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Russia to buy pilotless aircraft from Israel over 3 years

Moscow, Russia - Also Georgia among clients of Israel

The Russian General Staff has decided to buy unmanned planes from Israel over the next two to three years, a lawmaker in the lower house's defense committee said Thursday. Musatov said the unmanned reconnaissance planes at issue were those used by Georgia during August offensive on its breakaway republic of South Ossetia. Numerous flights by reconnaissance drones over South Ossetia were reported...

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Roma, Italia, 12/09/2008 17:39
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