The continuous evolution of Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVs) and the emergence of new capabilities, coupled with recent operational successes in Iraq and Afghanistan, have led to the increased use of unmanned systems across the operational spectrum. Unmanned systems, in the form of unmanned aerial, ground and maritime vehicles, have become an integral part of modern military operations and, indeed, of the modern military arsenal.

The concept of unmanned vehicles is no longer the exclusive domain of aircraft. Land and naval vehicles and systems have benefited directly from advances made within the aeronautics and aerospace sectors, as well as from the growing integration of information systems as a result of the global adoption of Network Based Operations (NBO) policies. These, in turn, have opened up new opportunities for all sectors of the defence industry, but most significantly within the land and naval sectors, where progress historically has been slower than in the civilian and military aerospace industries.

Visiongain expect the global markets for both Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) to experience significant growth in the period 2007-2020, driven by both military and commercial interests. The global UUV market will see total revenues of $8.83 billion by 2020, while the global UGV market will reach $1.35 billion in the same period.

The main market opportunities for UUVs will be in advanced sensor packages and payloads, as well as in associated support and training packages, while in the UGV market, the most significant opportunities will be in the military, homeland security and law enforcement sectors.

The report answers key questions such as:

* Where are the UUV and UGV markets now and how are they likely to develop?
* How will new technologies affect the market?
* Where are the greatest opportunities to be found in each market?
* What are the key drivers of UUV and UGV development?
* What is the positioning of the main players in each market? Who are the main companies involved in developing UUVs and UGVs?
* How widely are UUVs and UGVs currently used, and how is this set to change in the future?

1.0 Executive summary

2.0 Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs)
2.1 UUVs in military and commercial applications
2.2 Future UUV mission capabilities and requirements
2.3 UUV subsets
2.3.1 Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
2.3.1.1 The evolution of ROVs
2.3.2 Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (AUVs)
2.3.2.1 AUV development
2.3.2.2 Strong impact of technological advances on AUVs
2.3.2.3 Commercial, military and scientific AUV applications
2.3.2.4 Emerging trends in the AUV market
2.3.2.5 AUV market development unclear
2.3.3 Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs)
2.3.3.1 USV history and development
2.3.3.2 U.S. at forefront of USV development
2.4 UUV industry overview
2.5 The world UUV market
2.6 UUVs for the commercial sector
2.7 The advantages of UUVs
2.7.1 Independent, stable platforms
2.7.2 Cost savings
2.7.3 Flexibility
2.7.4 Bandwidth
2.7.5 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities
2.7.5.1 Vessel sensing/tagging
2.7.5.2 Submarine track and trail
2.8 UUVs as sensors

3.0 Global UUV proliferation
3.1 United States
3.1.1 REMUS UUV
3.1.1.1 REMUS applications
3.1.1.2 REMUS sensors
3.1.2 Long Term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS)
3.1.2.1 Testing
3.1.3 Mission Re-Configurable UUV (MRUUV)
3.1.4 Battlespace Preparation Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (BPAUV)
3.1.5 Cormorant UUV
3.1.6 WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System (RMS)
3.1.7 Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)
3.2 Israel
3.3 United Kingdom

4.0 UUV technical issues

5.0 Industry engagement

6.0 Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs)
6.1 Market overview

7.0 The world UGV market

8.0 Definition of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs)
8.1 UGV types
8.1.1 Tele-operated UGVs
8.1.2 Autonomous UGVs
8.2 UGV history
8.3 Military applications dominate
8.4 Civilian applications set to expand
8.5 Technical issues
8.6 UV / UAV interaction a possibility

9.0 Global proliferation of UGVs
9.1 U.S. developments
9.2 U.S. UGV programmes
9.2.1 Future Combat Systems (FCS)
9.2.2 Armed Robotic Vehicle (ARV)
9.2.3 Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment (MULE)
9.2.4 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV)
9.2.5 Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (TUGV)
9.2.6 Dragon Runner Mobile Ground Sensor System
9.3 France
9.4 Germany
9.5 Israel
9.5.1 Guardium UGV
9.5.2 Tomcar
9.5.3 AvantGuard
9.6 United Kingdom
9.7 Canada

10.0 Future UGV applications growing
10.1 Potential UGV missions
11.0 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
11.1 Market overview
11.2 Significant UAV market opportunities expected

12.0 Directory of key UUV and UGV manufacturers
12.1 Allen-Vanguard Corporation
12.2 Applied Research Associates
12.3 Atlas Elektronik
12.3.1 Project ‘GREX’
12.4 BAE Systems
12.5 Boeing
12.6 EADS
12.7 Elbit Systems
12.8 Foster-Miller
12.9 General Dynamics
12.10 iRobot
12.11 Israel Aerospace Industries
12.12 Northrop Grumman
12.13 Remotec
12.13.1 Andros F6-A
12.13.2 Andros Wolverine
12.13.3 Mini-Andros II
12.13.4 MK8 Plus II Wheelbarrow
12.13.5 Contracts awarded
12.14 SAIC
12.15 Schilling Sub-Atlantic Alliance
12.16 Seaeye Marine