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27 January 2021

UAV Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Sensors - Part 2

Author: Dr. David L. Rockwell, Drawn From: Military Electronics Briefing

Legacy UAV systems will remain in service, in demand, and funded for sensor upgrades, while new UAVs and new UAV sensors – from expensive, stealthy A2/AD-capable systems to much more capable and expensive sensors for thousands of small tactical/mini/nano-UAVs – will result in continuing EO/IR market growth, at least in the near-term.

09 December 2020

Space Launch System

Author: Marco A. Cáceres, Drawn From: World Space Systems Briefing

The SLS program, which began in 2010, is several years behind schedule and by 2021 the cost of developing the rocket will reach close to $19 billion. NASA had expected final cost of the rocket to total just over $17 billion.

04 November 2020

Civil and Commercial UAS Market Outlook: Part 2

Drawn From: 2020/2021 World Civil Unmanned Aerial Systems Market Profile & Forecast

Source: Teal Group

Consumer UAS will continue to grow but its most explosive growth is behind it. It is a much more mature market that has lost some of its novelty and technological innovations that will attract buyers are becoming fewer. Still, the market will continue to expand for several more years thanks to new technological developments and a wider range of product offerings. Moreover, there promises to be considerable crossover between the consumer and the commercial UAS markets. Some consumer drones are used for low-end commercial tasks such as real estate.

24 September 2020

Mobile Air Defense and Counter-Fire Radar Systems

Author: Dr. David L. Rockwell, Drawn From: Military Electronics Briefing

Lockheed Martin’s AN/FPS-117(V) is a fixed-site version of the tactical AN/TPS-59 air defense surveillance radar. The FPS-117 is deployed mostly in long-range national air defense networks. The AN/TPS-117 and TPS-B34 are transportable air defense radars developed from the FPS-117 and TPS-59, for international sale. In 2001, Lockheed Martin announced it was renaming the TPS-117 as the TPS-77 for international sales.

07 January 2021

UAV Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Sensors - Part 1

Author: Dr. David L. Rockwell, Drawn From: Military Electronics Briefing

Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensors are still the default sensor for the vast majority of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). UAV EO/IR system funding increased rapidly in the decade after 9/11, with some growth continuing in recent years. But the financial crisis of 2008, proposed budget cuts, and sequestration resulted in several years of up-and-down funding, and considerable uncertainty.

02 December 2020

Airbus/Kawasaki BK.117/H145/UH-72

Drawn From: World Military & Civil Aircraft Briefing

The BK.117/145 is a successful joint venture that continues to sell very well for several civil applications.  It has a particularly strong EMS presence — just over half of the demand base. Production had been running at a low level — Eurocopter and Kawasaki combined had been building less than one per month until 2007 — but with the 145/C-2 the program has shown signs of a revival. More importantly, it has become one of the lucky platforms to win the great DoD lottery. First, Eurocopter’s decision to develop the C-2/EC 145 version was rewarded by a French Interior Ministry order for 32, the biggest single BK.117 order ever.

30 October 2020

Civil and Commercial UAS Market Outlook: Part 1

Drawn From: 2020/2021 World Civil Unmanned Aerial Systems Market Profile & Forecast

Source: Northrop Grumman Website

The civil government and commercial drone markets are growing rapidly as UAS proves its worth across several different fields.

The United States and Europe are forging ahead with costly new deployments of UAS to protect their borders. China is reshaping the agricultural market with the rapid spread of subsidized UAS technology for spraying and imaging. Traditional aerospace and defense firms are competing to develop new solar-powered systems to provide low-cost internet. Test programs are operating around the world intended to integrate delivery drones into airspace.

03 August 2020

Satellite Market Continues Expansion

Author: Marco A. Cáceres, Drawn From: World Space Systems Briefing

There is no slowdown in the number of new satellite systems being announced and developed. Just learned of one called PredaSAR, which is being billed as the world’s largest constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, with an initial 48 satellites planned.

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