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South Africa will launch UAV aircraft in 2012

Pretoria, South Africa - Realized by state-owned industry

The South African State-run news agency "BuaNews" and the company Denel Dynamics have announced that within the first quarter of 2012 the remote-controlled aircraft (UAV-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Seeker 400 is due to make its maiden flight, a long-endurance tactical UAV which prototype has been recently completed. Even South Africa is going to use UAV technology, which has been thoroughly tested...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1132855
Rome, Italy, 08/11/2011 18:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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