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PEMA Consortium invests in unmanned aircraft |
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April 2009 - "PEMA (Portuguese SME for Aerospace Industry) will lead a consortium of 12 portuguese entities (Active Space Technologies, CeNTI, Critical Software, Edisoft, Empordef, TI, Ibermoldes, INEGI, PIEP, Spin.Works, Skysoft and Tekever) established with the aim of developing systems for civil aircraft without pilot (UAVs) in collaboration with Lockheed Martin.
This program scope is associated with the modernization of five P-3C aircraft at the Portuguese Air Force service and represents a total investment of € 10 million, in five years. Besides the aircraft itself - already named UAS Empire - the project will develop and build the entire system, including sensors, avionics and mission-control stations." Expresso, Economia, 18th April 2009
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