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Thursday, November 03, 2011

DCNS and Thales have overcome a new hurdle for the automatic deck-landing of UAVs

AH-6I Light Attack/Reconnaissance HelicopterDCNS and Thales today announced the launch of a supplementary phase for the Technology Demonstration of a system for automatic landing and deck-landing of UAVs (D2AD), which has just been notified by the French Defence Procurement Authority (DGA).

Sea trials of the demonstrator are planned for 2012 using a French Navy frigate and a Boeing, H-6U Unmanned Little Bird rotorcraft.

This notification follows on from the successful landing and deck-landing trials conducted in the United States last June and July using a moving platform.

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