LIAZ a.s. - SKYSPOTTER 150 - Unmanned Medium-Range UAV Helicopter

UNMANNED MEDIUM-RANGE UAV HELICOPTER

SKYSPOTTER 150

MONITORING BEYOND LIMITS

LIAZ a.s. is a company engaged in the development and production of unmanned helicopters. This line of business is a continuation of the long tradition of LIAZ vehicle production. The company was founded in 1951 and in the past, having already 10 manufacturing plants with 11,000 employees, it produced up to 13,600 trucks a year.

The development of this unmanned aircraft is based on the long-term experience of our qualified aviation engineers, designers and programmers and it meets all the applicable standards. The aircraft can be used for complex tactical tasks in difficult-to-reach locations, coastal and mountainous terrains, in subarctic and desert environments, under diverse weather conditions and at high altitudes and, at the same time, within a large temperature range. It allows the users to attach a wide variety of payloads for carry out a wide range of civilian and rescue reconnaissance tasks.

The platform of the UAV SkySpotter 150 offers multiple advantages: Allows tasks to be undertaken in close proximity to the object under observation at the lowest possible altitude, Does not endanger the pilot while performing tasks in a hazardous area, Allows the use of autopilot, Allows changing the speed and altitude of the flight over a large scale (allows hovering).

The basic configuration of SkySpotter 150: SkySpotter 150 A unmanned aircraft 2 units LIAZ GSOS gyro-stabilized electro-optical sensor 2 units LIAZ GCS ground control station 1 unit LIAZ TC transport container 1 unit In the standard configuration the SkySpotter 150 will carry out a payload of 40kg during 5 hours. A remote control of UAV with payloads is controlled via a radio signal from the LIAZ GCS (Ground Control Station) for a distance up to 100 km. The radio signal also provides data transfer from the payload.

With the LIAZ UAV SkySpotter 150 complex, every customer receives a ready-made solution tailored to their own specific needs.

LIAZ a.s. +420 485 130 448 Kamenická 743, 460 06 Liberec, Czech Republic

For more information, please contact us info@liaz-uav.com www.liaz-uav.com

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Doing Business in the Czech Republic V. Regions

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invested approximately three billion Czech crowns in the Liberec compound. In 2015, Denso Manufacturing Czech decided to invest nearly CZK 400 million in the enlargement of its plant in Liberec, as its current manufacturing capacity is no longer sufficient to meet growing demand. By enlarging the hall, the firm will be able to adapt the manufacturing surface so as to ensure a continuous and efficient flow of material and information. The Denso Manufacturing plant in Liberec is the largest employer in Liberec South Industrial Park. Other two large companies – Ontex, an important manufacturer of hygienic products, and SFS intec., manufacturing connecting materials – have chosen Vesecko Industrial Park near Turnov. One of the largest investment projects mediated in the Region by CzechInvest Agency has settled in Hrádek nad Nisou Industrial Park: Drylock Technologies, specialising in the manufacture of disposable hygienic items, which employs some 200 people. The aim of the regional authorities is not only to attract investors to existing industrial parks, but also to make use of the local brownfields for their business activities. The investment in Devro, amounting to nearly CZK 1.527 billion, is among the ten largest investment projects in the entire Czech Republic. The firm is planning to enlarge the production of collagen sausage skins for the food industry and to employ an additional 120 new workers. The firm based in Jilemnice is part of the Devro supranational group with its headquarters in Scotland. Devro is one of the largest employers in the Liberec Region, investing hundreds of millions of crowns in modernisation and new technologies each year. Liberec is preparing the construction of new industrial parks, as the existing South and North Parks are already fully occupied. According to the new development plan, more factory halls could

Statistical DataPopulation 31. 9. 2018 420 153

Gross wage

1.-3. Q. 2018

CZK 29 078

(approx. EUR 1 134)

Unemployment

30. 11. 2018

2.95 %

Source: Czech Statistical Office

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be built, for example in Machnín, near the Makro shopping centre, or between the airport and the foundry in Ostašov. Up to 200 new jobs could be created there in future. The land, covering a surface area of seven hectares, has already been purchased by TI Automotive, which is planning to build a European technical centre there for the development of fuel systems for the automotive industry, including parts for electric cars. In addition to the development centre, the company wants to build a facility there to enlarge its current production capacity. The company has a plant in the North Industrial Park.

EDUCATION

A typical feature of the Liberec Region is the large number of secondary art schools of supraregional significance located here. These are mainly secondary schools of Applied Arts, specifically schools of Glassmaking and Costume Jewellery. Higher learning is represented by Liberec Technical University, which runs 110 study programmes with more than 200 branches of study. In 2017, its enrolment was nearly 8 000 students. The study programmes have Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degree accreditation. Most of them are attendance or combined courses; some programmes are accredited for tuition in the English language. For example, in 2014 the Medical Studies Institute enlarged its Master’s degree studies with the addition of Biomedical Engineering courses.

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