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March 4th, 2011

Avartek... Finish Findings (UAS/UAV)


[SatNews] A RFP was issued in December of 2010 for Micro UAV systems.

A team led by Avartek Co ky kb, a Finish drones and UAV company, submitted its bid for the Finish Defence Forces Micro UAV RFQ, a part of the Finish STAR (Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance systems) program. The Finish Defence Forces issued a request for proposals on December 11th, 2010, for the procurement of Micro UAV systems, as part of the STAR project. The project for the delivery of 30 UAV systems is valued at more than 10 million euros. For this project Avartek proposed the MicroFalcon AT-11 UAV system, developed by the Israeli company, Innocon. The MicroFalcon AT-11 mini-UAV, is a high performance, small unmanned aerial system, for close range low altitude surveillance missions. The UAV is designed to operate in extreme weather, and under the most demanding conditions. Featuring an extremely robust construction, the MicroFalcon AT-11 system can be operated in any area over any terrain, with very low probability for damage during recovery.