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Vladimir Putin calls for strategic bomber and drone-aicraft programs

Moscow, Russia - "If bomber development work is not started soon, Russia might miss the boat"

Russian president Vladimir Putin has called for new defence programs to face the European missile shield threat. This happened just few days after Moscow declared an alleged partnership with Israel for developing UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). "Russia must start development of a long-range bomber aircraft" president Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. "We have to develop work on the new PAK-DA...

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Rome, Italy, 06/14/2012 23:35
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