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Italia will receive Hellfire missiles for Reaper drone-aircraft

Rome, Italy - Many controversies about its deployment

Italy will equip its Reaper drones with Hellfire missiles. According to international declarations, this move could be a milestone in US UAV's commercial operations. Currently, it is to be noted that only the United Kingdom has the technology to equip its America-made Reaper fleet with missiles and guided bombs. Obama asked Italy to deploy armed Reapers in Afghanistan, but this possibility has already...

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Rome, Italy, 05/30/2012 15:34
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