| 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 |