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SHARC

Program Status: Under Development

Also Known As: Scouting and Hunting Autonomous Rotor Craft

Origin: France

Contractor/s: EADS

Description: The Scouting and Hunting Autonomous Rotor Craft (SHARC) is an innovative small unmanned rotorcraft demonstrator developed by EADS to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The SHARC features a two three-blade coaxial counter-rotating rotor sets which suppress the need for a tail rotor and a four-point landing gear. The rotorcraft tail and airframe design provide a certain resemblance with a shark's shape.

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Main Rotor Blades: 3

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24 Jun 2007

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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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