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October 22, 2020       Share:    

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/oct/20/airbus-to-operate-drones-searching-for-migrants-crossing-the-mediterranean

EU to Operate Israeli Drones to Search for Migrants Crossing the Mediterranean

(Guardian-UK) Jasper Jolly - Airbus, the European aerospace and defense conglomerate, will work with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to operate its Heron medium-altitude long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) to spot migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. The EU has awarded Israel's Elbit Systems a separate contract for identical services using its Hermes drones. The drones will be based in Greece, Italy or Malta.

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