In The Emerging UMV and UGV Markets 2009-2019 it is analysed how a multitude of factors are driving increased research, development, procurement and deployment of unmanned vehicle systems. In recent years, the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq has been a major impetus for investment in robots capable of explosive ordinance disposal (EOD).

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Governmental spending on products and services for homeland security should reach $141.6bn worldwide in 2009. Visiongain expects that market to flourish from 2009 onwards, with high rewards for successful companies there.

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