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The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) contracted the CLS-TEKEVER consortium (REACT) to provide unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for maritime surveillance across European waters, with a €30 million budget spanning an initial two-year period extendable to four years. The procurement centers on the TEKEVER AR5 fixed-wing UAS platform, which offers beyond-line-of-sight operations with up to 12 hours endurance and includes a newly developed life-raft deployment capability with AI-assisted targeting for maritime rescue operations. Strategically, this contract expands EMSA's maritime domain awareness capabilities for fisheries control, law enforcement, environmental protection, and search-and-rescue missions across member states, building on an established operational history of over 1,200 flight hours and 250 missions since 2018.
Original REACT consortium contract (CLS + Tekever + CeiiA). BVLOS maritime surveillance. 1200+ flight hours, 250+ missions over 4 years. Pollution, fisheries, SAR.
https://www.cls.fr/en/press-cls-tekever-have-signed-new-contract-for-maritime-surveillance-by-drones-with-euroepan-maritime-safety-agency/