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Shadow 200 drone-aircraft deployed in Afghanistan

Kabul, Afghanistan - Australia replaces the ScanEagle after 32,000 hours of flying

Australia has enforced its presence in Afghanistan deploying the new drone-aircraft AAI Shadow 200 (NATO codename RQ-7B). The UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) will operate surveillance, intelligence and target acquisition missions in support of the International Security Force. Australia joined the Afghan campaign with another drone, the well-know Insitu ScanEagle, one of the most popular UAVs in modern...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1140214
Rome, Italy, 05/04/2012 14:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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