The EADS 3 Sigma Nearchos is a
medium distance reconnaissance
In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, terrain, and other activities.
Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops (skirmisher ...
unmanned aerial vehicle
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(UAV) introduced in 1996, one of several UAVs developed by the
Greek
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Greece
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3 Sigma (since 2002
EADS 3 Sigma
EADS 3 Sigma is the name since 2002 (when its majority was acquired by the European EADS Group) of the Greek 3 Sigma aerospace company. It was founded in 1987 with headquarters in Athens and production facilities in Chania, Crete. It has designed, ...
) aerospace company, in collaboration with Greek universities.
Uses
Military
* Battlefield surveillance
* Aerial reconnaissance
* Target acquisition
* Damage assessment
*
ESM/
ECM
ECM may refer to:
Economics and commerce
* Engineering change management
* Equity capital markets
* Error correction model, an econometric model
* European Common Market
Mathematics
* Elliptic curve method
* European Congress of Mathematics
...
* Communication data relay
Civilian
* Geological and maritime applications
* Traffic surveillance
* Localization of polluted areas and natural disaster areas
* Border and forestry patrolling
* Forest fire detection
Specifications (Nearchos)
Further development was terminated after the company went out of business in 2012.
See also
External links/References
Company website (archived)
Airbus Defence and Space aircraft
Unmanned military aircraft of Greece
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