Defense Companies Positioned for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Forecasted Growth
September 28 2011 - 2:49PM
Marketwired
A recent article by
Reuters (Drone Makers
Seek Out New Targets
www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/23/us-drones-idUSTRE78M4HE20110923)
outlines the Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) industries bet on increased
spending for aerial drones. Global spending on drones (UAVs) to
nearly double in the next decade, growing to $11.3 billion a year,
and suggesting a near $95 billion market within 10.
Both surveillance and armed U.S. drones, which have been widely
deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq, have received strong interest
from Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia and nuclear neighbors India and
Pakistan. US defense contractors like Boeing (NYSE: BA) which
produces the ScanEagle and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) who produces
the tiny Samurai UAV have the technological edge over foreign
competitors which gives them greater access to the estimated $4.9
billion global share of UAV spending. (Teal Group
www.tealgroup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62:uav-study-release&catid=3&Itemid=16)
Privately held General Atomics manufactures the best-known UAV,
the Predator, which has made headlines for its wide deployment by
the US military, but public companies have made headlines of their
own. Recently, Northrop Grumman was awarded a $2.6 billion contract
for its Fire Scout drone and relative new comer to the UAV market,
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) announced a $6.8 million dollar
purchase from the US Air Force for its Raven UAV. Textron which
makes the Shadow family of UAV's is a cornerstone of the US Army
and Marines drone deployment and niche player in the surveillance
UAV market. Mundus Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MNDP) announced today
that their AirStar UAV will help patrol the coasts of Texas and
Louisiana for government agencies as well as yesterday's
announcement of the 10 year anniversary of their electric ducted
fan technology, which was co-developed with the US Navy.
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