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Russia: 5 new attack and reconnaissance drones in 2019

It should complete the operational capabilities of the Armed Forces

At the last meeting of the Ministerial Council in Russia, the Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu declared that by 2019 drones (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Medium Altitude and Long Endurance (MALE) for reconnaissance and for attack should become operational, through what -as reported by "Tass"- is the plan to modernize the Armed Forces. Russia had none of these UAVs in service and that's why the development...

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Moscow, Russia, 12/19/2018 15:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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