Aircraft
New Spanish UAV Claims Civil Competence
The Atlante UAV made its first flight on February 28. It is claimed to be the first tactical drone capable of both civil and military missions. (Photo: EADS Cassidian)
The Atlante UAV made its first flight on February 28. It is claimed to be the first tactical drone capable of both civil and military missions. (Photo: EADS Cassidian)

An all-Spanish drone has made its first flight and is claimed to be “the first tactical UAS capable of carrying out civil and military missions.” The Atlante UAS development is led by EADS Cassidian Spain and involves more than 140 subcontractors. The venture capital partners are Indra, GMV and Aries.