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MEDIA INFORMATION
February 2013
lenia ermacchi: nEUROn, the European UC V technological
demonstrator
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!((ucce(()ul )!r( )l!gh on 1 December 2012*
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maura!on proce((, pro"!%!ng con)!%ence!n he echnology by %ecrea(!ng
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Alenia Aermacchi,a F!nmeccan!ca company, ha( a role o) pr!mary
!mporance !n he #orl%.( c!"!l an% %e)ence aeronau!cal !n%u(ry,coun(
a oal #or/)orce o) ca* 12,000 people an% operae( !n he %e(!gn,
%e"elopmen, pro%uc!on an% !negrae% (uppor o) commerc!alan% m!l!ary
a!rcra), ra!ner(, unmanne% aer!al "eh!cle( an% aero(rucure(* In
2011 ! repore% re"enue( o) ; 2*< b!ll!on(, or%er( o) ;
2*=b!ll!on( an% a bac/log o) ; >*? b!ll!on(*
$ra%a r!"aa Aeroporo + a(elle100
