Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

France to spend $200m on UAV 'know how'

France will spend $200m on UAV technology 'know how' with Israel Aircraft Industries. They plan to produce Eagle unmanned aerial vehicles based on Israel Aircraft Industries' Heron/Eagle.

'As part of the agreement, the French defense industries, Dassault Aviation and European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company EADS NV (EADS) will develop a UAV, called Eagle, based on Israel Aircraft Industries' (IAI) Heron/Eagle (Mahats) long-endurance medium-altitude UAV. The French military already uses IAI-made Hunter UAVs, which it purchased six years ago in a smaller $30 million deal, as well as Heron/Eagle medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) type UAVs which it purchased three years ago.' Source - France to purchase $200m in UAV know-how from IAI

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