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Predator airplane: 5,000 flight hours in Afghanistan

Herat, Afghanistan - In more than 600 missions from 2007 to now

In Herat, Afghanistan, on October 19, Predator aircraft of Italian air force exceeded the milestone of 5,000 flight hours in more than 600 missions conducted from 2007 to now in Afghanistan. The two planes of the "Astore" Task Group are in the Joint Air Task Force (JATF) which includes the Italian fixed and rotary wing (airplanes and helicopters) assets in the theatre and are employed primarily in...

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Rome, Italy, 10/22/2010 14:30
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