Airbus Defence & Space hopes later this year to secure the first customers for its Atlante tactical unmanned air vehicle and vertical take-off and landing Tanan unmanned rotorcraft. A development contract for the Atlante is nearing its conclusion, and with successful flight tests already performed, Jens Nielsen, head of unmanned aerial systems for the company’s Military Aircraft business unit, says it is “talking to several people about being potential customers”.Airbus Nearing First Sales of Atlante and Tanan
Airbus Defence & Space hopes later this year to secure the first customers for its Atlante tactical unmanned air vehicle and vertical take-off and landing Tanan unmanned rotorcraft. A development contract for the Atlante is nearing its conclusion, and with successful flight tests already performed, Jens Nielsen, head of unmanned aerial systems for the company’s Military Aircraft business unit, says it is “talking to several people about being potential customers”.
