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United Kingdom doubles the number of its UAV aircraft deployed in Afghanistan

Kabul, Afghanistan - Five Reapers to be sent in the Middle East in the next weeks

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is going to double the number of its UAV (Unmanned Aerial vehicle, remote-controlled aircraft with no pilot) aircraft deployed in Afghanistan, according to reports by the English newspaper "Guardian", published on Tuesday 23 October 2012. The five new Reapers, known as "13 Squadron", will be sent in the Middle East by the next six weeks: the particularity of these new...

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Rome, Italy, 10/23/2012 12:04
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