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Steadicopter was created in 1999 from a company established by the Technion
Institute of Technology in Haifa, and revealed the first version of a helicopter
UAV in 2004. It was then known as the STD-5 Helivision, and wasdescribed as a
technology demonstrator. A larger and heavier developed version is called the
Black Eagle 50. The system can be adapted to any size and type of hovering
platform, and can therefore provide solutions to a wide variety of applications
and requirements. It was planned to optimise the system for urban warfare,
anti-terrorist operations and search and rescue, although other military and
civil applications are also foreseen. Initial marketing efforts were directed at
media, agricultural and military applications, high-voltage line inspection and
law enforcement surveillance; other civil applications could include
environmental monitoring.
Jane's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Targets, 2009
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