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Military Robots and Unmanned Vehicles Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2010 to 2016

Table of Contents :

MILITARY GROUND ROBOT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES-1
Military Ground Robot Market Driving Forces ES-1
Future Combat System (FCS) Program Transitions to
Army Brigade Combat Team Modernization ES-2
Robots Operate Independently ES-2
Military Robots Market Driving Forces 5
Military Ground Robot Market Shares ES-6
BAE Systems Ant Size Robot ES-7
Military Ground Robot Market Forecasts ES-8

1. MILITARY ROBOTS MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS 1-1
1.1 Delivering Robotic Capabilities to Combat Teams 1-1
1.2 Military Robot Scope 1-2
1.2.1 Military Robot Applications 1-3
1.3 Army’s G8 Futures office 1-6
1.3.1 Delivering Capabilities to the Army’s Brigade Combat Teams 1-8
1.3.2 Transition Between The Current Market And
Where The Market Is Going 1-9
1.3.3 Different Sizes of UGVs 1-10
1.4 Types of Military Robots 1-12
1.4.1 Telerob Explosive Observation Robot and Ordnance Disposal 1-12
1.4.2 QinetiQ North America Talon® Robots
Universal Disrupter Mount 1-15
1.4.3 General Dynamics Next-Generation
CROWS II Increases Soldiers Safety 1-17
1.4.4 Soldier Unmanned Ground Vehicle from iRobot 1-18
1.5 UGV Enabling Technologies 1-19
1.5.1 Sensor Processing 1-20
1.5.2 Machine Autonomy 1-21
1.6 Military Robot Bandwidth 1-22
1.6.1 UGV Follow-Me Capability 1-22
1.6.2 Communications Bandwidth 1-23
1.6.3 Battery Power 1-23
1.6.4 Combination Of Batteries Linked To
Onboard Conventional Diesel 1-24
1.7 SUGVs 1-25
1.7.1 Mid-Size Category UGV 1-25
1.7.2 Large UGV 1-26
1.7.3 U.S. Army Ground Combat Vehicle 1-27
1.7.4 TARDEC 1-28
1.7.5 Tacom 1-29

2. MILITARY GROUND ROBOT MARKET SHARES AND FORECASTS 2-1
2.1 Military Ground Robot Market Driving Forces 2-1
2.1.1 Future Combat System (FCS) Program Transitions to
Army Brigade Combat Team Modernization 2-2
2.1.2 Robots Operate Independently 2-2
2.1.3 Military Robots Market Driving Forces 2-5
2.2 Military Ground Robot Market Shares 2-6
2.2.1 General Dynamics Robotic Systems 2-9
2.2.2 Northrop Grumman Remotec Andros 2-10
2.2.3 Northrop Grumman / Remotec 2-10
2.2.4 Northrop Grumman Remotec UK Wheelbarrow Robots 2-12
2.2.5 iRobot Government & Industrial Robots 2-12
2.2.6 QinetiQ / Foster-Miller 2-15
2.2.7 Qinetiq / Foster-Miller TALON EOD robots 2-16
2.2.8 NAVEODTECHDIV Funds QinetiQ
Foster-Miller Talon Robots 2-17
2.2.9 Foster-Miller TALON Responder and EOD 2-17
2.2.10 Kongsberg CrowsII Military Robot System 2-18
2.2.11 BAE Systems Ant Size Robot 2-19
2.2.12 Telerob Rapid Response Vehicle 2-20
2.2.13 Boston Dynamics 2-21
2.2.14 Robotic Technology Robot 2-21
2.3 Military and First Responder Robot Market Shares 2-23
2.4 Military Ground Robot Market Forecasts 2-27
2.4.1 Mid Range Military Robot Market Forecasts 2-29
2.4.2 High End Military Robots 2-33
2.4.3 Mid Range Unmanned Vehicle UVV Market Forecasts 2-35
2.4.4 High End Unmanned Vehicle UVV Market Forecasts 2-38
2.4.5 SUGVs 2-40
2.4.6 Small Military Robots Used In Networks 2-42
2.4.7 Remotely Controlled Armed Robots Deployed In Iraq 2-45
2.4.8 Robots For Defense And Homeland Security 2-46
2.4.9 U.S. Army Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) 2-47
2.4.10 Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency, or DARPA Tactical Teams 2-47
2.4.11 Application Scope 2-48
2.4.12 U.S. Military Robots Key to Iraq Surge Success 2-48
2.5 Military Robot Regional Market Analysis 2-50
2.5.1 iRobot Geographic Information 2-52

3. MILITARY ROBOTS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 3-1
3.1 iRobot 3-1
3.1.1 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with EOD Kit 3-2
3.1.2 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with First Responder Kit 3-3
3.1.3 iRobot® Warrior™ 700 3-4
3.1.4 iRobot® PackBot® 500 with RedOwl Sniper
Detection Kit 3-5
3.1.5 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with FasTac Kit 3-8
3.1.6 iRobot® PackBot® 500 with ICx Fido®
Explosives Detection Kit 3-8
3.1.7 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with HAZMAT Detection Kit 3-10
3.1.8 iRobot® SeaGlider 3-11
iRobot® SeaGlider 3-11
3.1.9 iRobot® Ranger 3-12
iRobot® Ranger 3-12
3.1.10 iRobot Aware 2.0 Robot Intelligence Software 3-13
3.2 Northrop Grumman 3-14
3.2.1 Andros HD-1 : Compact, Lightweight Platform 3-14
3.2.2 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 3-17
3.2.3 Northrop Grumman F6A – Versatile Platform 3-17
3.2.4 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 3-20
3.2.5 Northrop Grumman Mark V-A1 – Highly
Versatile, Robust, All-Terrain Platform 3-20
3.2.6 Northrop Grumman V-A1 Features 3-22
3.2.7 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 3-23
3.2.8 Northrop Grumman Mini-ANDROS II – Compact,
Capable, Two-Man-Portable Platform 3-23
3.2.9 Northrop Grumman Mini Andros II Features 3-25
3.2.10 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 3-26
3.2.11 Northrop Grumman Wolverine – Outdoor,
All-Terrain Workhorse 3-26
3.2.12 Northrop Grumman Wolverine 3-28
3.2.13 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 3-29
3.3 General Dynamics 3-30
3.3.1 General Dynamics Next-Generation CROWS II
Increases Soldiers Safety 3-31
3.4 Kongsberg 3-33
3.4.1 Kongsberg CrowsII Military Robot System 3-33
3.4.2 Kongsberg Addresses Underwater Diver Incursion 3-34
3.4.3 Kongsberg Norwegian Mine Reconnaissance Program 3-34
3.5 BAE Systems 3-36
3.5.1 BAE Systems Ant Size Robot 3-36
3.5.2 BAE Personal Robots 3-38
3.5.3 BAE Systems Large UGV 3-39
3.6 Lockheed Martin 3-39
3.6.1 Lockheed Martin Multifunction Utility/
Logistics and Equipment Vehicle (MULE) 3-40
3.6.2 Lockheed Martin Large NUWC Manta UUV 3-42
3.6.3 Lockheed Martin Large NUWC Manta UUV
For The Offshore Oil Industry 3-44
3.6.4 Lockheed Martin AN/WLD-1 Remote
Minehunting System (RMS) 3-44
3.7 QinetiQ North America TALON® Robots 3-48
3.7.1 QinetiQ North America Talon® Robots
Universal Disrupter Mount 3-50
3.7.2 Qinetiq / Foster-Miller 3-52
3.7.3 Foster-Miller TALON Family of Military Robots 3-53
3.7.4 Foster-Miller New: Two-Way Hailer 3-54
3.7.5 Foster-Miller TALON Responder 3-54
3.7.6 Foster-Miller EOD Robots 3-56
3.7.7 Foster-Miller SWORDS Robots 3-58
3.7.8 Foster-Miller CBRNE/Hazmat Robots 3-60
3.7.9 Foster-Miller TALON SWAT/MP 3-61
3.7.10 Foster-Miller MAARS Robot 3-62
3.7.11 Foster-Miller Dragon Runner Field Transformable SUGV 3-64
3.7.12 Foster Miller TALON GEN IV Engineer 3-65
3.7.13 Foster Miller TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle 3-66
3.7.14 QinetiQ TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle 3-67
3.7.15 Combat Engineer Route Clearance Robot 3-70
3.7.16 Talon MAARSâ„¢ Robots 3-75
3.8 Telerob 3-78
3.8.1 Telerob – EOD / IEDD Equipment, EOD
Robots and Vehicles 3-78
3.8.2 Telerob TEODor Heavy Duty Explosive
Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Robot 3-80
3.8.3 Telerob Telemax High-Mobility EOD Robot 3-81
3.8.4 Telerob EOD / IEDD Service Vehicles 3-81
3.9 Versa / Allen Vanguard 3-86
3.9.1 Allen Vanguard VANGUARD® ROV 3-88
3.9.2 Allen Vanguard Defender Robot/ROV 3-97
3.9.3 Allen Vanguard ROV-Track CBRNE 3-102
3.10 Boston Dynamics 3-106
3.10.1 Boston Dynamic LittleDog – The Legged Locomotion
Learning Robot 3-107
3.10.2 Boston Dynamic PETMAN – BigDog gets a Big Brother 3-109
3.10.3 Boston Dynamic RHex Devours Rough Terrain 3-110
3.10.4 Boston Dynamic RiSE: Climbing Robot 3-112
3.11 Robotic Technology 3-115
3.11.1 RTI Military Memetics (Information Propagation,
Impact, and Persistence ¨C Info PIP) Project 3-116
3.11.2 RTI Humanoid And Legged Robots 3-116
3.12 Fujitsu Service Robot (enon) 3-118
3.13 Gostai SOS 3-119
3.14 Kairos Autonomi 3-121
3.15 Scripps Bluefin Robotics Spray glider UUV 3-122
3.15.1 Scripps Bluefin Robotics Spray Glider
Sensors, Navigation, and Communications 3-123
3.16 Boeing¡¯s AN/BLQ-11 Long-term Mine
Reconnaissance System (LMRS), 3-129
3.17 Boeing Ad

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Forex Trading Mistakes – 4 Fatal Errors Novice Traders Make Which Make Them Lose

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Novice traders tend to make one or more of the enclosed mistakes and they lose their money quickly. These mistakes need to be avoided at all costs, so let’s take a look at them…

Forex trading can give you massive profits if you do it correctly but making profits is not easy; that’s why 95% of traders lose money. Anyone can learn Forex trading and win though, if they don’t fall for mistakes and get a good Forex education.

1. Following a Forex Expert

If you really think that you can get rich by following a cheap bit of Software and make no effort, you are going to lose. There are many get rich quick Forex Expert Advisors and robots which claim they will lead you to currency trading success but if Forex trading was as easy as paying a hundred dollars or so and getting an income for life, everyone would be rich!

Forget the easy money message and understand that if you want to make money in Forex trading, you need to learn skills and put in some effort.

2. Over leveraging

I see brokers who offer leverage of 200:1 or more and traders think that to make money, they need to leverage up their investment by the full amount given to them. These traders don’t understand the impact of volatility and soon get wiped out. Any trader should use leverage cautiously and as a general rule use 20:1 leverage or less.

3. Trying to Predict Price Movement in Advance

No one can predict where markets are going to go and prediction is really just guessing. If you do try to predict prices, your predictions will end up as accurate as your horoscope.

Forex prices move to probabilities not certainties and instead of predicting, you should simply trade the reality of price change. A great proven way of doing this is to use a breakout methodology which should be an essential part of any Forex trader’s education.

4. Not Trading with Discipline

Most traders have heard the word but don’t understand how important it is and it’s vital when you’re facing a period of losses. Don’t believe you won’t encounter a period of losses which lasts for weeks, the best traders encounter them and you will too.

When you are losing, its important to keep your losses small and keep following your system with discipline. This is not easy, when the market makes you look stupid, your ego is hurt and your emotions are getting involved. Discipline is based on confidence and an understanding that you must preserve equity in these losing periods at all costs by, until the markets move in your favour and you start making profits again.

The above are mistakes you can easily avoid and if you avoid them and get a good Forex education, you can enjoy long term currency trading success.

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A Couple Points You Should Know About Forex Trading

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Forex trading is hugely profitable, but it is not without its’ pitfalls. If you’re interested in a forex trading career, you will need to employ winning strategies that both ensure capital preservation as well as maximize returns. A Forex trader needs to be organized and needs the requisite tools in his toolset to be successful. Among these tools are:

1) A reliable internet connection – you do not want to be locked out during a crucial trade due to a faulty internet connection 2) A reliable computer – the machine needs to perform and not “freeze up”. You need adequate hardware to run any Forex charting or signal software you may way to run. 3) A Dealing Station – this software serves as an interface between you and your broker and allows you to make trades with a few clicks of your mouse. 4) Real-Time Exchange Rates – rates update thousands of times daily, you must have up to the minute quotes 5) Executable Quotations – quotes you can click on and then instantly execute your trade

These basic tools are required, but are no guarantee of success. You will also need to develop a number of personal characteristics in order to succeed. Chief among these is the development of self-discipline. You will need to stick very carefully to a trading plan in order to forge a successful Forex trading strategy. You need to have the discipline to stick with your plan and execute it faithfully. You will need conviction in your beliefs, which will require you constantly seeking more information to augment your intuition. Forex markets move fast, and the best method for fast action on your part is having a plan of action planned, and then seeing it through to the end.

When you begin trading Foreign exchange currencies, you must always limit your downside. Get in the habit of trading only with money you can honestly afford to lose. This way, if you suffer losses, although they may be painful, they will not be completely devastating. Being able to handle your losses in way that doesn’t destroy you mentally, emotionally, or financially, is a sure sign of long-term success. All traders experience losses, but great Forex traders keep their impact to a minimum because of careful tactics.

Forex is considered to be one of the most consistent trending markets in the world. Following trends closely can be your best ally in your quest for profits. To against the trend is to invite sudden and total disaster. There are a great number of indicators you will need to follow, although this treatise is too short to cover them. But once you know your indicators inside and out, once your intuition is aligned with the help of technical tools, and above all else, once you have defined and followed your perfect Forex trading strategy, you will know the joys of hugely profitable Forex trading. Good luck in your efforts.

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How To Begin Trading Forex – Forex Trading Basics!

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Forex Trading as an investment opportunty is something many may have heard about, but few actually have tried.One may often think that it is for the ‘big’ ones, big businesses and organizations. But that is not so, actually, there are succesfull traders among ordinary people.

Different nations and countires have different currencies.  not all currency is traded on the FX market. There are seven major currencies which are traded in the market. Forex trading is the buying and selling of currencies in pair.

Forex trading goes on 24/7, so when your sleeping there are still trades going onThe FX market is by far the biggest financial market in the world. That is why a lot of organizations and traders are drew to do the craft.

, large speculators, banks and currency traders governed the FX market, now that is not so anymore. Now we have brokers who can help small investors and small companies by breaking down inter-bank units.

If become interested in forex trading, you can do it unaccompanied, but try to listen to a forex study first, or exercise as an apprentice. The forex market is explosive, and inexperienced traders may find it dauntingbecause of the the risk of losing.

You have to realize the procedure of forex trading first. You should remember that the FX market has no barriers and limits. So before jumping into forex trading, you should know the right entry points.

Charting and mapping are important to use in forex trading. Charting software is available readily, you can secure a copy so you can learn from it; as well as knowing how to map it properly. Through this, you will understand how the market runs. And you can then take the good decisions whether to buy or sell a currency, and clear profits in return.

Another important affair to study is forex trading psychology. You should understand to properly dealwith your losses, course you can’t expect to gain at all times. If for a short time period you have got a lot of losses, perhaps its on time to break just for some period. Don’t be carried away in executing trades, or you may end up with huge losses.
Newcomers who immediately gain a lot of earnings may suppose that they know everything. Serious profits often encourage to a greater extent people to trading so much, without thinking of the risks. Discipline is one trait that you should practice and learn.

New traders, who go through forex trading by themselves, without any help, are not likely to succeed in this type of craft.

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The Guide to Investments

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You can make a lot of money with investment, you can have great value for your money when you put them in good investments. However, investments can also be a breeding ground for dreadful losses. If you can have a thousand and one ways to earn more from your money, you can have the same amount of chances of losing them. That is why many people don’t take chances of gambling their money.


There are ways on how to save money on investments. In this way, you can be sure that you have only spent the right amount needed to earn the right profits.


If by any chance something happens because no one knows how to foresee the flow of the market, you will be able to cope up with your losses because you were able to save more on your investments.


So to get you started on saving more money on your investments, here are some tips to live by:


1. Never put money on something you can’t afford


An investment is one great risk. It would be better to put more risk by investing on something that you can afford.


Don’t try to borrow money just to invest it on something else. As they say, money doesn’t grow on trees. So never expect your money to grow instantly. It would be better if you will lessen the risk of losing your money by only investing on things that require little payments.


2. Do not go with the flow


Never invest on something that you aren’t positively sure why you want to do so. It is best not to invest on a particular venture if you don’t have an exact cause for doing so.


Even if many people are investing on stock exchange, don’t go with the flow if you think that you don’t have firm motives to engage in such investment.


If you know your motives, you will surely know what to do next. You cut back the possible unnecessary fees you will be required to pay.


3. Compare investments


Try to compare investments. In this way, you can evaluate those investments that only require little amount of money but can deliver higher chances of gaining profits.


Moreover, comparing investments will let you identify the right venture that can let you save more money.


Good decisions will always allow you to save more money. So if you have made good choices on investments, you can be sure of your family’s future with more savings than the usual.