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Australia: does the Airbus Zephyr drone crash after take-off?

It is reported by the local press, despite the denials of the European company

According to the newspaper "The Australian" the Airbus Zephyr surveillance and communication drone would have crashed -last March 15- shortly after take-off. The UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) remotely powered by solar energy would have had to perform an experimental flight in the desert region of Kimberly, in north-western Australia, in order to verify its ability to act as a "radio link" for ground-level...

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Kimberley, Australia, 04/11/2019 12:04
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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