Unmanned Air Vehicle ditched into the sea
Munich / San Javier, 23 September 2006
An EADS-owned Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has ditched into the sea on Saturday morning upon approach for landing at San Javier Air Force Base (Murcia / Spain) after a test flight. The test was part of the current flight trials and is one element of the broad field of UAV activities within EADS. There were neither people injured nor was third-party property damaged.
The reasons for the accident are unknown. EADS is in the process of investigating the circumstances in close cooperation with the relevant authorities in Germany and Spain. As these investigations are ongoing, EADS is not in the position to release further details for the time being.
Contact:
| Wolfram Wolff | EADS Military Air Systems |
Tel.: +49 (0) 89 607 25711 Cellphone: 0171 – 421 44 90 mailto: wolfram.wolff@eads.com |
