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Zeta series Military Helicopter FC4M Money & Cost:
[001]~~~ FC4M price ranges between $170.000 and $210.000 USD dollars.
[002]~~~ Defense spending is increasing and FC4M kind of UAVs will get more and more orders.
[003]~~~ Iraq has the largest untapped oil resources in the world and the most promising markets for FC4M.
[004]~~~ Afganistan is where FC4M can be used to hunt terrorists.
[005]~~~ Iran is the country where FC4M offers excellent ROI to survey Iran's nuclear weapon program.
[006]~~~ Eurocopter with 4,5 Million Euros price tag creates opportunities for FC4M with $170-210K price.
[007]~~~ United Arab Emirates
[008]~~~ Competitors; Russia
[009]~~~ Pentagon expected to spend upward of $10 billion through 2010 on UAVs.
[010]~~~ IPO
[011]~~~ Business Plan
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[001] FC4M Money&Costs ~ Military Helicopter: FC4M PRICE = $170.000 - $210.000
FC4M PRICE = $170.000 - $210.000
~ price depends on military requirements
~ sensors inside FC vary
~ software,hardware varies
Links & News:
~ The Air Force will buy seven more Global Hawks at $35 million each over the next two years, then start buying six a year
~ Bell helicopter Eagle Eye: cost is $500,000
~ Hellfire missile: The cost per missile is about $58,000
~ Yamaha's RMAX UAV
Basic RMAX:
~ The absolute base-model airframe suitable for agriculture, with a single GPS and the ability to fly only within sight,
~ and no more than five metres above the ground costs US$86,000.
Aerial RMAX:
~ The Aerial Photography version can fly up to 100 metres above the ground and costs between US$150,000 and US$230,000.
Research RMAX:
~ There's a flight research model specced for universities with manual only flight mode, which sells for US$120,000
~ and none of the base stations and other niceties.
De Luxe RMAX:
~ the fully autonomous R-Max package includes:
~ the ground station,
~ antennas,
~ computers,
~ monitors and
~ two complete autonomous airframes and a four camera system.
~ The price tag is US$1,000,000.00.
~ The completely autonomous version enables the 'pilot' to watch what's happening from all four cameras
~ at once while the RMAX goes about the flight plan it has been programmed with from the controlling computer.
~ If the operator sees something they want to look at closely,
~ they can override the plan to get closer and then resume the original flight plan or program a new one.
Operating at 10% the hourly rate of a manned helicopter means a whole range of new applications can be found!
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[002] FC4M Money&Costs ~ Military Helicopter: Defense spending
Defense spending
~ Military spending in % of GNP: Arab countries 13%,East Asia 5%,Industrial countries 4%
~ According to China the US military budget is almost 18 times that of Beijing's official military budget of about US$26 billion.
~ FY2006 Department of Defense Budget - $419.3 billion, increase from 2005: 5 percent
~ The United States 2006 budget provides $1.7 billion for unmanned vehicles
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[003] FC4M Money&Costs ~ Military Helicopter: Iraq
Iraq
~ Iraq is the target #1
~ Year 2005 military spending in Iraq is estimated to be at least 100 mrd USD, 82 mrd USD more was approved in May,2005
~ Defence budget for 2005 is 400 mrd USD, of which 75 mrd USD to purchase equipment
~ The additional 82 billion dollars to Iraq is more than 75 billion USD in defence budget!
Links & News:
~ Iraq is estimated to cost at least 500 billion USD by year 2010
~ May 2005 statistics: 1597 dead, over 10 000 wounded American soldiers
~ Violence and suiside attacks have increased since the new government started
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[004] FC4M Money&Costs ~ Military Helicopter: Afganistan
Afganistan
~ one target
Links & news:
~ $53 billion spent for Afghanistan /USAToday 1/24/2005
~ Congress has provided about $4 billion for Afghan reconstruction. Large portions of that money have not been spent.
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[005] FC4M Money&Costs ~ Military Helicopter: Iran
Iran
~ one of the most promising target because FC is designed to surveillance,intelligence and recoinnaissance
Links & News:
~ The Bush administration plans to announce 1/24/2005 that it will request about $80 billion more to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
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[006] FC4M Money&Costs ~ Military Helicopter: Eurocopter 4,5 Million Euros
Eurocopter 4,5 Million Euros
~ it has been used as a comparison to manned helicopters
~ FC actually can complement manned helicopters, not to compete
Links & news:
~ one Eurocopter EC135P2 costs 4,5 million euros /FT/
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[007] FC4M Money&Costs ~ Military helicopter: UAE Investments
UAE Investments
~ heavy investments going on worldwide to UAV business and technology
Links & News:
~ UAE leads in UAV technology /IDEX 2005/
~ Established 13 years ago, the Abu Dhabi-based Advanced Target System (ATS) division of the ADCOM Group has pioneered the
~ design, development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) – mainly for use as targets.
~ But while the SAT400 low-cost medium speed target system is an example of ADCOM’s standard product range,
~ the new Yabhon-M UAV on the company’s outdoor display C5a represents the latest in aerodynamic technology.
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[008] FC4M Money&Costs ~ Military helicopter: Russia
Russia
~ S&S follows activities in Russia
~ Russia has already demonstrated several UAVs
Links & News:
~ The Russian Splav State Research & Production Association (Hall 2) is showing for the first time at IDEX 2005
~ an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can be launched from its 300mm (12-round) BM 9A52 Smerch multiple launch rocket system
~ /IDEX 2005/
~ Russian Splav State Research & Production Association
~ Link1
~ Link2
~ Link3
~ At the end of the 50es FSUE “Splav” SRPA” began the developments of Multiple Rocket Systems (MRLS)
~ Russia, 300004 Tula, Sheglovskaya zaseka, 33. Tel. (+7 0872) 464586, 464647 Fax (+7 0872) 411474, 315287
~ Link4
~ The distinguishing feature of the SMERCH MRLS is the system of the flight trajectory autonomous correction.
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[009] FC4M Money&Costs ~ Military helicopter: Pentagon expected to spend upward of $10 billion through 2010 on UAVs
Pentagon expected to spend upward of $10 billion through 2010 on UAVs
~ S&S counts on that!
Links:
~ The Pentagon, which spent $3 billion on unmanned aerial vehicles between 1991 and 1999,
~ is expected to spend upward of $10 billion through 2010.
~ Under a congressional mandate, the Defense Department is pushing for one-third of its ground vehicles to be unmanned by 2015.
~ /Washington Post,Monday, March 28, 2005 6:08 PM/
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[010] FC4M Money&Costs ~ Military helicopter: IPO
IPO
~ being explored
Links:
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[011] FC4M Money&Costs ~ Military helicopter: Business Plan
~ see our Business Plan!
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