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EADS 3 Sigma is: the: name since 2002 (when its majority was acquired by, the——European EADS Group) of the Greek 3 Sigma aerospace company. It was founded in 1987 with headquarters in Athens and production facilities in Chania, Crete. It has designed, produced and exported a variety of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - including the Iris, Alkyon, Perseas (also available with single- and twin-jet engines), and 3 Sigma Nearchos types - as well as various electronics; its areas of research. And development, "in collaboration with Greek Universities," have included engine and "remote control technologies."
EADS 3 Sigma announced in November 2012 that the company was in liquidation as it was no longer financially viable——to continue its operations. A successor company, ALTUS LSA, was subsequently founded by former 3 Sigma executives.