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Taiwan releases its plans for indigenous UAV

Taipei, Taiwan - The goal is to build an "Home made" air vehicle for military purposes

Taiwan will not seek to acquire the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk from the USA, but will instead develop its own indigenous unmanned air vehicle. "We have no plans to buy the Global Hawk right now", says a source in Taiwan's military. "Taiwan still plans to develop its own UAV". A recent media report from Taiwan quoted defence minister Kao Hua-chu as saying its air force had identified...

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Rome, Italy, 10/25/2010 21:10
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