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The UAV market |
US DoD investment in UAS R+D, FY05-FY09
from uav_roadmap2005.pdf
Indications of expenditure on UAVs from uav_roadmap2005.pdf
The above projection suggests a 28.4% year-on-year increase in US DoD spending from the year 2000, to at least the year 2010. Given this tremendous, albeit planned, expenditure, it makes sense to keep track of developments in the military UAV area, to enable any relevant developments to be applied to UAVs for use in civilian applications.
Illustration of DoD view of the increasing usage of unmanned aircraft.
Above and below from a presentation by Mike Strong DCMAC at the EUROCONTROL UAS Workshop on the 7th May 2008 at EUROCONTROL HQ in Brussels. Contact = michael.strong@eurocontrol.int.
from https://engineering.purdue.edu/AAE/Academics/Courses/aae451/2007/Spring/srr_paper_final_team2.pdf
Above and below from a presentation by Mike Strong DCMAC at the EUROCONTROL UAS Workshop on the 7th May 2008 at EUROCONTROL HQ in Brussels. Contact = michael.strong@eurocontrol.int.
Indications of the Australian UAV market size.
From www.uavforum.com (link no longer exists) uav_roadmap.pdf
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Increasing use of unmanned helicopters in agricultural applications in Japan |
We see the steady increase in helicopters registered for agricultural use, with the majority of them being the Yamaha RMAX unmanned helicopter. From http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/industrial/sky/agricultural/index.html
From a Parc Aberporth brochure.
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UAV growth projections, according to staff at The Teal Group Corporation |
from www.tealgroup.com
Innovative UAV and associated electronics business could attract " serious money" ..., from Electronics Weekly 9th May 2007. Hmmm....
- from http://www.uavforum.com/vendors/vendgraph.htm
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