EADS 3 Sigma
EADS 3 Sigma is the name since 2002 (when its majority was acquired by the European EADS Group) of the Greek 3 Sigma aerospace company. It was founded in 1987 with headquarters in Athens and production facilities in Chania, Crete. It has designed, produced and exported a variety of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - including the Iris, Alkyon, Perseas (also available with single- and twin-jet engines), and 3 Sigma Nearchos types - as well as various electronics; its areas of research and development, in collaboration with Greek Universities, have included engine and remote control technologies.
EADS 3 Sigma announced in November 2012 that the company was in liquidation as it was no longer financially viable to continue its operations.{{cn|date=October 2015}} A successor company, [https://new.altus-lsa.gr/ ALTUS LSA], was subsequently founded by former 3 Sigma executives.
External links/References
- [https://www.academia.edu/2899187/Greek_vehicle_and_machine_manufacturers_1800_to_present_A_pictorial_history L.S. Skartsis, "Greek Vehicle & Machine Manufacturers 1800 to present: A Pictorial History", Marathon (2012)] {{ISBN|978-960-93-4452-4}} (eBook)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20091212070405/http://www.eads-3sigma.gr/
- [https://www.msn.com/el-gr/money/economy/altus-%CE%BF%CE%B9-%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%B5%CF%82-%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%85%CF%86%CE%AD%CF%82-%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%B6%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%B9-%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%B9-%CE%B7-%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CE%B5-%CF%84%CE%B1-%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B7%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AC-drones-pics/ar-BB1nXYeD?ocid=BingNewsSearch Article about ALTUS LSA, successor company (in Greek)]
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