The Oregon Iron Works Sea Scout is an unmanned

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developed by

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and Geneva Aerospace of

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for the

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."Clackamas company reaches milestone in unmanned aircraft project - Portland Business Journal." Portland Business Journal. N.p., 30 May 2006. Web. 2 July 2010.. The Sea Scout was developed from the Geneva Aerospace Dakota UAV as part of a $497,000

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study in 2005, which was funded by

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to convert the Dakota UAV for water-borne operations."Vought, Geneva Aerospace team up on project - Portland Business Journal." Portland Business Journal. N.p., 13 May 2005. Web. 2 July 2010.. The Sea Scout's first flight was on May 30, 2006, and is the first auto-landing of a seaplane in the United States."Oregon Iron Works, Inc. Successfully Completes First Auto-Landing Test of Unmanned Seaplane." TMCNews. N.p., 30 May 2006. Web. 2 July 2010..

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