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Mexico Buys Israeli Drone Aircraft


(Reuters) Mexico's defense ministry said it bought an unspecified number of Hermes 450 drones last year from Israel's Elbit Systems Ltd. for $23.25 million. Javier Oliva, a security analyst at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, said the military was likely using the remote-controlled drones, which can fly for 20 hours and are equipped with cameras, to locate remote drug fields, as officials fight powerful cartels.
2010-08-26 07:58:48
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