Jordan signs up to develop UAV technologies with Finmeccanica

A statement issued by the Italian company this morning says that research, design and development activities will be carried out at the KADDB facilities in Amman, starting from the beginning of 2010.

This MoU leverages on the market and technological successes that Selex achieved with its Tactical Unmanned Arial System (TUAS) Falco, which features long endurance, multiple payload capability, hand over/take over capacity for border surveillance, and homeland security missions.

A specific goal of the MoU is to promote the growth of the Jordan industry in the defence technology field and to support the future aspirations of the Jordan Armed Forces, by jointly developing leading edge situational awareness capabilities.