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June 16, 2016

Pegasus:Multiscope UGV debuts at Eurosatory
Paris (UPI) Jun 14, 2016
Milrem and Leica Geosystems debuted the Pegasus:Multiscope off-road unmanned ground vehicle Monday at the Eurosatory defense expo in Paris. It is the first unmanned UGV for off-road use and will open up new applications in surveying, monitoring and security, the companies said in a statement. The new vehicle combines Milrem's Multiscope UGV with Leica Geosystems' Pegagus:Two mobile mapping sensor platform, resulting in a faster, cheaper and more flexible technology that can be used for c ... read more

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