MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., 23 Oct. 2011.U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) spending for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) data links and UAV ground-control stations exceeded $1 billion in federal fiscal year 2010, report market researchers at Frost & Sullivan in Mountain View, Calif. DOD spending in 2010 was $797.8 million for UAV data links, and $209.8 million for UAV ground-control stations, Frost & Sullivan says in the report U.S. Department of Defense: Unmanned Aircraft System (UAV), Ground Control Stations and Data Links. UAV data link and ground-control station spending reflects DOD efforts to use UAVs in multi-purpose and multi-role support functions, and adapt a control architecture that is open, standard, scalable, and that enables operators to control several UAVs from a common control system, Frost & Sullivan analysts say. UAV-related tactical data links, meanwhile, accounted for nearly half of DOD spending for data links, Frost & Sullivan analysts say. Tactical data links exchange information and situational awareness during combat. The U.S. Navy consumed most of the UAV-related data link contracts, accounting for 85.9 percent of the total spent by all the services in 2010, Frost & Sullivan analysts say. Updates to Common Data Link (CDL) specification and developmental systems will influence more than 10,000 DOD […]
U.S. defense spending for UAV data links and ground-control stations reached billion-dollar mark in 2010
U.S. defense spending for UAV data links and ground-control stations reached billion-dollar mark in 2010
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