Defense Trio Try Again For European MALE UAV
Three European industry leaders shook hands here yesterday on a plan to develop a European Male UAV. From left to right: Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of EADS Cassidian; Eric Trappier, CEO of Dassault; and Giuseppe Giordo, CEO of Alenia.
Three European industry leaders shook hands here yesterday on a plan to develop a European Male UAV. From left to right: Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of EADS Cassidian; Eric Trappier, CEO of Dassault; and Giuseppe Giordo, CEO of Alenia.

The latest attempt to launch a European Male (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) UAV development was highlighted here yesterday when the chief executive officers of Alenia, Dassault and EADS Cassidian shook hands. The three companies said they “have a common view” on a joint program to meet “the security needs of our European governments and armed forces.”