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Heron 1 aircraft completes one year of flight operations for the Bundeswehr in Mali

Munich, Germany - The UAV system’s maiden flight took place in November 2016 after the contract was signed in June 2016

The Heron 1 UAV system, which is stationed at the Gao air base for the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) as part of the UN’s MINUSMA mission, logged its 3,000th flight hour in November 2017. The system’s maiden flight took place in Mali on 1 November 2016 after the contract was signed in June 2016. When added to the Heron 1’s opera...

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Rome, Italy, 12/07/2017 15:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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