1 |
Administration |
1.1. |
Why Persistent Platforms? |
1.2. |
The Market for Persistent Platforms |
1.3. |
Scope of this Report |
1.4. |
Basic Assumptions |
1.5. |
Methodology |
1.5.1. |
Research Team and Methods |
1.6. |
Who Is This Report For? |
1.6.1. |
Business and Civilian Government Leaders |
1.6.2. |
Military Leaders |
1.6.3. |
Persistent Aerial Platform Professionals |
1.6.4. |
Payload Professionals and Market Analysts |
1.7. |
About the Lead Analyst |
2 |
Executive Summary |
2.1. |
The Problem |
2.2. |
The Solution |
2.3. |
What is a Persistent Aerial Platform? |
2.3.1. |
Heavier vs. Lighter-than-Air in the Stratosphere |
2.4. |
Major Findings |
2.4.1. |
Summary |
2.4.2. |
Detailed Findings |
2.5. |
Major Conclusions |
2.5.1. |
Flight Vehicles |
2.5.2. |
Culture |
2.5.3. |
Commercial Issues |
2.5.4. |
X-Prize? |
3 |
Development Drivers |
3.1. |
Triple-Use Systems |
3.2. |
Unique Capability |
3.3. |
Effective at Reduced Cost |
3.4. |
Controllable, Dedicated, Specialized |
3.5. |
Cost Effectiveness |
3.6. |
Excellent Counter-Terror Tool |
3.7. |
Reduces Number of People at Risk |
3.8. |
Recognized Military Value |
3.9. |
Next Big Commercial Aviation Market |
4 |
Development Inhibitors |
4.1. |
Commercial Competition (Mostly from Space) |
4.2. |
Cultural Pushback |
4.3. |
Airspace Restrictions |
4.4. |
Radio Frequency Interference |
4.5. |
Technical Challenges |
4.6. |
US Government Budget Process |
5 |
Business Opportunities |
5.1. |
Early Adoption Profit Opportunities |
5.1.1. |
Permanent Communications Relay Services |
5.1.2. |
Direct Broadcast Entertainment (both Television and Radio) |
5.1.3. |
High-Speed Internet Connections |
5.1.4. |
Regional Earth Observation – Overhead Imagery |
5.1.5. |
Traffic Monitoring |
5.1.6. |
Gas-Oil Pipeline and Power Grid Control |
5.1.7. |
Contamination and Environmental Monitoring |
5.1.8. |
Natural Disaster Monitoring |
5.1.9. |
Agricultural Optimization |
5.1.10. |
Infrastructure Monitoring |
5.1.11. |
Border and Maritime Control |
5.2. |
Market Potential |
5.2.1. |
Space Capability Market Share |
5.3. |
National Security Market Opportunities |
5.3.1. |
Tactical Beyond Line of Sight Communication on the Move |
5.3.2. |
Wideband Reachback & Dedicated Strategic Communication |
5.3.3. |
Persistent ISR & Red Force Tracking |
5.3.4. |
Change Detection for Mines & IEDs |
5.3.5. |
Blue Force Tracking |
5.3.6. |
Battlespace Awareness |
5.3.7. |
Counter-Pirate & Maritime Patrol |
5.3.8. |
Foliage-Penetrating ISR |
5.3.9. |
Signals Detection & Characterization |
5.3.10. |
All Weather Imaging |
5.3.11. |
Detonation/IR Detection & Characterization |
5.3.12. |
Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) |
5.3.13. |
Fleeting Target Strike |
5.4. |
Aircraft and UAV Market Share Losses |
6 |
Vendor and User Attitudes |
6.1. |
Platform Vendor Attitudes |
6.2. |
Payload Vendor Attitudes |
6.3. |
User Attitudes |
6.3.1. |
Military/Government Customer Attitudes |
6.3.2. |
Commercial Customer Attitudes |
6.3.3. |
Build it and They Will Come |
7 |
Technical Potential |
7.1. |
Heavier-Than-Air: Technology Challenges |
7.2. |
Lighter-Than-Air – Technology Challenges |
7.3. |
Potential Field of Regard/View |
7.3.1. |
Sample United States Coverage from the Stratosphere |
7.4. |
Flight Vehicle Survivability |
7.4.1. |
Fixed Wing |
7.4.2. |
Lighter-Than-Air |
7.5. |
Payload Survivability |
8 |
Satellites vs. Persistent Platforms |
8.1. |
Similarities |
8.2. |
Differences |
8.3. |
Complementary Features |
8.4. |
Cost |
8.5. |
US Military |
8.5.1. |
Space Community Culture |
8.5.2. |
Culture Matters |
8.5.3. |
Culture-Driven Sales Realities |
8.5.4. |
Market Share Losses |
9 |
Existing Technologies |
9.1. |
Satellites |
9.2. |
Aircraft |
9.3. |
Balloons |
10 |
Near-Space Flight Environment |
10.1. |
Environment Summary |
10.2. |
Environmental Challenges |
10.3. |
Where to Fly? |
10.3.1. |
Wind & Jet Stream |
10.3.2. |
Regulation |
11 |
The Case Against Traditional UAVs |
11.1. |
Why Not Just Fly More UAVs? |
11.1.1. |
Traditional UAV Limitations |
11.1.2. |
Persistent Platform Advantages |
12 |
Likely Operating Concept |
12.1. |
Platform vs. Payload |
12.2. |
Orbit or Operating Area |
12.3. |
Payload Operation |
12.4. |
Illustrations |
12.5. |
Sample Missions/Services |
12.5.1. |
Virtual Team Member |
12.5.2. |
Backtracking |
12.5.3. |
Commercial Imagery |
12.5.4. |
Cell Phone Service |
13 |
Emerging Technologies |
13.1. |
Flight Vehicle Summary |
13.1.1. |
Fixed-Wing |
13.1.2. |
Lighter-Than-Air |
13.2. |
Inherent Problems |
13.2.1. |
Fixed-Wing |
13.2.2. |
Lighter-Than-Air |
13.3. |
Development History |
13.3.1. |
Fixed Wing |
13.3.2. |
Lighter-Than-Air |
13.3.3. |
US Fixed-Wing Development Sponsors |
13.3.4. |
US Lighter-Than-Air Development Sponsors |
13.4. |
Persistent Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) |
13.4.1. |
UAS Platforms |
13.4.2. |
UAS Payloads |
13.4.3. |
Potential UAS Vendors |
13.5. |
Persistent Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) Airships |
13.5.1. |
Misperception |
13.5.2. |
LTA Platforms |
13.5.3. |
LTA Payloads |
13.5.4. |
Potential LTA Vendors |
14 |
Market Forecast by Missions |
14.1. |
Basic Market Realities |
14.2. |
Forecast |
14.3. |
Commercial Missions Market Forecast |
14.3.1. |
Satellite Telephone, Telecommunications & Cellular Telephone |
14.3.2. |
Entertainment |
14.3.3. |
Earth Sensing |
14.3.4. |
Imaging & Mapping |
14.3.5. |
Weather Forecasting & Earth Observation |
14.3.6. |
Pollution Monitoring |
14.3.7. |
Air Traffic Control |
14.3.8. |
Earth Observation |
14.4. |
Military Missions Market Forecast |
14.4.1. |
Market Shift Causes & Results |
14.4.2. |
Shifting Military Missions |
14.4.3. |
UAS Priorities |
14.4.4. |
Relevant Defense Spending |
14.4.5. |
Peace Dividends |
14.4.6. |
Funding Forecasts |
14.4.7. |
Forecasted Profitable Market Areas |
14.5. |
Homeland Security and Law Enforcement |
14.5.1. |
Relevant UAS Capabilities |
14.5.2. |
Land Border Surveillance |
14.5.3. |
Coastal Security |
14.5.4. |
Law Enforcement |
14.5.5. |
First Responders and Disaster Recovery |
14.5.6. |
Search and Rescue |
14.5.7. |
Wildland Fire Suppression |
14.5.8. |
Special Event and Area Protection |
14.5.9. |
Tracking & Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) |
14.5.10. |
Natural Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Recovery |
15 |
Market Forecast by Technology |
15.1. |
Platform Technologies |
15.1.1. |
Fixed-Wing UASs |
15.1.2. |
Airships |
15.2. |
Forecast by Payload |
15.2.1. |
US Remote Sensing Policy |
15.2.2. |
Cellular Telephone Transceivers (Cell Phones) |
15.2.3. |
Direct Broadcast Radio and Television |
15.2.4. |
Optical Sensors |
15.2.5. |
Radar |
15.2.6. |
Lidar: Laser Radar? |
15.2.7. |
SIGINT & Electronic Warfare Systems |
15.2.8. |
Anti-Ballistic Missile Weapons |
16 |
Overview by Nation/Region |
16.1. |
Canada |
16.2. |
China |
16.3. |
Europe |
16.4. |
Germany |
16.5. |
Israel |
16.6. |
Japan |
16.7. |
Russia |
16.8. |
Saudi Arabia (and other rich, threatened governments) |
16.9. |
South Korea |
16.10. |
Switzerland |
16.11. |
United Kingdom |
16.12. |
United States |
17 |
Glossary |