Emerging UMV and UGV Markets 2009-2019 - examines one of the defence industry’s most promising emerging markets. Our market study reviews leading unmanned maritime vehicle (UMV) and unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) programmes. Total governmental spending on research, development and procurement of UMV and UGV systems combined should reach $504 million worldwide in 2009. Do you want to know how high revenues will go next decade? We examine commercial prospects for providers of these unmanned vehicle systems and technologies, and analyse the requirements driving this market worldwide. This report discusses the UMV and UGV markets analytically, explaining their characteristics and potentials from 2009 onwards, with comprehensive market forecasting at global and national level.

In The Emerging UMV and UGV Markets 2009-2019 we analyse how a multitude of factors are driving increased research, development, procurement and deployment of unmanned vehicle systems. In recent years, the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq has been a major impetus for investment in robots capable of explosive ordinance disposal (EOD).

The success of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in military operations is also leading to unmanned vehicle technologies spilling over into UMV and UGV systems. This report also reveals why many defence contractors are diversifying into all types of unmanned vehicle systems. This report explains and answers many other vital questions on this rapidly-growing market area.

Unmanned vehicles are also inherently less costly to develop and procure than manned vehicles, thus making them attractive sub-markets during economically uncertain times when overall defence budgets are being frozen or even reduced. Therefore, the increasing investment applied to unmanned vehicle systems has made the market one of the few recession-resistant sub-sectors of the defence industry. We expect the unmanned vehicle systems market to flourish from 2009 onwards, with high rewards for successful companies. Our forecast period, 2009-2019, reveals an overall rise in unmanned vehicle systems spending, as new programmes are launched, or come to fruition.

Which unmanned vehicle systems sub-markets have the greatest value and will experience the highest growth? How much will individual countries spend on unmanned vehicle systems over the next decade? How are unmanned vehicle systems manufacturers adapting to meet the evolving demands of military operations? This report will provide you with the information that you need to understand current trends and future market possibilities.

In The Emerging UMV and UGV Markets 2009-2019, we examine the following unmanned vehicles submarkets:

• Unmanned maritime vehicles (UMVs)

• Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs)

• Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)

• Unmanned surface vehicles (USVs)

• Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs)

• Small unmanned ground vehicles (SUGVs)

• Unmanned ground combat vehicles (UGCVs)

• Remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs).

We also examine the leading technologies and subsystems being deployed in unmanned maritime vehicles (UMVs) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs).

•  Electro-optical / infrared sensors (EO/IR)

•  Autonomous navigation systems

•  GPS navigation systems

•  Teleoperation / remote control

•  Energy storage / future battery design

•  Fuel cells

•  Neuro-control systems.

Comprehensive analysis of the global UMV and UGV market

The Emerging UMV and UGV Markets 2009-2019 examines this important sector critically. We supply a comprehensive review of programmes and products via analysis of policy documents, news reports, industry publications, market analysis and consultations with experts. There are over 85 tables and figures and 200+ pages. This report provides detailed sales forecasts, a SWOT analysis, pipeline developments and analyses of commercial drivers and restraints. Also, there are several original interviews with industry experts included. You will not find these analyses anywhere else.

Why you should buy The Emerging UMV and UGV Markets 2009-2019

The main benefits from your purchasing this report:

• You will gain an understanding of the current unmanned maritime vehicle (UMV) and unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) markets and how they will develop, with detailed market forecasts from 2009 to 2019

• You will receive global sales forecasts plus national forecasts for the 10 leading markets for each of the UUV, USV and UGV sub-markets from 2009 to 2019

• You will gain insight into each of the main sub-markets for UMVs and UGVs, including market drivers and restraints

• You will gain insight into major government UUV, USV and UGV programmes being undertaken in leading markets

• You will gain knowledge of who the leading players are within that market

• You will gain understanding of how new technologies will affect the market

• You will receive analyses of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for the UMV and UGV sector from 2009 onwards

• You will discover three original interviews, with expert views from a leading UGV and UUV manufacturer, an explosives ordinance disposal (EOD) robot ROV manufacturer and a USV specialist manufacturer.

Major defence contractors are involved in developing and producing unmanned vehicle systems. Increasingly, those defence contractors are diversifying into the unmanned vehicles sector as a recession-resistant alternative to other defence activities. At the same time, newer and smaller companies have emerged with innovative technologies that make the unmanned vehicle systems market even more dynamic.

1. Executive Summary
1.1 Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) Overview
1.2 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV)
1.3 Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV)
1.4 Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV)
1.5 The Future of Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS)
2. Introduction
2.1 The Benefits of This Report
2.2 Methods
3. Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV)
3.1 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Forecasts
3.1.1 Global Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market
3.1.2 US Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market
3.1.3 Russian Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market
3.1.4 UK Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market
3.1.5 Australian Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market
3.1.6 New Zealand Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market
3.1.7 Finnish Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market
3.1.8 Danish Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market
3.1.9 French Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market
3.1.10 German Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market
3.1.11 Norwegian Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market
3.1.12 ROW Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market
3.2 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market Analysis
3.3 Commercial Sector Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Market
3.3.1 Oil and Gas Industry Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV)
3.3.2 Environmental Research Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV)
3.4 Military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV)
3.5 Unmanned Submarines
3.6 Tethered Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV)
3.7 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV)
3.8 US Navy Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Plan
3.9 UUV Design Issues
3.9.1 Biometric Designs
3.9.2 Navigation
3.9.3 Adaptive Neuro-Control
3.9.4 Subsea Intervention
3.9.5 Underwater Gliders
3.10 UUV Programmes
3.10.1 Long-Term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS)
3.10.2 Mission Reconfigurable UUV (MRUUV)
3.10.3 Future Concepts - MANTA
3.10.4 Semi-Autonomous Hydrographic Reconnaissance Vehicle (SAHRV)
3.10.5 CETUS
3.11 Other Propulsion Systems
3.12 Autonomous Ocean Sampling Network (AOSN)
3.13 Technical Challenges
3.13.1 Energy Storage
3.13.2 Future Battery Design
3.13.3 SLMP Technology
3.13.4 Fuel Cells
3.13.5 Autonomous Control
3.13.6 Communications
4. Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV)
4.1 Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) Market Forecasts
4.1.1 Global Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) Market
4.1.2 US Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) Market
4.1.3 UK Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) Market
4.1.4 Israeli Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) Market
4.1.5 Nigerian Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) Market
4.1.6 Singaporean Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) Market
4.1.7 German Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) Market
4.1.8 French Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) Market
4.1.9 Italian Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) Market
4.1.10 ROW Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) Market
4.2 Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) Market Analysis
4.2.1 US Navy
4.2.2 Surface Targets
4.2.3 Intelligence, Reconnaissance and Surveillance (ISR)
4.2.4 Retrofit USV Technology
4.2.5 Remote Minehunting System (RMS)
4.2.6 Future Developments
4.2.7 Technical Challenges
4.2.8 Spartan Scout USV
5. Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV)
5.1 Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) Market Forecasts
5.1.1 Global Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) Market
5.1.2 US Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) Market
5.1.3 Israeli Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) Market
5.1.4 UK Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) Market
5.1.5 German Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) Market
5.1.6 Australian Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) Market
5.1.7 South Korean Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) Market
5.1.8 French Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) Market
5.1.9 Canadian Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) Market
5.1.10 ROW Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) Market
5.2 Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) Market Analysis
5.3 Teleoperated Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV)
5.4 Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV)
5.5 Electro-Optical / Infrared Sensors (EO/IR)
5.6 Manoeuvrability
5.7 Non-EOD Robots
5.8 Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicles (UGCV)
5.9 Crusher Project
5.10 Hybrid UGV/UAV
5.11 Subsystems
5.12 Technical Problems
5.13 US Army Future Combat System (FCS)
5.14 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV)
5.15 Unmanned Snakes
5.16 Power Systems
5.17 Grand Challenge
6. SWOT Analysis
6.1 Strengths
6.1.1 Continual Historical Shift to Unmanned Vehicle Systems
6.1.2 Global Economic Slowdown
6.1.3 Success of UGV Vehicles in Iraq
6.1.4 Increasing Homeland Security Spending
6.1.5 End of Future Combat System (FCS) Programme
6.2 Weaknesses
6.2.1 Global Economic Slowdown
6.2.2 Delays in Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Programme
6.2.3 Limitations in Speed, Duration and Range of UUVs
6.2.4 Demand for Increased Range and Duration is Leading to Larger UUV Designs
6.3 Opportunities
6.3.1 Huge Growth Potential in UUV and USV Systems
6.3.2 Strong Growth Potential in Smaller UGV Systems
6.3.3 Growing Demand for Subsystems
6.3.4 Growth in Autonomous Control Systems
6.3.5 Growth in Commercial Oil & Gas Exploration and Environmental Research
6.4 Threats
6.4.1 US Withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan
6.4.2 Public Backlash against Armed Unmanned Vehicles.
6.4.3 Budget Constraints for UUV and USV Markets.
6.4.4 Increasing Demand for More Sensors and Subsystems
7. Leading UMV & UGV Manufacturers
7.1 AAI Corporation
7.2 AB Precision Ltd
7.3 Allen Vanguard Corporation
7.4 ASV Ltd
7.5 Atlas Elektronik GmbH
7.6 BAE Systems 
7.7 Bluefin Robotics Corporation
7.8 Boeing Corporation
7.9 Boston Dynamics
7.10 ECA Group
7.11 Elbit Systems Ltd
7.12 Foster-Miller
7.13 General Dynamics
7.14 Hydroid
7.15 iRobot Corporation
7.16 International Submarine Engineering (ISE)
7.17 Kongsberg Maritime
7.18 Lockheed Martin
7.19 MacroSwiss
7.20 Northrop Grumman / Remotec UK Ltd
7.21 QinetiQ Group plc
7.22 Rafael
7.23 Raytheon
7.24 Rheinmetall AG
7.25 Robotic FX Inc
7.26 Saab Underwater Systems
7.27 Samsung
7.28 Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
7.29 Thales
8. Expert Opinion
8.1 iRobot Corporation
8.1.1 Views on the Unmanned Vehicle Market
8.1.2 Will the Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Market Grow as Fast as the Unmanned Ground Vehicles Market?
8.1.3 Why iRobot Moved into the Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Market
8.1.4 Growth Rates for the Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Market
8.1.5 Growth Path of the Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Market
8.1.6 Regions with Growth in Unmanned Ground Vehicles and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
8.1.7 Has the US Military Withdrawal from Iraq Affected Sales of Unmanned Ground Vehicles?
8.1.8 How the US Pulling Out of Iraq is a Growth Driver for iRobot
8.1.9 What Are the Restraints on Sales Growth?
8.1.10 Growth of Teleoperated Vehicles vs. Autonomous Vehicles
8.1.11 Is the Development of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles a Stronger Part of the iRobot Business?
8.1.12 Key Trends in Unmanned Ground Vehicles and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
8.1.13 Will the Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Market Achieve a Similar Size to that of the Unmanned Ground Vehicles Market?
8.2 AB Precision Ltd
8.2.1 Trends in the EOD Market for ROVs
8.2.2 Trend Towards Smaller Vehicles
8.2.3 Technical Issues in ROVs
8.2.4 Drivers for Growth in Unmanned Vehicles
8.2.5 What Sectors Does AB Precision Ltd Sell to?
8.2.6 The Effects of the Global Recession on Sales
8.2.7 Technological Developments over the Next 10 years
8.2.8 Proportion of AB Precision Ltd Vehicles that are Remotely Operated
8.2.9 Trend Towards More Equipment on ROVs
8.2.10 Are There Plans to Diversify into Other Unmanned Vehicle Sectors?
8.3 ASV Ltd
8.3.1 Trends and Developments in Unmanned Surface Vehicles
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