Paris Air Show 2013: New Portuguese UAVs revealed
Portuguese company Tekever has introduced new variants of its UAV family at the Paris Air Show as it advances its offerings for a variety of applications.
Following on from the development of the AR4 UAV, which was launched last year, the company showcased extensions of this baseline aircraft in the form of the AR3 Net Ray, AR1 Blue Ray and AR4 Compact.
Speaking to Shephard at the show, Ricardo Mendes, chief operations officer at the company, said the systems extend from the footprint of the AR4, which has been sold to undisclosed customers and trialled to potential ones.
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