EADS 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.

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

External link/Reference

 * Company website