 The chief Engineer of the project is prof. K. Yakinthos (AUTH).The main project goal is the design and construction of a low-cost, high-performance civil UAV, appropriately equipped, for long day and night surveillance/patrol operations, such as sea monitoring, forest fires etc.Starting from scratch, the HCUAV prototype (RX-1) made its first and successful flight, 36 months after the initiation of the project.