Unmanned Systems

Unmanned Systems is a blended market which integrates four elements: Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV), Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV), Unmanned Sea Vehicles (USV) and their corresponding C2 systems. Unmanned Systems include defense-related unmanned, self- propelled, aerial, terrestrial, sea-borne or submersible platforms. These systems operate without a human being positioned on or within the vehicle, and their operation is achieved through autonomous or remote control.

This document contains definitions for the market and market subsystem types.

The Unmanned Systems Market includes:

• UAVs to include: fixed-wing, rotary wing and hybrid (e.g. tilt-rotor) aerial vehicles;
• USVs to include: surface and underwater vessels used for counter-mine detonation, mine warfare, intel-ops, inspection, surveillance and protection, route mapping, target training, ocean survey, hull inspection, rescue, coastal patrol;
• UGVs to include: defensive and offensive combat vehicles, combat support vehicles, logistics vehicles and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) vehicles used by a military organization;
• Tethered and un-tethered variants of above UAVs, USVs and UGVs;
• Significant system upgrades, modernization or refurbishment programs;
• Service and support focused within the unmanned systems market.

The Unmanned Systems Market does not include:

• Manned air, land, sea or space systems;
• Space or exo-atmospheric vehicles (contained in the Spacecraft market);
• One-way attack platforms such as missiles and torpedoes (contained in Missile & PGW markets);
• Formerly manned platforms fitted for remote control (drones)
• Target systems not intended for re-use;
• Manned or “mannable” demining vehicles, albeit capable of unmanned tele-operation;
• Non-powered items such as towed artillery, trailers, towed sonars or transportable containers; Company-funded research and development;
• Government budget for overhead and program management.

Unmanned Systems Subsystems

Blended Market Subsystems