Case study: Can Greece design and produce a UAV/ UCAV?

Let's try to sum up the related programs:

1. PEGASUS II, developed by the Greek Air Force. Further information (in greek) can be found here.
2. HUAV, developed by EU and Greek's state funding. More links.

Please share any information/ links of any related greek UAV/ UCAV initiatives you are aware of.

H συνολική επένδυση της Τουρκίας για την ανάπτυξη όλων των UAV τύπου ANKA (συνολικά αναμένεται να φθάσουν τα 40) υπολογίζεται στα περίπου 250 εκατ. δολάρια. Υπενθυμίζεται ότι ένα μαχητικό τύπου F-16 ή Mirage 2000-5, που αποτελούν τον κορμό του στόλου της Π.Α., κοστίζει μεταξύ 20 και 30 εκατ. ευρώ έκαστο, χωρίς να υπολογίζονται αναβαθμίσεις και οπλικά συστήματα.

 Αν, δηλαδή, η Ελλάδα μπορεί να οδηγηθεί σταδιακά στην κατασκευή ενός εθνικού UAV ή drone. Η απάντηση σε αυτό το ερώτημα δεν είναι, προς το παρόν, ευχάριστη, κάτι που οδηγεί εκ των πραγμάτων την ηγεσία των Ε.Δ. στην αναζήτηση λύσεων από το εξωτερικό.

 Απαιτείται πολιτική Ερευνας και Ανάπτυξης (R&D), ώστε το τεχνολογικό «χάσμα» να μη διευρυνθεί.

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List of companies that could provide related services:

1. http://www.soukosrobots.gr/en/ "τηλεχειριζόμενες βάσεις οπλικών συστημάτων, μη επανδρωμένο εναέριο σύστημα πολλαπλών χρήσεων".


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