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Counter-Insurgency UAV Market Faces an Uncertain Future While most industry analysts foresee a steadily growing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market, for the foreseeable future, a new report “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Counter-Insurgency Global Market...

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Agencies Struggle to Understand UAV’s Role in Border... Recent string of success in the military use of UAVs of all sizes and capabilities has led border security professionals around the world to consider adopting unmanned aircraft for their purposes.  But,...

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - New Markets and New Business The global market for UAVs is evolving rapidly, creating a new set of business opportunities. These new markets are not always in the "traditional" sectors, both geographically and in terms of platforms...

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Global UAV for Border Protection Markets to Double... A new market and technology outlook report concludes that the market for border security UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) will double over the next 5 years, creating new opportunities for platform, payload,...

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UAVs to Provide Counter-IED Backtracking This presentation was given by Mr. Ed Herlik, Managing Partner at Market Intel Group LLC, at the Defeating IED Conference, TTCUS San Diego, December 14th, 2009. The presentation outlines a novel, yet...

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Persistent UAVs Set to Displace Both Current UAVs and Satellites

Posted on : 27-04-2010 | By : Ed Herlik

Persistent surveillance (months or a year on-station above the Jet Stream) is the one apability that will significantly enhance the ability to combat an insurgency while minimizing troop risk and ground commitment.

Counter-Insurgency UAVs Getting Smaller with Electric Power

Posted on : 20-04-2010 | By : Ed Herlik

A new market and technology analysis report, focusing on the Counter-Insurgency Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market, forecasts a bright future for small, silent UAVs powered by long- endurance electric motors.

Satellite Vendors Divided on UAV Competition

Posted on : 18-04-2010 | By : Ed Herlik

The just-ended annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado focused almost exclusively on space capabilities, as is its purpose. But among the satellite models, the full-scale space capsules, the extravehicular activity space suits, the anthropomorphic robots and the mounds of branded give-away goodies were a few Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) images, models and real aircraft.

Counter-Insurgency UAV Market Faces an Uncertain Future

Posted on : 13-04-2010 | By : Ed Herlik

While most industry analysts foresee a steadily growing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market, for the foreseeable future, a new report provides a triple scenario analysis showing growth as well as decline potentials, based on politics as much as on technology.

UAV Operating Concepts – The Key to Enhanced Sales

Posted on : 12-03-2010 | By : Ed Herlik

Integrating UAVs and existing border security resources into a coherent Operating Concept not only improve the overall effectiveness of such operations but also enhances sales of aerial and ground based platforms and payloads.

Texas Governor wants his own Border Security UAV

Posted on : 24-02-2010 | By : Ed Herlik

The border-state governor wants to see another Predator B UAV added to the three Predators that currently fly border security duty along the Arizona-Mexico border. Given the recent collapse of the US Border Patrol’s Secure Border Initiative virtual fence project, UAVs are more important than ever.

Inexpensive Micro-UAV Swarms May Compete With Multi Million Dollars UAVs

Posted on : 12-02-2010 | By : Ed Herlik

Swarms of inexpensive, very small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) may be more useful in some applications than many high flying, expensive UAV platforms.

New Market Research Report Forecasts a Technological Revolution in Border Security Missions

Posted on : 02-02-2010 | By : Ed Herlik

Border security missions across the globe are undergoing a rapid change to accommodate and make use of new technologies, communications, and integration capabilities, enabled greatly by the introduction of new mission-specific UAVs