EADS Sees Use for Euro Hawk Spy Drone Gear After German Retreat

European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. said equipment developed for five high-flying spy drones can find other uses after the German government said it would abort the 508 million-euro ($661 million) Euro Hawk project.

No more will be spent on Euro Hawk after the 250 million euro already allocated, German Defense Ministry spokesman Stefan Paris said today in Berlin. The government will not buy four more drones beyond the one already built, he said.

The decision to scrap the purchase leaves the German military with a shortfall after retiring the Breguet Atlantic spy plane the Euro Hawk was to replace. The German air force has had a long history of operating such equipment throughout the Cold War.

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