Unmanned Vehicles - supported by its dedicated on-line intelligence service www.uvonline.com - is the world’s leading independent bi-monthly publication for the unmanned systems industry.

With a circulation of more than 6,000, and a senior-level readership of more than 25,000 in 120 countries, UV together with the annual Unmanned Vehicles Handbook deliver essential, in-depth and up-to-date coverage of technology developments, news, procurement data and civil/commercial market opportunities.

The aim of UV is to be the business to business source of information for both the industry professional and the user community.

Its portfolio of market-leading events in Asia, Europe and the US complement this dedicated information service with cutting-edge programmes and top-level speakers.

3 Editorial comment
Following the Pentagon’s decision to‘terminate’ Global Hawk Block 30, EditorAndrew White considers the widerimplications for the unmanned community.

News
4 Northrop Grumman remains optimistic despite RQ-4 setback
A review of some of the latest developmentsfrom around the unmanned systems industry.

7 Flight of fancy?
With indigenous UAV manufacturersstruggling to progress past the designstage, the burgeoning Asia-Pacific marketis dependent on proven developers fromoutside the region, Gordon Arthur reports.

12 Riding high
There are numerous HALE projects indevelopment, and increasing civil andmilitary requirements are driving innovation.Claire Apthorp explores some that aretrying to maximise the capabilities of thehigh-flying UAV.

18 Emerging from the shadows
Although there has been an ongoing dialogueregarding the possibility of weaponising theRQ-7B Shadow, the US Army maintains itis not interested. However, there are newinitiatives emerging that aim to make theplatform more suitable for such a role,discovers Scott R Gourley.

22 Rising to the challenge
With a growing reputation in the contemporaryoperational environment on land and at sea, VTOLUAS development is gathering pace as industrylooks to extend endurance and payloadcapacities, reports Matthew Smith.

25 Reaching new depths
Although unmanned sytems are typicallyutilised in military operations for counter-IEDand ISR missions, Beth Stevenson explorestheir more commercial role in climate andenvironmental monitoring.

31 Common knowledge
The US government and industry are steadilyprogressing towards IOA implementation, whichcould enable multi-platform capability to thrive,Andrew White discovers.

36 Interview
Beth Stevenson talks to Robert Moses, presidentof government and industrial robots at iRobot,about how the future UGV must adapt to thechanging tasks of soldiers and look to becomemore of a force multiplier.

Feb/Mar 2012
(AUSA Winter, Singapore Airshow, AUVSI Israel, Dimdex, FIDAE, Quad A)

• Asian Overview
• HALE UAVs
• Weaponisation
• VTOL UAVs

Apr/May 2012
(DSA, SOFEX, SOFIC, Eurosatory, UDT)

• Small Unmanned Systems
• UUVs
• Parapublic
• UAS Service Porvision

Jun/Jul 2012
(Farnborough Airshow)

• Israeli Industry
• UAS Engines
• EO/IR Payloads
• Radar

Aug/Sep 2012
(AUVSI, Africa Aerospace and Defence, ILA Berlin Airshow, Modern Day Marine)

• Data Links
• Launch Systems
• Ground Robotics
• Aerostats

Oct/Nov 2012
(AUSA Annual, Euronaval)

• USVs
• Radar
• UAS Training
• Propellers

Dec/Jan 2012/13
(AUSA Aviation)

• Hyperspectral Sensors
• Tactical UAS
• Advanced Materials
• Power Supply

Unmanned Vehicles is part of the C4ISR division in Shephard's internationally renowned publishing portfolio and gained its first BPA Audit in 2011.

UV has circulation of over 6,400 and each printed copy has a 4 times pass on readership. (Adestra Readership Survey 2010).

Circulation has been further enhanced with the launch of our new free digital editions service.

- Qualified Circulation: 80.3% print, 19.7% digital

- Geographic breakdown: USA 44.2%, Europe 35.7%, Rest of World 20.1%

- Military 27%

- Government/Procurement/CEOs/Directors/Senior Management - 41.59%

Shephard's publications are also distributed at all major shows throughout the year.

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