Dassault AVE-C Moyen Duc

The Dassault AVE-C Moyen Duc was a sub-scale experimental stealth unmanned aerial vehicle built in France in 2004 as a step in Dassault Aviation's LOGIDUC programme towards a combat drone. AVE-C stands for Aéronef de Validation Expérimentale - Contrôle, and Moyen Duc is the French name for the long-eared owl, a play on the programme name. It was developed within a year as a stealth tactical reconnaissance UAV for the post-SDTI needs of the French Army, and its first prototype was produced in July 2001. In 2002 Dassault planned an industrial partnership with Sagem, which led to the Dassault-Sagem Tactical UAV company in 2003, set up to mass-produce the Moyen Duc. The 2004 SlowFast tactical UAV concept was based on it. Gross weight was 500 kg and endurance 4 hours.