Groupe Gorgé, via its subsidiary ECA S.A., has acquired French UA helicopter provider Infotron for €2.5 million and 375,000 shares of ECA – a combined value of around $10 million. The acquisition supplements ECA’s line of unmanned underwater and aerial devices and systems with a proven line of mini helicopter-type vertical takeoff UAS.
Infotron has patented its ‘copter and sold over €2 million of them in 2013. The company specializes in professional UAS for military or civilian inspection, detection and identification applications, using a variety of detection systems.
Both ECA and Infotron serve the military/defence industry not only in France but throughout the world.
Source: Robohub