3 Sigma Nearchos

Nearchos is an advanced Medium Distance Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle introduced in 1996, one of several UAVs developed by the Greek 3 Sigma (since 2002 EADS 3 Sigma) aerospace company, in collaboration with Greek universities.

The Nearchos is equipped with advanced electronics covering a variety of uses,and it has been used itself as a research platform for a variety of projects.

Uses

Military

• Battlefield surveillance
• Aerial reconnaissance
• Target acquisition
• Damage assessment
• ESM/ECM
• 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)

See also

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