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Dyke Weatherington, the deputy for the UAV planning task force in the office of the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, said this month.

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Presentations

• Unmanned Air Systems & Maritime Surveillance Missions
  This presentation focuses on the maritime arena and how Unmanned Air Vehicles can aid in surveillance throughout Asia.
• Unmanned Systems Issues & Challenges
  Dr Arvind Kumar Sinha, Director of Engineering, Helicopter Systems Division for the Australian Governement of Defence on the needs, requirements and utility definition of unmanned air sytems.
• UAV Disaster Monitoring Case Study for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
  Shuichi Sasa, Unmanned and Innovative Aircraft Team for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on the current needs and UAV Status in Japan, system requirement and proposal development of key technologies and safety regulations.
• Unmanned Air Systems Operational Experience From Operation Iraqi Freedom
  Using unmanned air systems for intelligence collection and analysis in order to support MNC-I operations to secure the population, defeat terrorists and irreconcilable extremists, neutralize insurgent and militia groups, facilitate reconciliation, and transition responsibilities to the Iraqi Security Forces in order to reduce violence, gain the support of the people, stabilize Iraq, and enable Government of Iraq security self-reliance.

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