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From AVIONEWS correspondent at Le Bourget: France launches its combat drone program

Paris, France - EUR 300m to be allocated

After the announcement given on Monday from the French Defense Minister, Michele Alliot-Marie, about the will of France to equip itself of a fleet of combat drones, called also Ucav (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles), it has been yesterday the turn of Yves Gleizes, President of the Dga arms procurement, who has yesterday provided with greater details about this program. The French government will...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 46902
Rome, Italy, 06/18/2003 10:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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