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Afghanistan: U.S. troops has obtained no UAV coverage

Kabul, Afghanistan

Did U.S. Army aviators get the short end of the UAV stick? According to U.S. Army sources battalion commanders from the 101st Air Assault Div.,requested UAV support before hitting mountain hide-outs during the recent Operation Anaconda. Specifically they wanted their own Hunter vehicles, outfitted with EO sensors (TV and IR) because they were unable to obtain Predator coverage on a spot basis. The...

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Rome, Italy, 05/17/2002 12:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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